Quays Cache 4 Traditional Cache
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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 overlooking the Lowry Footbridge in Salford Quays. This is a busy area so you'll have to time it right :-)
Congratulations :-)) CrashedHunter and warpedmedic on being first to find.
This cache has impressive views of the Lowry footbridge. This lifting footbridge spans the Manchester Ship Canal linking The Plaza with Trafford. Opened on 28 April 2000, at 92 metres long the single span bridge provides pedestrian and cycle access across the canal while continuing to maintain access for occasional shipping traffic.
During its construction, the arched deck of the footbridge was floated 500 metres along the Manchester Ship Canal on a special barge sailed in from Holland in order that it could be lifted into its final position. The bridge has four tubular steel towers each 30 metres in height allowing the deck to be raised 23 metres above the canal waterline when ships need to pass.
Beyond the footbridge on the other side of the water is the sensational Imperial War Museum North. The impressive building was the first in the UK to be designed by internationally acclaimed architect Daniel Libeskind. The stunning exterior is based on the concept of a globe shattered by war and conflict. Libeskind has taken three of these pieces (or shards) to form the building, representing earth, air and water. Focusing on how war shapes lives, the museum features a programme of exhibitions and activities covering all twentieth century conflicts.
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