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Cape Cod Traffic: 5-Mile Backup and Counting For July 4th Weekend

Cape Cod traffic: 5-mile backup to Sagamore, Bourne bridges as the July 4th weekend kicks off.

Cape Cod traffic started slowing to a crawl Friday afternoon as the July 4th weekend kicked off.

At about 5 p.m., there was a 5-mile backup on Route 25 heading to the Bourne Bridge and a similar backup on Route 3 heading to the Sagamore Bridge.

Click "..." on the map below then hit the car icon to view real-time traffic slowdowns on major highways leading to the Cape:

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This is a shot of Route 3 south headed to the Sagamore Bridge at 2 p.m.:

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Credit: MassDOT live traffic cam

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