 ANZAC
A cache by Philma Hidden: 8/13/2005
Size:  (Micro) Difficulty:  Terrain:  (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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This cache is placed on the Anzac Bridge to commemorate the 60th
anniversary of the ending of World War II on 15th of August
1945.
"Lest We Forget".
The ANZAC Bridge, formerly the Glebe Island Bridge, is a large
cable-stayed bridge spanning Johnstons Bay between Pyrmont and
Rozelle in close proximity to the central business district of
Sydney, Australia. The bridge forms part of the Western Distributor
freeway leading from the Sydney CBD to the suburbs of the Inner
West and Northern Sydney. It was given its current name on
Remembrance Day 11 November 1998 to honour the memory of the
soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)
served in World War 1. An Australian Flag flies atop the eastern
pylon and a New Zealand Flag flies atop the western pylon. A bronze
memorial statue of an ANZAC soldier ("digger") was placed on the
western end of the bridge on ANZAC DAY in 2000.
ANZAC Bridge is the longest cable-stayed bridge in Australia, and
amongst the longest in the world. The bridge is 32.2 metres wide
and the main span is 345 metres long. The reinforced concrete
pylons are 120 metres high and support the deck by two planes of
stay cables. Initially the stay cables were plagued by vibrations
which have since been resolved by the addition of thin stabilising
cables between the stay cables. The bridge was completed in 1996 to
replace the former Glebe Island Bridge, an electrically-operated
swing-bridge in operation since 1901. Increasing traffic and the
problem of closing a majory arterial road to allow the movement of
shipping into Blackwattle Bay were the principal reasons for the
construction of the new bridge. When opened in 1996 with seven
lanes for traffic, Glebe Island Bridge was criticised by some as
"overengineered" because of its size. The criticism was unfounded
and the bridge was reconfigured for eight traffic lanes in 2005
There is a pedestrian path / bikeway that runs along the southern
side of the bridge, making possible a leisurely 30-40 minute walk
from Glebe Point Road, down Bridge Road, over the Bridge and round
Blackwattle Bay back to Glebe Point Road.
Australians have nicknames for most of our famous landmarks. ANZAC
Bridge is not an exception, it is affectionately known as "Dolly
Parton".
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 February 10 by NorthOfTheSouth (65 found)
Got it at last! This one is a bit of a stretch to get to by foot in my lunch break, though managed it today. Found more by hint and the logs rather than where the GPSr was telling me to go. (Log book very wet, tho manged to sign with a felt tip pen).TFTC 
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January 30 by Cachefinders2 (197 found)
Took hint from CC about parking spot and got to the correct part of bridge. GPS accuracy led Jnr. to it. TFTC[This entry was edited by Cachefinders2 on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 3:24:27 AM.]
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January 24 by lbump (961 found)
Took much more time to find a pedestrian access to the bridge than discovering the cache  .
The bridge is really impressing, thanks for placing the cache.
Greetings from Slovakia
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January 19 by tdhek (6 found)
Yay, two Philma caches in one day. Now I need to find a bigger cache so I can move this travel bug.
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January 16 by Croydon crew (132 found)
Headed down here after the Madonna's Bra cache; found a sneaky park down James Craig Road, then it was just a short walk up the hill to GZ. I bounced between alternate ANZAC statues, before eventually making sense of the hint, after which I found the cache quickly. TNLNSL. TFTC, Philma!CC.
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Current Time: 2/9/2010 11:25:38 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (7:25 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 2/9/2010 6:02:23 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (2:02 AM GMT)
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
