 Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge
A cache by David Hidden: 3/30/2006
Size:  (Micro) Difficulty:  Terrain:  (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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The Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge is the nation's first segmentally
constructed concrete arch bridge. It is the longest concrete arch
bridge in the United States, spanning 1,648 feet. The double arch
structure offers motorists a view from 155 feet above the valley
floor and is one of the final links in the Natchez Trace Parkway
project. The design supports the parkway deck without the need of
evenly spaced spandrel columns which results in a picturesque,
unencumbered appearance. Construction of the innovative bridge west
of Franklin during the early 1990s was a highlight in the
engineering history of the parkway. It sits at the northern end of
the 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway near milepost 438 where it
crosses over Tennessee Highway 96.
Designed by FIGG Engineering Group and built by PCL Civil
Constructors, it was completed in 1994 at a cost of $14 million.
The Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge has received many awards,
including ones from the National Endowment of the Arts, the
Presidential Award for Design Excellence, and the Eleventh Annual
Bridge Conference, which named it the single most outstanding
achievement in the bridge industry for 1994.
You can find the cache in the dark, but you'll miss the visual
marvel of this architecturally stunning bridge.
The cache is not located on the bridge or on National Park
Service property; rather it is located just off Hwy 96. While the
shoulder is very wide and has ample room to pull off and park, it
would be best to keep the little ones in the car since this is a
very busy highway at times. Be careful! There is no room in
the cache container for a pen or pencil, so you'll have to bring
your own. The log is small so please write small or use your
initials.
Please email me with any problems. Good luck and
enjoy!
Why did I place this cache here? This bridge
is certainly worth seeing from below as well as the view on the
drive over. The cache is a bonus.
Here are a few one word hints if you need them. Decode them one at
a time; see how many it takes.
zntargvp onfr gval yrsg
Decryption Key
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
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Additional Hints (No hints available.)
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Cache find counts are based on the last time the page generated.
 February 6 by priscillaB (36 found)
Awesome!!!! TFTC
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 January 11 by David (10460 found)
I checked where it was supposed to be and where I had found it had wandered off to before, but it wasn't anywhere. I replaced it. If you happen to find two containers, take the one with the least amount of log space left, and list your own cache somewhere in the area. I also dipped a micro geocoin that wants to visit micro caches.
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 January 3 by David (10460 found)
I'll get out that way and check on it as soon as I can.
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 January 3 by famnel (582 found)
5 of us looked and zeroed out but it was a D N F
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January 1 by BBD1 (2007 found)
Like the previous 2 lookers, I couldn't find it either. Suspect it is MIA.
BBD1
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Current Time: 2/10/2010 2:01:37 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (10:01 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 2/6/2010 10:59:52 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (6:59 PM GMT)
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
