- Did you check out Fort Massac? It is a completely reconstructed Civil War Fort. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bridget Griffin" <bridget@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:14 PM Subject: [GeoStL] Metropolis, IL > - > We went to Metropolis on Thursday and did the whole Superman thing. Took > pictures, visited the gift shop (where we got some round Superman tuits to > leave in caches, they are cool), saw The Planet. Cool place for a multi. > > Bridget > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg & Bobbi Crouch" <mocrouchs@xxxxxxx> > To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:05 PM > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: *GLN Whitehaven > > > > - > > We have relatives that live over in Metropolis IL and since we live near > the > > Irvin Cobb Bridge( AKA Brookport Bridge by the locals) I always take it > > since it's faster than taking I-24 and my wife is always petrified until > we > > get over it. For those of you who don't understand why this bridge is so > > scary, It is an al steel bridge with a steel grate road, the grate has > holes > > large enough to drop a coke can through, aboout 1 mile long and just > barely > > wide enough for 2 semi's to pass. The steel grate grabs and pulls your > > vehicle all over the place. The KY end is up hill while on the grate and > the > > IL end has a sharp turn just as you are about to come off it. You should > try > > riding a 10 speed over it. I don't know what I was thinking but I did 3 > > times when I was a teen-ager. Rode over the I-24 bridge twice. At least > you > > didn't cross it at rush hour. B7y the way you passed within 4 blocks of my > > house. > > > > King HereFishyFishy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bridget Griffin" <bridget@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 9:31 PM > > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: *GLN Whitehaven > > > > > > > - > > > We came through last night at dusk. Went over that AWFUL bridge!!! Did > > > your cache on the side, haven't logged yet, maybe Brawny Bear has > already. > > > We did stop and grabbed a to go bite from McDonalds on 62 in town. We > did > > a > > > couple other caches in town on Thursday when we were going down to TN. > > > That BRIDGE!!!! Can't get over that one. > > > > > > Bridge t > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Greg & Bobbi Crouch" <mocrouchs@xxxxxxx> > > > To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 10:29 PM > > > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: *GLN Whitehaven > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > Forgot to sign it...... 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