Gunbower Island Historical Bridge Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

Eureka Gold: Information board has been taken down and therefore the cache calculation cannot be performed.
A new cache will be established in the not to distant future.

Many thanks to all that found the cache over the past 10 years

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Hidden : 7/22/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A quick and easy multi-cache that involves a short walk into a nearby Red Gum forest.

The timber bridge connecting the township of Koondrook to Gunbower Island across the ana branch of the Murray River known as Gunbower Creek was built in 1906. The bridge features an unusual hump-backed design and relatively narrow sawn (rather than hewn) stringers or beams. These bridge beams are spliced mid-span to produce the effect of continuous beams which are not corbelled where they are supported by the trestles. The bridge was probably designed by Kerang Shire engineer SG Nish and was built by contractor James Flight for £512. The bridge was used to connect the timber and farming areas of Gunbower Island to Koondrook and thence by the steam tramway to Kerang and the State rail network. For many years the bridge has been known as Condidorio's Bridge after a Koondrook family who owned market gardens nearby. The bridge had not been well maintained and most of its original timbers have rotted. In 2000 the bridge was dismantled and reconstructed, essentially to the original design, using new timbers wherever necessary. Some original components of beams (non-structural) and ironwork have been retained. 




To find the cache that is located a short distance away, please answer the following questions:


QUESTION 1.

HOW MANY PEOPLE APPEAR IN THE PICTURE/PHOTO (LOWER L.H.S.) ON THE INFORMATION BOARD AT THE GIVEN CO-ORDINATES?

ANSWER IS "A"

QUESTION 2.

HOW MANY LETTERS ARE IN THE 2ND LAST WORD THAT APPEAR ON THE INFORMATION BOARD AT THE GIVEN CO-ORDINATES?

ANSWER IS "B C"

THE CACHE IS LOCATED AT:


S35 3 (A+4).000

E144 08.(B)(C+C)(A+C)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

YBT VG!

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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