Cape Cod extends into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts, from which is separated by the Cape Cod Canal. It stretches from Provincetown in the northeast to Woods Hole in the southwest, and comprises Barnstable County. The Cape Cod Canal cuts 28.2 km roughly across the base of the peninsula, though the western boundary of the cape extends to include small portions of the towns of Bourne and Sandwich which lie on the mainland side of the canal. Two highway bridges (the Sagamore Bridge and the Bourne Bridge), and the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge cross the canal.
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