GC29MJ3 Traditional Cache The Bridge to Nowhere
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: 2cachedivers @ | Hide Date: 06/02/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 41.800 W105° 46.093 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
If you have driven I-70 through Clear Creek County, Colorado you have driven under a bridge between Silver Plume and Bakersville and may have asked yourself "Where does that bridge go?," "Why is it there?" and " How do I get there?" This cache is as short walk from the North side of the bridge.
Last week we found Clear Creek Bug Cache and saw the trailhead for the Argentine Trail. We walked up this trail about 2 1/2 miles to some old mines where we met a local from Georgetown. He told us the story about this bridge. When I-70 was built there were houses on the North side of the new interstate which would have cut off access to the homes. They had to provide access and that is why the bridge was built. The highway noise was too much to bear and the owners moved the houses. We thought this would be a great place for a new cache

Access to the bridge is from the Frontage Road (old US 6). Eastbound, exit at Bakersville. Westbound, exit at Silver Plume.

There are roads/trails going East and West from the North side of the Bridge if you want to explore.

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SL29MJ3 - The Bridge to Nowhere
N 39° 41.770 W 105° 45.929
The Bridge
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CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
SL29MJ3The Bridge to Nowhere Reference Point The Bridge 06/02/2010 N 39° 41.770 W 105° 45.929 0.24 kms E 

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Under 3 foot boulder

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7 Logs: Found it 7  

Found it 04/20/2019 By JCRRacing
Awesome location one of my favorites for sure

Found it 10/04/2018 By 2768jhenry
Wwaaaaahhhhh

Found it 07/28/2018 By calvinculpalt2
My favorite one so far. Fourth find!!

Found it 06/21/2018 By sibila77
Thank you for bring us here. The Bridge to nowhere = Interested.

Found it 12/12/2017 By Rohatx
I drove up to this one. Except for one low hanging limb, I had no issues. Cache is in good condition. Thank you for the placement!

Found it 11/14/2017 By LLYN-lhvwn50
This really did seem like a bridge to nowhere. I enjoyed the walk along the forest service road. Thanks for placing a cache here.

Found it 08/20/2017 By Mooney2005
Nice find! Would recommend parking at the start of the road as it is fairly narrow