A Magnificent Bridge Sunbury, Victoria, Australia
By
Team Ladava on 17-Oct-09. Waypoint GA1624
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Virtual |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S37° 34.341' E144° 43.978' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 299796E 5839216N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 206 m |
| Local Government Area: | Hume |
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Description
Welcome to Team Ladava's first Virtual cache replacing the archived GC regular
The Heritage listed
Constructed of basalt, it comprises five arched spans with facing to semi-circular arches on piers, with transverse abutments to the creek. It carries a double railway line and is a rare example of mid-nineteenth century stonemasonry. The transverse abutments are unusual and join an equally rare basalt channel.
We love these old structures and are in awe of the engineering and craftsmanship of the designers and builders.
To log this cache simply take a photo with yourself or your GPSr
Logs
A beautiful bridge indeed. Been over this one thousands of times...
Rated: for Overall Experience
GCA Find #225
A Magnificent Bridge alright. A cracking location.
Thanks Team Ladava
TFTV.
A Magnificent Bridge alright. A cracking location.
Thanks Team Ladava
TFTV.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A magnificent bridge indeed...
Stopped by for this one while in the area....spotted the water tank and soon had the required photo.
Thanks Team Ladava...
Stopped by for this one while in the area....spotted the water tank and soon had the required photo.
Thanks Team Ladava...
Rated: for Overall Experience
A quick find once we found a close access point from a quiet street. Loved the old bridge. TFTC
Yes indeed - a very most fine bridge! And so old too! I always admire the craftsmanship in these structures! Thanks!
Rated: for Overall Experience
As we walked towards GZ we first heard and then saw a train going along the embankment. Then we turned the corner and saw this truely magnificent bridge - a breathtaking sight. From our direction of approach the bridge was majestic with the multiple arches framing great vistas. Two photos have been added to the Gallery: the entire bridge with one of us on the path in the forground; and, one of us standing in front of one of the arches. TFTC
A trip to Sunbury for an appointment gave me the perfect opportunity to chase a few caches left over from our last visit.
Today I had a quick look for the nearby GC without success due to persistent muggle traffic. I did manage to snap this impressive viaduct on the way back to the car.
Thanks Team Ladava.
Today I had a quick look for the nearby GC without success due to persistent muggle traffic. I did manage to snap this impressive viaduct on the way back to the car.
Thanks Team Ladava.
10:25
Another high value stop as I took a short walk for a couple of GC trads and snapped this virtual as a bonus. Thanks, Team Ladava.
Another high value stop as I took a short walk for a couple of GC trads and snapped this virtual as a bonus. Thanks, Team Ladava.
Rated: for Overall Experience
I made a flying visit to Melbourne today to find 7 particular caches for Geospotz that I couldnt find in Tassie. This was the second of the seven and luckily being a locationless it was easy to find.
Required picture attached, Thanks for the cache Team Ladava
Required picture attached, Thanks for the cache Team Ladava
GCA 519 - 5057. Drove up this way after completing the Woodlands Power Trail. I had planned to do a bit of caching around here but ran out of time as I had to get back to the airport to catch a flight home. This was the only cache I managed up here. Its truely is a Magnificent Bridge - Thanks Team Ladava !!
TFTC !!
TFTC !!
Rated: for Overall Experience
What a magnificent Bridge indeed!
Thanks for bring me here
Thanks for bring me here
Rated: for Overall Experience
A huge day of caching that started in the wee hours of the morning and ended at about 9:30pm with one exhausted trail runner. I had agreed to pick up my caching buddy jsmyong55 at a reasonable hour and when we had finished he and he had added another 120 caches or so to his tally. It was a nice way to end our partnership as J is heading back to Malaysia soon. It will be hard to find someone to cache with that can fill his shoes.
I apologise to all the CO’s for using a generic log but after the 130+ caches for the day for me I’m too exhausted to even think of writing an individual log for each. Thanks to each and every one of you.
I apologise to all the CO’s for using a generic log but after the 130+ caches for the day for me I’m too exhausted to even think of writing an individual log for each. Thanks to each and every one of you.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this cache while on a "Sunbury Sunday" geocaching day!
Nice part of the world it is.
Nice part of the world it is.
Found by Roma and Max.
Another trip down memory lane and a reminder of many enjoyable geo caching times spent around this area when we took every opportunity to visit family who resided here then.
A truly magnificent bridge although it does have some challenges to that title within this part of Victoria as the particular construction material was readily available and a favourite of the times when these bridges were established.
Thank you once more Ian & Sandra for this reason to visit again.
Regards,
from Romax.
Another trip down memory lane and a reminder of many enjoyable geo caching times spent around this area when we took every opportunity to visit family who resided here then.
A truly magnificent bridge although it does have some challenges to that title within this part of Victoria as the particular construction material was readily available and a favourite of the times when these bridges were established.
Thank you once more Ian & Sandra for this reason to visit again.
Regards,
from Romax.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this one while waiting for my daughter to arrive from the up the bush. Nice bridge.
Rated: for Overall Experience
What a beautiful Bridge. I was lucky enough to see a train pass over on the way to Bendigo just after I had the photo taken. I was in the area Doing a multi cache which as it turns out had been archived back in February. That will teach me for not keeping my database up to date.
Anyway, love the bridge as well as the grounds of Rupertswood. Thanks to Team Ladava for the cache.
Anyway, love the bridge as well as the grounds of Rupertswood. Thanks to Team Ladava for the cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Happened to be on other side of bridge and took the pics, which might the different view. Looks even better close up.
1844. During a stroll in the Rupertswood surrounds, captured bearing a high speed V/Locity train some 151 years later. Cool eh! 
Great info re this lovely bridge Team Ladava.
Thx, Kenny
Great info re this lovely bridge Team Ladava.
Thx, Kenny
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found by The Empire + H @ 3:40pm
17th of 21 GCA/GC.com cache finds today! One minute you are walking through the small gap between two houses, then BAM! a cool as bridge! Thanks!
- M
17th of 21 GCA/GC.com cache finds today! One minute you are walking through the small gap between two houses, then BAM! a cool as bridge! Thanks!
- M
Rode under and around this area for 70km on a cyclogaine. How could I miss this opportunity to LOG a cache, also scored 20 points on my score card at this location. Bonus.
A wonderful old bridge. A new bridge will not be around as lond as this.
Thanks for cache C@W.
A wonderful old bridge. A new bridge will not be around as lond as this.
Thanks for cache C@W.
So many ibis! and geese... Superb bridge, thanks for bringing me back.
Rated: for Overall Experience
baby&Mrs gopher found the cache on the 19/07/10 at 0930 with the owners as we headed out to the city before leaving to go to Tasmainia.
Tnx Team Ladava
Tnx Team Ladava
Rated: for Overall Experience
What a lovely old bridge. Decided to grab this and one or two others after picking up my house keys (left in bogonghazy's car after our caching trip on Tuesday)
Rated: for Overall Experience
Only a short stroll from the nearby street and I was presented with the attached view of the bridge.
Rated: for Overall Experience
It was a pleasant cool night for a walk, so we decided to head out to Sunbury this evening to get this GCA virtual. We had picked up the old GC cache here previously, and remembered the walk around the lake, so we repeated that walk tonight, after parking on Racecourse Road. Yes, a truly awesome piece of stonemasonry. We continued around the lake on the other side of the bridge, and couldn't believe how many ibis were nesting on the islands. (What is the plural of "ibis", anyway?) Many thanks for keeping this location going, it's certainly worth a visit. Cheers!
Rated: for Overall Experience
I know this bridge very well having spent 15 years going over it on the train to work each day. We have also seen it close up while finding 2 caches close by and now as a virtual on GCA. We find it strange that so few geocachers hunt for GCA caches which is such a shame but it has lead us to reach a milestone on this cache, that is to be the first Victorian team to claim 100 GCA finds.
Thanks to all the people who have placed caches on GCA for us to find we have really enjoyed them and thanks to Team Ladava for a reason to revisit the grand old bridge.
Cheers Keith & Jill
Thanks to all the people who have placed caches on GCA for us to find we have really enjoyed them and thanks to Team Ladava for a reason to revisit the grand old bridge.
Cheers Keith & Jill
Found by caughtatwork at 10:43
Not many lovers of GCA caches I see, but nevertheless out today for some caching I thought I'd stop past this location where I'd been before to grab a happy snap before heading off to some moe caching.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks Team Lava for this cache today. A magnificent work it is.
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 1
Not many lovers of GCA caches I see, but nevertheless out today for some caching I thought I'd stop past this location where I'd been before to grab a happy snap before heading off to some moe caching.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks Team Lava for this cache today. A magnificent work it is.
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 1
Rated: for Overall Experience
I was on my way to work with a camera and my GPSr and just happened to be in the area of an old cache I had found once and wouldn't you know it, it just happend to be the same location as this cache!
So in celebration I took a photo.
TFTC.
The Riddeller
So in celebration I took a photo.
TFTC.
The Riddeller
Rated: for Overall Experience
Welcome to Team Ladava's first Virtual cache replacing the archived GC regular
