Tri-Cities Geocoin Challenge 2012
“Trekking the Trails”
This is one of 30 caches placed as part of the 2012 Tri-Cities Geocoin Challenge.
There are 10 geocaches placed in each of the three cities. To earn all 3 pieces of the puzzle geocoin, you must find all 30 caches. Each cache has a code word written inside. Remember to record the word; you will need that code word to fill out your entry form. Only one city coin will be awarded per household which will give you one set.
Geocoin Challenge Entry Form
Tri-Cities Geocoin Challenge: GC39WBH
Bonus Cache: GC3G9QY
Kennewick: K01-GC3FNOB, K02-GC3FN0G, K03-GC3FN0N, K04-GC3FN0T, K05-GC3FN0Y, K06-GC3FN14, K07-GC3FN1A, K08-GC3FN1F, K09-GC3FN1K, K10-GC3FN1W
Pasco: P01- GC3F390, P02- GC3F4J0, P03- GC3F4RG, P04- GC3F4T2, P05- GC3F4TD, P06- GC3F4VF, P07- GC3F4WX, P08- GC3F4YN, P09- GC3JJ86, P10- GC3JJA8
Richland:R01- GC3J0DP, R02- GC3J0DV, R03- GC3J0DW, R04- GC3J0E1, R05- GC3J0E7, R06- GC3EEQ4, R07- GC3JED7, R08- GC3JEDB, R09- GC3JEDE, R10- GC3JEDJ
After the completion of the Cable Bridge, bridge preservationists succeeded in placing the Pasco-Kennewick Bridge on the National Register of Historic Places. As a result, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation came to an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Washington state historic preservation office such that if the state wanted to demolish the bridge, it would then be subject to a popular vote. In 1980, citizens of both Pasco and Kennewick voted in favor of its demolition, which then triggered a review by the FHWA to determine if any alternative uses could save the bridge from destruction. Preservationists submitted alternative plans to the FHWA, but the FHWA subsequently ruled that none of them were feasible or prudent. A lawsuit followed, with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington ruling in favor of the FHWA. The case was then appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, whereupon the earlier ruling was overturned, with the order for the FHWA to conduct a more thorough review.
However, the FHWA still came to the same conclusion and the bridge was dismantled in March 1990,[9] with most of the piers removed by the end of 1991. One pier, as well as several wood and concrete footings portions several meters above the river bottom only visible while scuba diving, remains and serves as a scenic lookout from which the newer bridge may be seen.