Description: Since 1928 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has been responsible for the operations and maintenance of the Cape Cod Canal. With annual visitation exceeding three million, the Cape Cod Canal is one of the Corps busiest projects and serves as the gateway to historic Cape Cod. Our primary mission is to provide safe navigation to the 14,000 commercial and recreational vessels that transit the 17.5 mile waterway each year. However the 1,000 acres of land that surrounds the canal provides di
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The Cape Cod Canal is a 17.4-mile navigable waterway operated and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The primary mission at the Cape Cod Canal is to provide a safe transit for the approximately 15,000 vessels that use the Canal each year.