GC4851X SwtM - Ada Covered Bridge (Multi-cache) in Michigan, United States created by The Mitten Crew

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The Mitten Crew: [maroon]It's time to close down the fourth year of the [b]Smitten with the Mitten[/b] series.

Thanks to [b]The Mitten Crew[/b] (Climb Guy, bigcatcog, fitfinders, MI Barrel Makers, and bretina) who paid for the p@thtags/stamps/supplies and placed the caches in order to make this series possible.

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GC4851X ▼

A cache by The Mitten Crew Message this owner

Hidden : 5/10/2013

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

To find the final geocache for this two-stage multi, proceed to the posted coordinates where you will find a historical sign for the Ada Bridge. Find the values for a,b,c, and d and plug those numbers into the coordinate listing below.

N 42 57.0ab W 85 29.2cd

a = Last digit of the number after 'Local Site No.'
b = Second digit of the number following "PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,"
c = Last digit of the number following "PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,"
d = Third digit of the year Josiah Brown patented the trusses design.

You can check if your answers are correct by adding up all 4 numbers.
Their sum should equal a checksum of 23

The Michigan State Legislature authorised Ada Township to borrow up to $3,000 for building or maintaining bridges in the area. Construction of this bridge, also known as the "Bradfield Bridge" was carried out in 1867 by William Holmes. The design for the trusses was patented by Josiah Brown of Buffalo, New York in 1857. A timber bearing his name was uncovered during repair work.

The bridge has been threatened by floods a number of times. It is said that farmers used to drive wagons loaded with stones onto the bridge during high water to hold it to the foundation. The bridge was closed to automobile traffic in 1930 and restored by the Kent County Road Commission in 1941.

When heavy snows collapsed the roof in 1979, the people of Ada mounted an all-out effort to raise funds to restore the bridge. Shortly after the repairs were finished, however, the bridge was completely destroyed by fire. The citizens again rallied, this time with the help of the Amway corporation, headquartered in Ada, and rebuilt it once again. The replica bridge, now resting on concrete abutments, is 14 feet wide and 125 feet long. The bridge is now open only to pedestrian traffic and connects the Village of Ada on one side of the Thornapple River with a park on the other side.

Visit 14 geocaches in the SwtM series. At each geocache collect a letter and number combination. Insert them into the phrase FiTS LIKe A GlOVE. Use the coordinates from the phrase to find the final geocache and become a Mitten Master
2013 Smitten with the Mitten caches

Whites Covered Bridge	St. Joseph River Bridge	Sixth Street Bridge	Frankenmuth Covered Bridge
Mackinac Bridge	Langley Covered Bridge	Lake Lift Bridge	International Bridge
Fallasburg Covered Bridge	Croswell Swinging Bridge	Ambassador Bridge
Ada Covered Bridge	Ackley Covered Bridge	Blue Water Bridge	Mitten Master

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh jvyy unir gb pebff bire gur Nqn Oevqtr, gura bire n znxrfuvsg oevqtr gb trg gb gur onpx cneg bs guvf zhygv. Svany pnpur vf n FjgZ Nzzb Pna haqre n qbjarq gerr.

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)

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SwtM - Ada Covered Bridge Multi-Cache

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