New & Improved? Traditional Cache
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Another dreadful micro in Lackawannock Twp
CONGRATULATIONS to tegdlg
on being the First To Find!!
I have wanted to hide a cache here for some time, but never got
around to it until now.
I originally wanted to place a cache here because it is a nice
tranquil place that used to be a favorite spot for anglers on
opening day of trout season. The Fish Commission used to stock here
because of the widening in the Little Neshannock Creek, but they no
longer do.
In 2008 either the state or the county contracted a New Castle
paving company to mill this bridge as well as the bridge on
Bethel-New Wilmington Rd. that crosses over I-80 and resurface it.
They did one of the best jobs I've see. When they tied the new
bridge surface in with the old existing road it was as smooth as
glass. When you drove over it there was no sound or bump what so
ever. After the project was finished, the state came in and cut
expansion grooves across both of the newly surfaced bridges. These
grooves are almost like driving over rumble strips. These grooves
still exist on the I-80 bridge.
The best part is that last year in 2009, when the federal
government gave out all of that stimulus money, the state had a
contractor come in, remove the year old black top, replace all the
guard rails and resurfaced the bridge with concrete. The funny
thing is, the bridge is made out of concrete. So why didn't they do
that when they first built the bridge? My second question is why do
you spend X number of tax dollars to resurface a bridge and then a
year later resurface it again? A prime example of the brilliance of
the government's handling of taxpayer's money.
There is a small place you can get most of your car off the road on
the north bound lane on the south side of the bridge or you can
park on McConnell Rd and walk to the bridge.
There is a spoiler that lives near by that
likes to tell cachers the location of the cache (7/5/10). One of
the cachers allowed him to help find the cache. Parking on the
north side of the bridge, between the bridge and the bridge sign by
McConnell Road, may not draw his attention to you if you don't want
him to spoil your hunt.
PLEASE USE CAUTION: Traffic tends to fly
on Greenfield Rd. and because of the curve in the road the line of
sight is shortened for drivers.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Lbh QB ABG arrq gb tb qbja gb gur perrx orq gb svaq guvf pnpur.
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