Bass River Bridge – Yarmouth to Dennis MA

City:
Dennis, Yarmouth, MA

Site Type:
Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Completed:
1935

Contractor:
New England Foundation Company Inc.

Description

Cape Cod’s Bass River Bridge was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. Completed in 1935, the bridge carries Route 28 (a.k.a. Main Street) from South Yarmouth to West Dennis.

P.W.A. Project No. 5624.

Source notes

https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:xg94jf93t

https://www.alpsroads.net/roads/ma/ma_28/c.html

Bridge plaque.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 8, 2017.
Additional contributions by Ken Liss - Brookline Historical Society.

Location Info


Main St.
South Yarmouth, MA

Coordinates: 41.665769, -70.181889

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