(See Traffic Tip #1 below for why that's a significant difference).Ĭape Cod Traffic Tip #1 Come off at Exit 2Īssuming there's "only" a two to three-mile tailback at the Sagamore Bridge, you can avoid a lot of Cape Cod traffic by coming off at Exit 2, which is about three miles before you come to the bridge. So what used to be a four or five-mile tailback on a Friday evening, is now likely to be a mere couple of miles. It has, hovever, improved things somewhat. (And statisticians will tell you that the Sagamore Bridge still sees 25% more cars per year than Bourne, but you know what they say about statistics). This certainly hasn't eliminated Cape Cod traffic congestion at the Sagamore Bridge. It wasn't always that way, but a few years ago the dreaded Sagamore Rotary, which used to guard the bridge on the mainland side, was replaced with the Sagamore Flyover. The first thing to remember is that these days, generally speaking, the Sagamore Bridge has shorter tailbacks than the Bourne Bridge. The bottlenecks caused by these bridges do lead to traffic congestion but the twin bridges themselves are quite splendid and offer a spectacular "gateway to the Cape" for those visiting by car.īut neither of them looks quite so spectacular when you've been sitting in a six mile tailback waiting to cross them, so here are a few tips to help avoid that situation. That probably seemed like a really good idea at the time, since ships and boats out-numbered cars and trucks back then by a pretty significant degree.īut now, for the vast majority of visitors, the canal limits access to and from the Cape to one of two road bridges, the Sagamore Bridge at the eastern end of the canal and the Bourne Bridge at the western end. That is when the Cape Cod Canal was completed, splitting the Cape from the rest of southeastern Massachusetts and allowing ships to pass from Buzzards Bay to the south to Cape Cod Bay to the north without having to navigate the treacherous waters "round the outside". The second reason is that, although Cape Cod is often referred to as a peninsula, it is actually an island, albeit a man-made one, since it has been impossible to get to Cape Cod without crossing water since 1917. Pretty simple, huh? (We won't actually have to kill you for sharing that one with you) So one good way to avoid Cape Cod traffic is to visit during the off-season. First is that a great many people like to visit during what is, after all, a fairly condensed peak tourist season. So as long as you're okay with that, here goes.įirst, a little background: Cape Cod traffic stinks for two pretty obvious reasons. After we've shared these secrets with you, we're probably going to have to kill you to prevent you from sharing them with anyone else. So we're about to share with you some TOP SECRET locals-only short-cuts that will help you deal with some of the worst of it.īe warned, though. Backpackers Info | Backpackers Information Centre | HostĬape Cod Traffic and Our Tips for Avoiding ItĬape Cod traffic congestion during peak season is legendary.
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