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Maine Caches Near Interesting Bridges
Maine Caches Near Interesting Bridges
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Published by brdad
07-02-2009
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Default Maine Caches Near Interesting Bridges

Below is a list of interesting Maine bridges along with any caches within .5 miles of those bridges.

I do not update this article on a regular basis, so if you have placed a bridge cache and would like it added to the list or just think it's time to be updated, or if you know of an interesting bridge not listed, let me know.

Distances specified are from the approximate center of the bridge.

Androscoggin Swinging Bridge (Brunswick; Delorme Map #3):

197 feet - The Mills of Yesterday and Today (GC9D82) by Team Teebow (adopted Cache 02/16/2004) (2/2.5)
0.17 miles - 101 Dalmations #36 (GUARD DOG) (GCW2AF) by Team Teebow (1/1)
0.11 miles - Milling around in Brunswick (GC1JHFJ) by Doolittles (2/3)
0.23 miles - River Run (GC220XJ) by bake65 and wudboter (2.5/3.5)
0.27 miles - DON'T JUMP HERE (GC15EBE) by hoamdezinahs (1/1)

Arch Bridge (Bristol; Delorme Map #7):
0.42 miles - Fishermans Find (GC12XKE) by Charmed_1 & Migrating_butterflies (2/5)

Babbs Bridge (South Windham; Delorme Map #5):

42 feet - PICTURE THIS # 5 "BABB'S BRIDGE" (GC16HZZ) by hoamdezinahs (1.5/2)

Bailey Island Cobwork Bridge (Harpswell; Delorme Map #6):

0.11 miles - LOBSTAH BOTES (GC15EC7) by hoamdezinahs (3/1.5)
153 feet - Captain Charles York (GC1NQM1) by Team Idiot (1.5/1.5)
0.34 miles - Cedar Beach Kid Cache (GC1XRK2) by M4 - Melinda, Mike, Matthew, Madison (2/2.5)

Bennett Bridge (Wilson Mills; Delorme Map #27):

105 feet - Bennet/Wilson (GC1XX37) by PM28570 (2/2)

Carlton Bridge (Bath-Woolwich; Delorme Map #6):

0.18 miles - 18392 (GCR6KN) by Circles Assisted by FunnyNose (3/1.5)
0.11 miles - K.E.L.T. Challenge (GC27KP3) by Circles (3/1.5)
0.26 miles - Spirit of the Sea (GCR401) by Circles assisted by FunnyNose (2.5/2)
0.36 miles - above the triangle (GC155XE) by don zebulun (2.5/1.5)

Churchill Bridge (Buckfield; Delorme Map #11):
There are currently no available caches placed at this location. The closest cache is 1.4 miles away.

Deer Isle Bridge (Brooklyn-Little Deer Isle; Delorme Map #15):

0.29 miles - Cant Get There From Here (GC29X9P) by itsmedeb (1.5/2.5)

Grist Mill Bridge (Lebanon; Delorme Map #2):
26 feet - The Olde Grist Mill (GC106T3) by mscrep (1.5/1)

Hemlock Bridge (Fryeburg Center; Delorme Map #4):

11 feet - Hemlock (GC2533) by Rixport (1.5/1)

Lovejoy Bridge (South Andover; Delorme Map #18):

33 feet - Lovejoy Bridge Cache (GC1XC8B) by Queen Bee Me (2/2.5)

Morse Bridge (Bangor-has been replaced with footbridge; Delorme Map #23):

299 feet - Intown, Downtown (GC1BF7Q) by litlmoto23 (2/1)
122 feet - Coe Park (QCP) (GC24T07) by euicho (1.5/2)
0.11 miles - Missouri State Nickname (GC20Z1D) by SuitedPair (2/1)
207 feet - "Where The Rubber Meets The Road" (GC229E4) by hollora (1.5/1.5)
0.21 miles - Peirce Memorial (GC1FB2Y) by Mainehockeyfan (1.5/1.5)
0.28 miles - Thomas Hill Cache (GCXY61) by woodfam (1.5/1.5)
504 feet - Bricklayers' Playpen (GC21D52) by mainehockeyfan (2/1.5)
0.33 miles - The Great Fire of 1911 (QCP) (GC24KZA) by euicho (2.5/1.5)
0.43 miles - The Moment of Discovery (GC1BF7T) by litlmoto23 (2/1)
0.14 miles - Hayford Park (QCP) (GC24TNN) by euicho (1.5/3)

New Portland Wire Bridge (New Portland; Delorme Map #20):

476 feet - Really Wired (GCGCK2) by Stosh n Glo (1.5/1)

New Sharon Bridge (New Sharon; Delorme Map #20):
36 feet - Route 2 Tour-The Old Bridge (GCYGH4) by mainiac1957 and Quilting Mom (1.5/1.5)
0.12 miles - New Sharon Cemetery (GC1FX5N) by Hickory45 (1.5/2)
0.19 miles - LT Snowmobile Cache #5 (GC1M0MV) by LaughingTerry (2/2.5)

Penobscot Narrows Bridge (Prospect-Verona; Delorme Map #23):
465 feet - Ordovician Penobscot Formation (GC16WTN) by hollora (1/1)
0.24 miles - Fort Knox 1 (GC1CBH5) by parmachenee (2/3)
0.22 miles - The Narrows 2 (GC1CBGY) by parmachenee (2/2.5)
0.3 miles - Penobscot Narrows Bridge View - Maine Rose Series (GC10HQ0) by hollora (1.5/1.5)
120 feet - ISLAND CACHE (GCPRZ3) by coastal&denight - Adopted by Hollora (1/1.5)

Porter-Parsonfield Bridge (Porter; Delorme Map #4):
10 feet - PICTURE THIS # 2 "BRIDGE TO NOWHERE" (GC16EN7) by hoamdezinahs (3.5/2)

Robyville Bridge (Robyville; Delorme Map #32):

5 feet - Robyville Bridge (GC1P43J) by Moonsouth (2/2)

Ryefield Bridge (Stuarts Corner; Delorme Map #10):

19 feet - In the Ryefield (GC28JGH) by Beanis1 (2/1.5)

Skowhegan walking bridge (Skowhegan; Delorme Map #21):

256 feet - Right in Plain Sight II (The Big Indian Revisited) (GCTQF7) by LaughingTerry (2/1)
0.41 miles - Bonsai (GC2759J) by tandemstoker (2.5/2.5)
0.47 miles - The Puzzle of Bens Bum (GCTQHD) by LaughingTerry (1.5/1.5)

Smith Bridge (Houlton; Delorme Map #53):
There are currently no available caches placed at this location. The closest cache is 3.1 miles away.

Sunday River Bridge (Newry; Delorme Map #18):

38 feet - covered history (GC17A4N) by Patriotsgame (1.5/1.5)

Thompson's Bridge (Allen's Mills; Delorme Map #20):
There are currently no available caches placed at this location. The closest cache is 1.4 miles away.

Two Cent Bridge (Waterville-Winslow; Delorme Map #21):

1 foot - Right in Plain Sight (GCTHQ7) by LaughingTerry (4/1.5)
115 feet - Xactly What is Art? (GC1RB49) by tandemstoker (4/1)
0.21 miles - Lombard Micro (GCXJ3B) by Mapachi (3/1.5)
0.13 miles - 2nd Place Street (GC1E5H4) by iownavw (3/1)
0.27 miles - A Pomme for Dan (GC1MXNA) by Mapachi (1/1)
0.37 miles - Hathaway Revisited (GC1XGYB) by shapoopok (1/1)

Waldo-Hancock Bridge (Closed) (Prospect-Verona; Delorme Map #23):
204 feet - Ordovician Penobscot Formation (GC16WTN) by hollora (1/1)
0.28 miles - Fort Knox 1 (GC1CBH5) by parmachenee (2/3)
0.26 miles - The Narrows 2 (GC1CBGY) by parmachenee (2/2.5)
0.26 miles - Penobscot Narrows Bridge View - Maine Rose Series (GC10HQ0) by hollora (1.5/1.5)
81 feet - ISLAND CACHE (GCPRZ3) by coastal&denight - Adopted by Hollora (1/1.5)

Watson Settlement Bridge (Littleton; Delorme Map #59):

43 feet - Covered Bridge to No Where (GCGT83) by Hiker Twins (1/1.5)

Low's Bridge (Sangerville; Delorme Map #31):

2 feet - Low's Bridge (GCP2PE) by FFFarmer (2/3)



  #1  
By hide_from_the_kids on 07-02-2009, 07:36 PM
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i believe Bailey Island Cobwork Bridge (Harpswell; Delorme Map #6) is under deconstruction and a new bridge is in the works
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By brdad on 11-13-2009, 09:54 PM
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I have updated this list with a newly designed macro. Instead of checking for caches from the center of a bridge, it checks for caches along the entire length. So if a mile long bridge has a cache on each end and one in the middle, it should show up on the list now. The distances to the caches are from the center of the bridge, however.

I also added two new bridges and their pictures thanks to haffy - Carlton Bridge in Bath and the Skowhegan walking bridge. He sent me a third picture, but I am not quite sure where it is yet!

Again, if anyone has any bridges they'd like added to the list, speak up.
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By hollora on 11-13-2009, 10:53 PM
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There are 2 caches at the Penobscot Narrows Bridge - the second is - Penobscot Narrows Bridge View - Maine Rose Series by hollora (GC10HQ0)
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By brdad on 11-14-2009, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by hollora View Post
There are 2 caches at the Penobscot Narrows Bridge - the second is - Penobscot Narrows Bridge View - Maine Rose Series by hollora (GC10HQ0)
The problem there lies in the fact that even though the macro now measures from any point on the bridge, the cache mentioned is still more than the .2 miles I am using for my cutoff point, in fact it is .27 miles from the bridge. The Narrows 2 (GC1CBGY) by parmachenee (2/2.5) is actually closer at .26 miles. Fort Knox 1 (GC1CBH5) by parmachenee (2/3) is at .29 miles.

I can easily fix this by changing the minimum distance to something like .3 miles, but I am afraid that for many smaller bridges that would not reflect a cache at the actual bridge.

I suppose I could also have the code use a higher distance for longer bridges, since as a rule those could be seen from a greater distance.

I am still working on the macro so it will output the distance from the closest point on the bridge instead of the center of the bridge. I'll try and see what I can do about the rest. In the meantime I have increased the minimum distance to .5 miles. As you can see, your cache is now listed, but many of the other bridges list caches that don't really have anything to do with the bridge.
Last edited by brdad; 11-14-2009 at 06:24 AM..
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By hollora on 11-14-2009, 09:19 AM
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It is nice to have this data regardless and if folks load their GPSrs before leaving they should find the others close by anyway.
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By sarahinmaine on 11-18-2009, 11:15 AM
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Yesterday skishop and I found GC1QV1Y, ???? Oh, It's a Bridge. Not your traditional bridge view but we had A LOT of fun with this cache and I really enjoyed how close you can get to the water and the general scenery was great.
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By brdad on 11-18-2009, 12:56 PM
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That looks like a cool find!
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By LaughingTerry on 04-25-2010, 07:28 AM
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I placed GC1QV1Y at a hidden bridge because I thought it was interesting. I spotted something off the side of the road and went back to look. That's the ???? Oh, It's a Bridge cache.

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By WhereRWe? on 04-25-2010, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by LaughingTerry View Post
I placed GC1QV1Y at a hidden bridge because I thought it was interesting. I spotted something off the side of the road and went back to look. That's the ???? Oh, It's a Bridge cache.

Sheesh! Now all we need to do is teach you how to make a "clickable link". LOL!

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