GC7G1HG Traditional Cache Troll Bridge
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: AveryPavery @ | Hide Date: 12/13/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 28.415 W104° 53.680 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Available at all times  Bicycles  Stroller accessible  Seasonal Access 

You should have no problems finding the cache under this awesome walkway bridge. Just watch out for the troll who has been known to protect this bridge!

Ever heard of the National Bridge Inventory? Per Wikipedia: "The National Bridge Inventory (NBI) is a database, compiled by the Federal Highway Administration, with information on all bridges and tunnels in the United States that have roads passing above or below. This is similar to the grade crossing identifier number database compiled by the Federal Railroad Administration which identifies all railroad crossings. This bridge information includes the design of the bridge and the dimensions of the usable portion. The data is often used to analyze bridges and judge their conditions. The inventory is developed with the purpose of having a unified database for bridges to ensure the safety of the traveling public as required by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968. It includes identification information, bridge types and specifications, operational conditions, bridge data including geometric data and functional description, and inspection data. Any bridge more than 20 feet (6 meters) long used for vehicular traffic is included."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bridge_Inventory

I found a neat online tool for accessing the NBI, and have been checking on the conditions of all the bridges I frequently drive over on my daily commute. Our "Troll Bridge" doesn't appear in the database, as it's purely used for foot traffic, is too short, and is controlled by the warty troll in residence.

The National Bridge Inventory Database

Step 1: Go to http://www.nationalbridges.com/

Step 2: Select "CO – Colorado" in State pulldown

Step 3: Enter in "035" in County FIPS Code field for Douglas County

Step 4: Select "Submit" button

Step 5: Scroll through the listing of every bridge in Douglas county. The 11th column over ("Suff. Rat.") provides the official Sufficiency Rating (0-100%) of each bridge.

A note on a bridge's "Sufficiency Rating" score:

"The sufficiency is a method of evaluating highway bridge data by calculating four separate factors to obtain a numeric value which is indicative of bridge sufficiency to remain in service. The result of this method is a percentage in which 100 percent would represent a entirely sufficient bridge and zero percent would represent an entirely insufficient or deficient bridge."

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Located under the west side of the foot bridge.

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10 Logs: Found it 6  Didn't find it 2  Temporarily Disable Listing 1  Enable Listing 1  

Didn't find it 07/05/2019 By Pam_n_Justin
Looked high and low but dnf.

Found it 06/04/2019 By geoguru1
Difficult to find a place to park nearby. Finally , nice walk to cache. Container had water in it. Shook it out and found relatively dry place to sign.

Found it 05/11/2019 By pdguy
TFTC

Found it 04/28/2019 By makita_cu
Nice hike on a great day

Found it 04/28/2019 By SkrtDawgYetBallerz
Super duper! Was fun to find TFTC

Enable Listing 08/02/2018 By AveryPavery
Cache replaced and made active again!

Temporarily Disable Listing 07/28/2018 By AveryPavery
Looks like all the recent flooding has washed the cache away! I've temporarily disabled the cache, to give me time to replace it.

Didn't find it 07/28/2018 By gampa&gamma
Enjoying a nice morning of hiking and caching along the Castle Pines trails. Didn’t find anything under the bridge so reached out to the CO for some help. He thinks it may have washed away during the recent heavy rains. We’ll come back for another try after it has been replaced.

Found it 07/21/2018 By 2lablovers
Parked in the complex across the street and made the short walk here. Found cache quickly thanks to good hint. As we were returning to our car, a couple stopped and asked if we had seen a dog. We hadn't - hope they found him.

Found it 07/01/2018 By james_moorhead
I thought it was in the water just because it was purple and it was dark out so I came back with a flashlight to help see in the water but it was right there