Covered Bridge CB Traditional Cache
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This cache was placed so people could have some fun during the "Floating Biscuit" tubing event at Sickman's Mill.
My wife and I love looking at covered bridges and she found this cool bridge and wanted to place a cache here. We used an unusual cache container for this hide and tried to make the find very difficult. There is a lot of traffic on this bridge so please be careful. There is parking on the NE side of the bridge.
ENJOY!!
If you are fortunate enough to find the cache please hide it better than you found it.
I changed this to a 5 difficulty. I thought it was pretty difficult but after all the people at the event struggled I thought I should change it.
Here is some history on the bridge
Baumgardener's Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Pequea Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Pequea #10 Bridge.
The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks.[2] It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color.
The bridge is located approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Frogtown Road on Covered Bridge Road just to the east of Pennsylvania Route 324 in Martic Township.[3] The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-25[4]. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1980.
The Baumgardener's Covered Bridge was built in 1860 by Davis Kitch at a cost of $1,284. In 1987 the bridge was restored after it was damaged in a flood the previous year. During the restoration process, which cost $200,000, the bridge was raised by 4 feet (1.2 m) and lengthened by 9 feet (2.7 m) to protect it from damage in potential future flooding.[3]
It has been slated to be dismantled due to structural problems, and will be replaced with a modern concrete bridge.
Not sure when they plan to tear it down so if you are planning a trip to find it don't put it off for to long.
Congrats to Luddy13 for the FTF!! Well deserved
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