Wicked Awesome History - 1935

On this day in 1935 the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge (Aka: Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridge)first opens. It has a 544ft span and lifts to 135ft.Was the largest of its kind when complete and now is the second (The Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge between New Jersey and Staten Island, New York now owns first place) in the United States. It is owned and operated by the US Army Corp of Engineers.