Watertown, Massachusetts. The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census. Watertown is one of fourteen Massachusetts municipalities that have applied for, and been granted, city forms of government but wish to retain The town ofâ in their official names.
Developer Selected to Build U.S.âs Longest Cable Stayed Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Texas Transportation Commission has conditionally awarded a comprehensive development agreement to Flatiron/Dragados for the longest cable stayed bridge in the United States.
With a main span of 3500 feet, the George Washington Bridge overtook Detroitâs Ambassador Bridge in 1931 as the longest suspension bridge in the world, beating it by 1650 feet. Its title lasted until 1937, when the Golden Gate Bridge opened in San Francisco.