Arched Bridge #2 Traditional Cache
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This one will take you to the second Stone Arch Bridge on the rail trail. This one is visited less often but those that visit it, seem to leave more trash behind. The container has some CITO bags inside – I did that intentionally – please use one and take some rubbish with you. There’s enough to go around so don’t be shy.
This cache takes you along an abandoned RR line and past a wonderful stone arch bridge built in the late 1800s. The RR line was first chartered in Massachusetts in 1871 and in New Hampshire a year later, the Nashua, Acton & Boston Railroad was backed by the Concord Railroad because it was an alternate route to Boston, competing with the Nashua & Lowell and Boston & Lowell Railroads. In fact, the route was six miles shorter than the combined Nashua & Lowell and Boston & Lowell route. When the line opened in 1873, the bold move to attract Boston bound traffic from Nashua via the Fitchburg Railroad, caused an undercut in fares on the Nashua & Lowell and Boston & Lowell lines. Despite what seemed to be a promising venture, the Nashua, Acton & Boston never enjoyed success.
The line was leased by the Concord Railroad in 1876; and in 1895, along with the entire Concord Railroad, it became a part of the Boston & Maine Railroad. The RR line didn’t attract much revenue and through freights were eventually stopped. No station on the line was more than four miles away from another railroad. Passenger service ended with mixed trains in 1924. By petition in 1925, the line was abandoned; and in 1926, the only part left intact was in Nashua. The rails were left in Nashua until 1980, being used as an industrial spur, until they too were taken up.
To get a good pic of the bridge may take a little scrambling and there is some glass and metal in the area – watch the kids. There is a pretty good photo op from either side but one side is a bit more accessible than that other. There are ticks on both sides, so be ready for that.
Congratulations to Princ3ss for being the FTF !
Additional Hints
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Lbh qba'g arrq gb zbir nal ebpxf.
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