Park on the shoulder along the Eastern approach to the bridge. The Town has requested that no one park at the Western approach to the bridge. PLEASE ABIDE WITH THE TOWN'S REQUEST!
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In Bennington, a two mile section of Cayuga Creek once had five covered bridges.
1. Sargent Bridge Urf Road - replaced 1929 with a concrete structure
2. Ellis-Chesbro Bridge Reilein Road 1874 - span 78 ft, destroyed by arson March 17, 1966
3. Kittsley Bridge Harris Corners Road 1885 - replaced 1928 with a concrete structure
4. Havens Bridge Coyle Road - removed 1923 when Coyle Road was rerouted
5. Mosier Bridge Schoellkopf Road 1845 - replaced in 1933 with a steel truss bridge
The replacement bridge was a Pratt through steel truss bridge purchased used from Erie County. The second bridge also deteriorated over time and was closed in 2018 after receiving an overall "poor" condition inspection report. The project analysis for the replacement bridge revealed that a new wooden covered bridge would not only be less costly than steel but it was also projected to have a longer life span.
The new covered bridge is named "The Cannon Covered Bridge" memorializing Sgt. Charles R. Cannon, a Bennington native, who fought and died in World War II.
To log a find of this virtual cache;
#1. The Eastern approach to the bridge has posts with green rectangles that mark the guard rail locations. Message us with the number of green rectangles.
#2. Post a photo to the cache's gallery. The photo must include you, or your signature item, with the bridge in the background. A selfie, your GPS, a thumbs up or something similar with the bridge in the background is acceptable.
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.