About Beverly Bridge
This virtual cache will take you on a hike on the newly repurposed 3000 foot long and 85 feet high Beverly Bridge. Beverly Bridge is a truss bridge made of 15 sections: 1 through truss section at the center (the walkway goes in the middle of the truss structure) and 14 deck truss around it (4 at the east, 10 at the west where the truss structure is below the walkway). Two deck plate girders form the approaches to the bridge.
Beverly bridge was intially a railroad bridge built from 1906 to 1909 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. It crosses the Columbia River and contributed to the Pacific extension of the company. The line was abandoned by the railroad in 1980 and Beverly Bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 due to its historical significance related to westward expansion.
The restoration project renovated the bridge, closing the final gap in the Palouse to Cascades trail, a former rail corridor between the Idaho Border and Cedar Falls in King County. The renovated bridge was opened on April 8, 2022 starting its new life away from large trains, embracing the quietness of pedestrians and cyclists.
Cache location and logging tasks
The coordinates will take you on a 1.7 mi (2.8 km) hike (one way) from the west main parking lot or a 0.4 mi (0.6 km) hike (one way) from the east smaller parking lot. This is a Virtual Cache: there is no physical container at the posted coordinates. In order to claim a find to this cache, you will need to complete BOTH of the two following tasks:
- Through the messaging center, send me the 2 letters and 3 numbers painted on east end of the through truss structure of the bridge.
- Post with your log a picture of you (no face required!) or a personal item during your hike on the Beverly Bridge.
Feel free to log as found without awaiting a response. Logs that appear to be false or inappropriate might be deleted.
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- This geocache has an approved Permit to be placed at this location on property managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Visitors are responsible for acquainting themselves with policies and rules pertaining to State Parks areas.
- The following items may not be placed in the geocache: food, illegal substances, medications, personal hygiene products, pornographic materials, hazardous materials, or weapons of any type.
- By searching for the cache, visitors agree that they are responsible for their own actions, and acknowledge that neither the State of Washington nor the cache owner is responsible for any loss or injury that may occur in relation to such search.
- Report any incident, problem, or violation to State Parks staff.
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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.