GC2PVTX Bea's Cache #4 Albion Bridge (Traditional Cache) in California, United States created by Beacoul

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Hidden : 3/6/2011

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a very easy find, located just off Hwy. 1. There is parking right at the top of the road that goes to the Albion River Camp Ground. Your GPS should take you right to it.

The Albion River Bridge is a wooden deck truss bridge crossing the Albion River in Mendocino County, California. It is the only remaining wooden bridge on California State Route 1;[2] dramatic views of the bridge are visible from the nearby town of Albion, California.[3]

The Albion River has been crossed by a bridge since 1861, when a state franchise was granted to the Albion Bridge Company (renewed in 1863 to the Albion River Bridge Company).[4] However, until the present bridge was built in 1944, the crossing was low, and could be reached only by treacherous grades up and down the bluffs on either side of the river.[5]

In 1944, the present span was opened.[6] It was built during World War II, and because concrete and steel were in short supply during the war, it was built of salvaged wood,[2] treated with a copper azole preservative.[7] It includes a steel center truss that was also salvaged, possibly from an older bridge in Oregon,

supported by concrete towers.[7] It is 970 feet (300 m) long and its deck is 26 feet (7.9 m) wide.[6][7][9] As of 2000 it carries approximately 3200 vehicles per day.[6]

However, in 2009, the California Department of Transportation proposed to replace the bridge and the nearby bridge over Salmon Creek to the south. The timbers of the existing bridge remain in good condition, but the central steel truss has been corroded and needs replacement, and the bridge deck does not meet modern safety standards for its width and rail design, rendering it functionally obsolete. The planned replacement bridge would feature a wider deck with separate pedestrian walkways.

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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)