Sagamore Bridge construction photos: stopped traffic, hard hats

combat photographer Robert Capa He said, “If your photos are good enough, you’re not close enough.”

kappa making D-day Landing with troops in Normandy And he’s had a place on the front row of history throughout his photography career. With such zeal I undertook an adventure less perilous, but still pounding at my heart, walking to and fro over Sagamore Bridgenow under construction.

Anyone within a 500 mile radius Cape Cod Familiar with this famous structure. Built in 1933, this venerable old steel arch is often the first and final chapter of any Cape Cod vacation, and usually not a good read. It has a reputation for stop traffic all year round.

When then Gov. Mitt Romney has vowed to tear up the old Sagamore Rotary on the mainland side, and hopefully the traffic will flow faster. I was there on December 3rd, 2004 when the governor picked up a jackhammer he thought was out of order and posed himself in front of a group of media.

But it was working. He pulled the lever and sprayed the camera crew with concrete shards—in fact, the best creation I’ve ever covered.