Sandwich Road (Bourne)
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Sandwich Road is a two-lane state highway
in Bourne, Massachusetts
, United States
, running from Bourne center east to Sandwich. It begins at a four-way intersection with Shore Road, County Road and Trowbridge Road in Bourne center; Waterhouse Road and Perry Avenue (the latter the former approach to the old Bourne Bridge) also once ended there. It heads east along the south side of the Cape Cod Canal
, passing under both the Bourne Bridge and the Sagamore Bridge
. A short connection, also called Sandwich Road, connects the Bourne Rotary - the south end of the Bourne Bridge - with the main road. From the area of the Sagamore Bridge, at Sagamore
, east to the Sandwich town line, Sandwich Road carries Route 6A
.
Sandwich Road once carried both directions of Route 3
, which ended at the Bourne Rotary. Later Route 3 was truncated to the Sagamore Rotary, and U.S. Route 6 became a one-way pair
at the canal - eastbound on the north side and westbound on the south side (Sandwich Road). The opposite directions were signed as U.S. Route 6 Bypass
. Currently both directions of US 6 run north of the canal, and Sandwich Road is an unnumbered state highway
. One Bypass US Route 6
shield still remains on EB Sandwich Road.
State highway
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in Bourne, Massachusetts
Bourne, Massachusetts
Bourne is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,721 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Bourne, please see the articles on Bourne , Buzzards Bay, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore, and Sagamore...
, United States
United States
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, running from Bourne center east to Sandwich. It begins at a four-way intersection with Shore Road, County Road and Trowbridge Road in Bourne center; Waterhouse Road and Perry Avenue (the latter the former approach to the old Bourne Bridge) also once ended there. It heads east along the south side of the Cape Cod Canal
Cape Cod Canal
The Cape Cod Canal is an artificial waterway traversing the narrow neck of land that joins Cape Cod to mainland Massachusetts.Part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, the canal is roughly 17.4 miles long and connects Cape Cod Bay in the north to Buzzards Bay in the south...
, passing under both the Bourne Bridge and the Sagamore Bridge
Sagamore Bridge
The Sagamore Bridge in Sagamore, Massachusetts carries U.S. Route 6 across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts, USA....
. A short connection, also called Sandwich Road, connects the Bourne Rotary - the south end of the Bourne Bridge - with the main road. From the area of the Sagamore Bridge, at Sagamore
Sagamore, Massachusetts
Sagamore is a census-designated place in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,544 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sagamore is located at ....
, east to the Sandwich town line, Sandwich Road carries Route 6A
Route 6A (Massachusetts)
Route 6A is the name for parts of former U.S. Route 6 on Cape Cod. Most of "6A", as the locals call it, is also known as the Old King's Highway...
.
Sandwich Road once carried both directions of Route 3
Route 3 (Massachusetts)
Route 3 is a southward continuation of U.S. Route 3, connecting Cambridge, Massachusetts with Cape Cod. All of it, except for the northernmost end in downtown Boston and Cambridge, is a freeway....
, which ended at the Bourne Rotary. Later Route 3 was truncated to the Sagamore Rotary, and U.S. Route 6 became a one-way pair
One-way pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or just couplet is a pair of parallel, usually one-way streets that carry opposite directions of a signed route or major traffic flow, or sometimes opposite directions of a bus or streetcar route....
at the canal - eastbound on the north side and westbound on the south side (Sandwich Road). The opposite directions were signed as U.S. Route 6 Bypass
U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts
Route 6 is the portion of the cross-country U.S. Route 6 in the state of Massachusetts. Route 6 runs in the state connecting Providence, Rhode Island to Fall River, New Bedford, and Cape Cod. In the Fall River and New Bedford areas, Route 6 is a secondary highway paralleling Interstate 195...
. Currently both directions of US 6 run north of the canal, and Sandwich Road is an unnumbered state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
. One Bypass US Route 6
U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts
Route 6 is the portion of the cross-country U.S. Route 6 in the state of Massachusetts. Route 6 runs in the state connecting Providence, Rhode Island to Fall River, New Bedford, and Cape Cod. In the Fall River and New Bedford areas, Route 6 is a secondary highway paralleling Interstate 195...
shield still remains on EB Sandwich Road.