The Cable Bridge, officially called the Ed Hendler Bridge spans the Columbia River between Pasco and Kennewick in southeastern Washington as State Route 397. It was constructed in 1978 and replaced the Pasco-Kennewick Bridge known as the Green Bridge, an earlier span built in 1922 and demolished in 1990.
The bridge is one of seven major bridge structures in the Tri-Cities area. The Blue Bridge (another Pasco/Kennewick bridge), the Interstate 182 Volpentest Bridge that connects Pasco with Richland, the U.S. Highway 12 bridge over the Snake River (Pasco/Burbank), and three railroad bridges are the others.
It was dedicated on September 8, 1978, and was the first major cable-stayed bridge to be built in the United States (and second-longest of its kind in the world at the time). It was constructed almost entirely of prestressed concrete, beginning with the towers and followed by the bridge deck, which was cast in individual segments, raised up and secured to each other.
The bridge was named after Ed Hendler, a Pasco, Washington insurance salesman, as well as the city's former mayor, who headed up the committee responsible for obtaining the funding for construction of the bridge. Hendler died in August 2001.
Tri-Cities 2019 Geocoin Challenge
STEAM
Science ~ Technology ~ Engineering ~ Art ~ Math
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Find 7 caches in each city (28 out of 32 traditional geocaches)
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All the caches have a code word or paper rubbing/punch
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Passport must be in one piece, not torn or mutilated
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No partial coins sets will be distributed. Coins will NOT be awarded to pets or children 17 and under
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Return completed passport: Columbia Point Marina Park: ~ Sat, June 29, 3-8pm & Sun, June 30, 9am-12pm
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After Sunday, June 30 @ 2 pm return your completed passport to Richland Parks & Recreation
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Richland Parks & Rec: N46 16.369 W119 16.273 ~ Mon-Fri 8am-9pm, Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 12-4pm
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Cache questions (event weekend only): call 509.578.9332
GEOCOIN CHALLENGE PASSPORT