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Drive 99
Cape Cod's Sandy Shores
Sand dunes and seashores, sunsets and windmills, colorful lighthouses and gray-
shingled cottages—such are the delights to be savored on a tour of Cape Cod.
Length:
About 80 miles
When to go:
Before July 4 or after Labor Day to avoid crowds
Words to the wise:
On summer weekends, expect bumper-to-bumper traffic at
Sagamore Bridge.
Not to be missed:
Whale-watching excursions depart from Barnstable Harbor and
Provincetown.
Nearby attractions:
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster; Plimoth Planta-
tion, Plymouth; Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island
Further information:
Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
1.
Sagamore Bridge
Though you have to cross a bridge to get to it, the celebrated spit of land known as Cape
Codisactually apeninsula, separated fromthemainland bytheseven-mile-long, man-made
Cape Cod Canal. Three spans leap across this busy shipping corridor: the Bourne Bridge,
connectingthemainlandwiththeCape'scrowdedsoutherncoast;arailroadtrestle(designed
to lift its center span—one of the world's longest—for passing ships); and the Sagamore
Bridge, gateway to Cape Cod's northern, or bay, side. Encircled by the Cape's crooked arm,
the waters of Cape Cod Bay are calmer and colder than those to the south, and the land is
less developed. The north coast, as a result, remains relatively unmarred by commercialism.
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