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Longest Stationary Bridge In The County Traditional Cache

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An eventful eight year run. Thanks to Ohjoy, utox2rox, philgeorge, and Pa of Da2Svedes for doing the Last Call.

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Hidden : 11/3/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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The Bridges of Pacific County, Longest Stationary Bridge In The County

This bridge is the longest (296’) stationary bridge among 16 in Pacific County. This bridge spans the Willapa River. Bridge lengths range from 60' up to the unique Raymond Swing Bridge at 325'.

Because railroads were so important in the development of settlements, farms, and industry, they were immortalized in folklore and song. I thought it would be fun to insert song verses at certain Pacific County bridges and have you match them up with a title.

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From the great Atlantic ocean
To the wide Pacific shore
To the queen of flowing mountains
For the hills and by the shore
She's mighty tall and handsome
And she's known quite well by all
She came down from Birmingham
On the __________________

Well now listen to the jingle
To the rumble and the roar
As she glides along the woodland
Through the hills and by the shore
Hear the mighty rush of the engine
And the lonesome hoboes call
No changes can be taken
On the __________________

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The Willapa Hills Trail will eventually stretch 56.2 miles between Chehalis and South Bend, rambling through pastoral valleys to the tidewaters of Willapa Bay. Currently only a few small sections of this rail-trail are paved or graveled. The rest of the trail is available on a "use-at-your-own-risk" basis. Current projections are for work on the trail to begin during or after 2015. Presently, for those that want to push the envelope, 32 bridges may be found along the way. We decided to make these available in order to give you the option to visit each.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)