SwtM - Sixth Street Bridge Multi-Cache

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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.

We hope you enjoyed the series.[/maroon]

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Hidden : 5/10/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:



The starting coordinates will take you to a historical marker for the bridge.

Use the sign to solve for the final stage: N 42 AB.CDE W085 FG.HIJ

A=The last digit of the year the bridge was slated for demolition
B=The number of spans multiplied by 2
C=Number of Letters in the name of the Bridge Company
D=First digit of the year the bridge was registered as a Historic Place
E=This type of rust resistant iron was used to build the trusses. Count the letters in this word.
F=Number of Spans in this bridge
G=Last digit in the cost to build this bridge.
H=First digit in the cost to build this bridge.
I=number of digits in the first word of the first sentence.
J=First digit of the year the bridge was built.

Quick field check to verify numbers:
The sum of north = 36
The sum of west = 24

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

The Sixth Street Bridge, with its long 544 foot length excellent physical condition, is a fitting tribute to its builder, the Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon Ohio. Constructed in 1886, this bridge is made of wrought iron. This bridge is one of the most important historic bridges in the entire state of Michigan, since it is the longest pin-connected highway truss in the state. Also, Michigan only has a few truss bridges that are more than one span in length, and most of those are two spans. A four span bridge in Michigan is thus extremely rare for its unusually long length, for Michigan. The bridge is also significant for the length of its individual spans. The bridge has three spans that are 154 feet in length. This is a very long span length for a pin-connected Pratt truss, and is among the longest in Michigan. Any longer, and the bridge might have employed a Whipple, Baltimore, or Pennsylvania truss.

The Sixth Street Bridge was slated for demolition in 1975, but concerned citizens convinced authorities to save it. Today it holds the notoriety of being the longest and oldest metal truss bridge in the state and one of the few remaining examples of its type in the nation. The bridge retains its original function, and continues to provide transportation and link sections of Grand Rapids.

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
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fgntr 1: Rirelguvat lbh arrq lbh'yy svaq ba gur fvta Fgntr 2: Nf lbh neevir ng tebhaq mreb lbh'yy unir gb fgrc vagb gur oehfu guerr be sbhe srrg. Gura ybbx qbja. Lbh jvyy svaq jung lbh ner ybbxvat sbe va gur fgnpx bs byq gvzoref. Zbir fbzr onex. Lbh ner ybbxvat sbe n ynetre ybpx a'ybpx.

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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