BEST Geo-Art: S10/42
Reading, Berks County, PA
Lindbergh Viaduct is a historic concrete arch bridge located at Reading in Berks County. It is a multiple span 866-foot-long, open-spandrel concrete arch bridge with 13 spans, constructed in 1927. There are five main spans, each 83-foot-long, and eight secondary spans. It was the first concrete Viaduct built on a curve in the United States. It crosses Mineral Spring Creek.
The Viaduct was provisionally known as the Mineral Springs Road Viaduct. Its name was changed on June 15, 1927 when City Council dedicated the Viaduct in honor of famed aviator Charles A. Lindbergh who completed his solo transatlantic flight that year.
A bronze plaque located on the eastern side of the Viaduct bears the following inscription: This structure provisionally known as Mineral Spring Road Viaduct is dedicated as a monument to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his memory as a pioneer, non-stop New York to Paris aviator, by resolution of City Council June 15, 1927.
The Viaduct was designed by Berks County Engineer …
A. Colonel F. Sanders (N 40° 28.966 W 075° 54.289)
B. Cameron F. Sanders (N 40° 28.958 W 075° 54.300)
C. Charles F. Sanders (N 40° 28.966 W 075° 54.300)
D. Carl F. Sanders (N 40° 28.966 W 075° 54.311)
Note: The Lindbergh Viaduct is located at N 40 19.867, W 75 54.000. The Viaduct was posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988.
Note: This cache has the hunting attribute selected. Hunters wear orange, and when the time is right, and so should you. During hunting season, it is best to do this series on a Sunday. The majority of the cache containers are hidden within 10 - 20 feet from the trail. Since these caches are hidden in the woods, you will encounter things like wildlife, poison ivy, bugs, ticks, etc. That is just part of geocaching in the great outdoors. Good Luck.
Please note that GC4GQMT - Cache Quest #10: The Final Quest and GC45V8Q - Cache Quest #9 A Questers Pilgrimage were archived to make room for this BEST Geo-Art geocache. Thanks Rentell.