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4.23. Unarchiving a Geocache

The archiving of a geocache is intended to be a permanent status. That is why only community volunteer reviewers and Geocaching HQ staff have the capability to unarchive it. This is done only in rare circumstances and only if it meets the current Geocache Listing Guidelines.

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Hidden : 3/5/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A small cache with basic logbook pencil and room for small swaps. Please access this cache from the carpark, there is no need to walk onto the bridge. Contains a TB for FTF.

As the construction of the new bridges is now well underway, it seems appropriate to place a cache near the older Birkenhead Bridge.

The chunky concrete Birkinhead Bridge has dominated the Gawler Reach inner basin since 1940. The bridge is a bascule bridge - that's French for see-saw, meaning that each 360 tonne leaf or slab is counterbalanced with weights (hidden within the bases of the structure) so that they tilt upwards to allow tall ships through without too much horsepower. London's famous Tower Bridge works in the same way.

Before the Birkinhead Bridge, you had to pay the waterman to row you across or catch the little ferry.

There have been a half-dozen instances of tugs or ships missing the channel and banging into the bridge pylons, and before closed-circuit TV was installed, the mast of a ketch was clamped as the bridge closed. Falling wood nearly clobbered the skipper. But the most dangerous incident occurred back in 1944 when an eleven-year-old tried riding across as the bridge yawned open. She and her bike slid down into the pit below.

We are not asking you to venture too far and there is no need to risk life and limb. In fact there is a nearby carpark and it is possible to access the cache by wheelchair.

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