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Tour de Portlandia : Bridge Trek Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 6/6/2002
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   large (large)

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Geocache Description:

A Portland tour starting in Washington!??? Ft. Vancouver was the first area settled.....

The above coordiantes are a good 'general' starting point for this adventure. If you haven't traversed the bridges of Multnomah county, then you're missing out on the true Portland experience. The tour is a good way to kill time with visitors not from the area. After you've gathered the necessary information there's a cache with LOTS of goodies.

Waypoints:
  • Glenn Jackson Bridge: Number of red lights between 'Entering Oregon/Washington' sign and 'Entering/Leaving Portland' sign, including burned out ones. A = _____________

  • Interstate Bridge: Number of bridge sections, North and Southbound. J = _____________

  • St. Johns Bridge: Number of spires. L = _____________

  • Fremont Bridge: Number of flags on top section of bridge. E = _____________

  • Hawthorne Bridge: Number of bridge sections. F = _____________

  • Morrison Bridge: Number of supports in the water. G = _____________

  • Burnside Bridge: Number of 'prominent' bridge sections. H = _____________

  • Steel Bridge: Number of sets of RR tracks on the top and bottom. B = _____________

  • Marquam Bridge: Number of vehicle lanes at highest point including top and bottom. D = _____________

  • Sellwood Bridge: Number of light posts (someone has already counted them). M = _____________

  • Ross Island Bridge: Number of major sign structures on bridge. N = _____________

  • Broadway Bridge: Posted Speed Limit on bridge. P = _____________


    Formulas: 45 WW.XXX x 122 YY.ZZZ

    WW = P + B

    XXX = (J + M - E) x 10 + H

    YY = A + H + E

    ZZZ = 800 + L + F + G + D + N + N



  • Additional Hints (Decrypt)

    Vs lbhe svany pbbeqvnagrf pnyphyngvba vfa'g jvguva 0.25 zvyrf bs gur fgnegvat cbvag, gura lbh'ir qbar fbzrguvat jebat. Naq vs lbh pna'g svaq gur ragenapr gb gur cnex, gura lbh jba'g svaq gur pnpur (n 5 tnyyba ohpxrg) haqre n ybt.

    Decryption Key

    A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
    -------------------------
    N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

    (letter above equals below, and vice versa)