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.
Steel, which is very strong under tension, is an ideal material for cables; a single steel wire only 0.1-inch thick can support over half a ton without breaking. Currently, the Humber Bridge in England has the world's longest center spanâmeasuring 4,624 feet.