The first bridge across the Waiohine River was built in 1859.
Tolls were collected from 1872 until 1886. A dedicated toll
operator lived on site and pocketed the tolls paying the Carterton
Borough Council an annual lease for the priveledge.
The original toll gate was recovered by Howard Booth from a
paddock in Carterton, and will be incorporated in the landscaping
for the bridge, along with a sign outlining the history behind the
gate.
The first bridge lasted for 22 years and was replaced by a
second wooden one which in turn was replaced by the existing
concrete structure in 1921. In 1975 the deck was widened to its
present width.
To find the cache please solve the following and only use the
numbers that are at the notice board at the given co-ordinates -
(First numbers only)
S 41 03.(Pedestrians x 2) (Horse and Cart + an
additional horse + 1 sheep) (1 sheep and 1 goat)
E 175 29.(A traction engine + 1 goat)( Horse
and Cart + Pedestrians x 3 + 2 sheep)(2 goats + 1 sheep)
When placed the clear 160ml Xeonic container contained the
following items
Pencil and Logbook
A Glass Marble
A small toy
Please NOTE that if you must sign
the logbook for each individual cachers or proof of a photo for
group logs, otherwise your log may be deleted.
PLEASE NO PHOTOS or logs of the
final please as this is a Multicache and we dont really want to
spoil it for all the other cachers otherwise your log may be
deleted
Please hide the cache exactly how
you found it as we dont really want it to get muggled as they can
appear without notice