Maps fascinate me. Especially the aerial views of those special intersections in New Jersey that out of towners white-knuckle their way through. Known as Spaghetti Junctions, most of these illegitimate children of progress are the result of old roads and too many cars. Often, they used to be Jersey Circles or Roundabouts. Now they're bifurcated, fly-over, whoopdeedoo, jug-handled, heavy-merge, exit-only, magic paths most traveled that your GPS cannot fathom. "Stay left, stay right, stay left then exit on your right" is commonly heard from the in-car navigators if they try at all. Mine just says "Good Luck" when I get to one of these noodle piles. Depending your origin, you may need to navigate at least one of these disasters to find the cache. Good luck!
You will be hunting a small to regular sized traditional hide in an interesting location. To find the coordinates to the cache you must identify the crossing roads pictured below then find their intersection in the grid at the bottom. These examples might not be the worst, but they're some of my "favorites". Feel free to mention your "favorites" in your log. Have fun, be safe, buckle up and don't forget to yield to the people inside the traffic circle!
This was just a standard circle when it was built back in the 1940s |
These roads actually intersect again 12 miles south of here - strange but true |
This mess has perpetually been under construction since the 1960s |
A Double circle! It has been trapping shore-goers since 1940 |
This 172.4 mile road began being built near here 1946 - and hasn't changed much since |
The construction here tormented me while commuting into New York City |
Slated for redesign in 2006, all they did was put in some yield signs |
Pedestrians can actually pass right through this tangled web unscathed |
Triple-Decker madness! It was still a circle into the the late 70s |
I was within this vortex when I hit the pothole that killed my first Cachemobile |
If you would prefer, you may work out of the original Excel spreadsheet.
Back when I started this puzzle a few years ago I had different interchanges in mind. One of them in particular - the "One and Nine Thirty-Five" was completely redesigned causing me to have to redo the puzzle. Here's an illustration of progress in motion:
There are many extra routes shown in the pictures above. If their number isn't in the chart you should ignore it.
You can check your answers with the No-Frills Geochecker
Good luck and happy hunting!
This cache is certified Central Jersey!
