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Yarkon-BaileyBrdge/Yam to Yam Geo Powertrail 119km Traditional Cache

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tzvikas: after nearly 5 years, it is a good time for my first cache in TLV to be retired
it is a difficult find. only once in those 5 years i replaced it. there were dnfs and then finds before.
so i am not sure cache is gone. but hide is complex, someone can put the magnet too far.
anyway, i trust the last dnfs, that it became too hard to find, if still there..
and will not visit again to check

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Hidden : 6/7/2017
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A micro cache hidden on the bailey bridge in park hayarkon, right off Israel Trail and Yam to Yam Geo Powertrail, which overlap here.


The Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed by the British during World War II for military use and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and the American military engineering units.

In Israel, the British and Israeli armies built numerous Bailey bridges, mainly over Jordan river and also over the Yarkon.

Some are still in use.

There is even a song by Yehoram Gaon about such a bridge, here's a youtube link => גשר אלנבי - יהורם גאון

 This bridge, Ussishkin bridge, named after the nearby street, was built by the IDF in 1965 before the IDF parade. However in 1999 this temporary bridge was finally removed and in its place was built a fixed metal bridge emulating the structure of a Bailey bridge.

Note the special patterns of hearts and star of david.

About the cache:

It is on the bridge, east side.

Magnetic micro tube, not visible from any angle, you will need to feel for it VERY CAREFULLY so not to drop it to the river.

Above the water, a little south of middle of bridge. Hopefully the little X mark in the photo will survive.

> About the geo-trail: The Tel-Aviv - Jerusalem Bicycle Trail is a 120+ km long path connecting Jerusalem (abbreviated in Hebrew as Y-m or Yam) to the Mediterranean Sea (in Hebrew: Yam). If you want to read more about it, you can enter Yam to Yam Geo-Powertrail: 0 km (GC3TXQD)


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp zvpeb ghor, lbh jvyy arrq gb srry sbe vg IREL PNERSHYYL fb abg gb qebc vg gb gur evire. Nobir gur jngre, n yvggyr fbhgu bs zvqqyr bs oevqtr.

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)