GC2GG8M Suicide Bridge (Traditional Cache) in Southern England, United Kingdom created by bazzer1975

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Hidden : 10/10/2010

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Geocache Description:

Suicide Bridge is The bridge in Warren Road over Sonning Cutting The bridge crosses the deepest part of the cutting and is known locally as Suicide bridge

Sonning Cutting is on the original Great Western Railway built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.[1] It is to the east of Reading station and to the west of Twyford station near the village of Sonning in Berkshire, England. It had been intended to route the railway around the north of the hill past the village. However due to local objections, the railway bypassed the village in a cutting, over a mile long and up to sixty feet deep, through the hill, giving a more direct route between Twyford and Reading.[2]
The cutting was hand-dug with no machinery with the spoil removed in wheelbarrows and horse-drawn carts. It took two years to complete and several people were killed in the process. The line was opened on 30 March 1840.
After the ending of the broad gauge in 1892 the railway was widened to four tracks. This involved a major rebuilding of the cutting, during which the slope of the sides was reduced.
Sonning Cutting is a well-known location for viewing trains because of its impressively steep sides. It can be viewed from a number of bridges and is on the border between Sonning and the Reading suburb of Woodley, just off the A4 trunk road.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)