I-69's First Cache Updated Traditional Cache
mtn-man: The interstate aspect is really not good, so I am going to archive this listing.
I-69's First Cache Updated
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Even the most up-to-date mapping software will prove useless on this one, so you'll have to do things the old fashioned way. Once you've located I-69, take the Fogg Road exit to begin your hunt — do not attempt to reach the cache from the Interstate itself! You'll be looking for a small camouflaged Lock & Lock holding a logscroll, a pen, and a few small trade items. Have fun!
BACKGROUND:
Until a short time ago, Interstate 69 connected Indianapolis with the Canadian border crossing between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario. While the route currently serves as an important link between the lower Midwest and the most populous provinces of Canada, current plans will extend Interstate 69 much further.
The proposed I-69 extension will connect three different border crossings in Texas — Laredo, McAllen, and Brownsville — to I-465 in Indianapolis. From there, traffic will continue over the existing I-69 and other freeways to border crossings in Detroit, Port Huron, or Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Approximately 1600 miles of freeway (including the three Texas branches) will be added to the existing I-69 when it is complete.
In some areas, particularly in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Texas, much of I-69 will probably be built as upgrades of existing four-lane highways to modern freeway standards, while in other areas construction on new alignment is likely. This is similar to what happened when the original Interstates were built; particularly in the desert Southwest, the Interstates were simply upgrades of preexisting highways.
On October 2, 2006, the nation's first newly-built section of I-69 opened to traffic in rural Mississippi. This 17.5 mile stretch of highway passes through rolling pasture lands, funneling traffic from I-55 to the glittering casinos of Tunica County.
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