GC88R5D Traditional Cache Fifth Street Bridge
Type: Traditional | Size: Other Other | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: slade2029 @ | Hide Date: 05/31/2019 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 03.307 W108° 33.907 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Available at all times  Available during winter  Not Wheelchair accessible  Bicycles  Stroller accessible  Medium hike (1km-10km) 

This is one of a series of caches that are associated with the local history

In early 1882 a ferry was built by Patrick Gordon at this location, just above the Gunnison River.  On April 1, 1882 Mr. Gordon and Deputy Scott’s ferry boat capsized while chasing lawbreakers and both men drowned.

In 1886, a bridge was built at this location by Groton Iron Bridge Company of New York, and was open in October that year. It was a poorly designed bridge which collapsed during construction, wagons were limited to walking speed, and no more than 50 cattle could be on the bridge at one time.

Because automobiles were too heavy for the bridge, it was replaced in 1933. A bottle of 3.2 wine (it was prohibition) was used to christen the bridge and Walter V. Champlin of Ouray was the first to cross on horseback. He was selected because he was the first to cross the 1886 bridge. More than 1000 cars crossed the bridge on that day.

The current bridge was built in 1989 and was christened by Mrs. Genevieve Rossler Wilson whom had christened the 1933 bridge.

Please take time to see the art that graces the abutments while looking for the cache.

congrats again to fishlogger for FTF.

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11 Logs: Found it 5  Didn't find it 3  Needs Archived 1  Publish Listing 1  Owner Maintenance 1  

Found it 04/09/2020 By jbrowngj
TFTC..... actually found it yesterday but forgot to log it ..... took much longer than expected the right level always helps a a great hint from a fellow cacher made all the difference....... thanks

Didn't find it 04/06/2020 By jkacbdewitt
Lots of construction will come back

Owner Maintenance 03/30/2020 By slade2029
Verified cache is OK and waiting for doscovery

Needs Archived 03/29/2020 By lacithames
I am here and I can’t find anything

Didn't find it 03/22/2020 By jessbarton
We are new and looked everywhere. No luck. Lots of construction.

Didn't find it 06/16/2019 By daveandkathy
No find on this cache. Wondering if the water is to high.

Found it 06/13/2019 By Rojo464
A warm afternoon for a cache, TFTC

Found it 06/06/2019 By gkhill
One of us looked high, the other low! Presto, a fun and fast find. TFTC!

Found it 06/05/2019 By Charlie-n-Geri
A quick find. Signed log as CNG. TFTC

Found it 06/03/2019 By fishlogger
FTF. followed the gps to gz and quickly realized i was at the wrong elevation. a little looking later there it was... we got some talented spray can artists in this town. SL and T4TC.

Publish Listing 06/03/2019 By IgnotusPeverell
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