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Country Bridge Lemonade Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Hoosier_Reviewer: Since there has been no response to my previous note, I am archiving the cache.

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Hidden : 7/4/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Found a restored covered bridge at one of Medoras' Public Access Sites and saw it had no cache. Now it does. PLEASE be careful when grabbing this thing so as to not drop it...it'll go right into the river if you do LOL. You won't, unless you're the size of a smurf.


You'll be looking for a green matchstick safe container so bring your own writing utensil.

Come check out this BEAUTIFULLY restored covered bridge across a river along SR 235. There is ample parking on either end of the bridge with access to the underside as well. They have REALLY done a nice job of restoring this thing and have installed barriers to keep people from driving across but it is totally open for you to stroll across and admire.

There is somewhat of a decent grade up to the bridge but is FULLY accessible to those with any type of handicap as long as they are mobile.

Handicaching rating for this (that I got would be):

H11211

Probably be tougher for some of those who own less expensive gizmos as you will have the roof to contend with possibly degrading your reception. I did the best I could with what I had at the time that worked. Batteries had died on my best unit, was using my backup eXplorist GC.

Here is a history lesson I found recently from Google Earth.
The Medora Covered Bridge crosses the East Fork of the White River outside the small township of Medora, Indiana. This strucutre is the last standing triple span covered bridge in Indiana as well as the longest covered bridge still standing in the United States. The Medora Covered Bridge has a length of 434 feet, or 458 feet including the 12-foot overhang at each end, with a portal clearance 16 feet wide by 12 feet 6 inches high. Built in 1875 by Joseph J. Daniels, the structure was bypassed in 1972 and now sits beside the new concrete bridge. In 2000 the Allocation Plan of the National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program provided $69,000 to be used for structural repairs along with $617,400 from other sources. The Medora Covered Bridge was listed as #14-36-04 in the 1989 World Guide

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)