Quays Cache 2 Traditional Cache
gcgeorge: Closing down this series
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This cache is a small magnetic key container containing a log, you'll need to bring your own pencil.
It is located on the Detroit Bridge which crosses the Huron and Erie Basin in Salford Quays.
Please be careful retrieving this cache, probably better to look for it rather than feel for it or we may lose it in the water ! :-)
Congratulations Andy(Tech17) on being First to find.
The Detroit Bridge was formerly the twin-track railway bridge linking the extensive cargo railway system on the docks to Trafford Park Industrial Estate. It was erected in 1942 near Trafford Road Bridge to replace the previous single track bridge. With the
closure of the docks in the 1970s, due to the decline of traditional industries and changing patterns of trade, the bridge was redundant, but a decision was made to retain it as a feature of the redevelopment of The Quays. In 1988 the bridge was jacked up, lowered onto two pontoons and floated down the canal to
its present position. This was only possible once the bridge had acquired a licence as it was classed as a sailing vessel!
Detroit Bridge now marks the turning point of the swim section of the annual Salford Triathlon, the UK’s only ITU World Cup event. The water in Huron Basin and the other basins has been awarded the blue flag for water cleanliness. This makes it not only suitable for triathletes, but also an abundance of fish.
From the right hand side of the bridge it is possible to see the dramatic anchor sculpture by Wendy Taylor CBE called ‘Anchorage’. Standing 26 ft high, it weighs 5 tons – an appropriate scale for such an imposing building. When viewed from Detroit Bridge the sculpture appears to be
anchoring the building.
Additional Hints
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Nggnpurq gb gur vafvqr bs n erq fgehg ba gur Revr onfva fvqr. Abg gur Prager fgehgf, ohg pybfr ol.