STAR R04: The Feet of High Bridge Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 6/13/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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This cache is part of the 2018 Spokane Trains And Railroads GeoChallenge. If you are participating in this GeoChallenge be sure to download and print your STAR Passport and find other helpful resources at STAR Challenge and get started today.
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This cache is placed and maintained by kidvegas19.


It is hard to imagine what the High Bridge trestle looked like in its glory. Construction completed in 1914 for the Union Pacific Railroad to use. According to a 2013 Spokesman Review article citing a 1978 Spokane Chronicle article the steel structure was 160 feet tall and over 3,000 feet in length. It started at Summit Drive (straight up from the Sandifur Memorial Bridge), spanned the Spokane River and Latah Creek, and ended almost on Government Way near the top parking lot for the dog park.

The trestle was dismantled in 1978 and 1979 but you can still see many of the abutments that were the feet of the massive structure as you take the short walk to the cache and as well as at GZ. The Sandifur Memorial Bridge actually uses some of the abutments for its own foundation.


This cache is part of the 2018 Spokane Trains And Railroads GeoChallenge. Spokane has a strong history as a major train hub, and in many ways still is. The STAR Challenge will take geocachers on an adventure, finding caches in places significant to railroads past and present. You will visit locations featuring retired train cars, streetcar rails, bridges, graves and rail yards. Successful completion of the STAR Challenge is rewarded with a trackable Geocoin.
  • All caches begin with the series name STAR: followed by a location-specific name so they are easy to search. We also made a STAR Bookmark of the caches.
  • To qualify for a Geocoin, find the code word or stamp in each geocache and record it on your passport.
  • Visit STAR Challenge and get started today.
    to find the challenge rules, a printable STAR Passport and map view of qualifying caches.

The Spokane Trains And Railroads GeoChallenge is sponsored by Cache Advance, and by donation from local cachers. We hope you enjoy!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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