A View from the Old to the New Traditional Cache
A View from the Old to the New
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This is a small Lock-n-Lock cache that will hold a few small items.
This cache is hidden in the Mississippi Bridge Overlook Park, a new part of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department. This is the location of the first river bridge across the Mississippi at Cape Girardeau. The approach to the old bridge has been preserved and converted to this overlook park. Permission was granted by Dan Muser for placement of this cache with a caution to be aware of Muggles while searching for it.
The original Mississippi River Bridge that was erected at this spot began its inception in December of 1926 as the American Bridge Co. won the bid for the superstructure and U.G.I. Contracting Co. won the bid for the substructure at a total of $1.2 million.
On February 5, 1927 construction began on the first pier. Bridge traffic opened at 11:43 a..m. on September 3, 1928 with 15,000 people in attendance. The bridge had to close the very next day for last minute paving and painting. On September 12, 1928, the bridge permanently opened for business at a cost of $1.00/car and 10 cents/passenger. The last toll was collected at 5:30 a.m. on June 29, 1957. The last car rolled across the old bridge December 13, 2003 when the new Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge officially opened.
Demolition of the old bridge began on June 21, 2004. On August 3, 2004 the first of four Illinois spans were blasted with the next span being blown up on August 26th. On September 9, 2004 the third demolition phase, which was intended to bring down only the span over the main channel, caused the other two remaining spans to collapse as well.
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