Queen Anne Bridge is an historic bridge over the Patuxent River near Queen Anne in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. It is the only surviving example of a Pratt truss bridge with Phoenix sections in the county. Numerous bridges have been built on this site that once served as a main road connecting Anne Arundel County to Prince George's County. The first one was built in 1755 and by 1797 another wood bridge was built by local carpenter Colmor Duvall, only to be destroyed by a flood in June 1804. In 1804, the bridge was immediately rebuilt. The current structure was built around 1890 and was closed after the Anne Arundel span of the bridge collapsed due to an overloaded truck, circa 1960. It remained open for pedestrian use until 2007 and remains standing, linking county park land on both sides of the river.
This cache was placed while searching for a location along the Patuxent River to drop in our kayaks. The area used to be a dumping zone but has been cleaned up considerably, and the parking area has been leveled and covered with stone. The parking area is also under video surveillance - to prevent future dumping.
Please put the cache back exactly as found and take care not to drop it in the river.
Have fun!
Congratulations to Fuzzy Dave on First to Find! Difficulty increased by unanimous suggestions.