NGS VCDisk L 119 RESET 1999, Wyoming - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
NGS L 119 RESET, 1999, WY, is a National Geodetic Survey vertical control disk located at the east edge of Wheatland, WY. The station is mounted flush with the surface in the sidewalk near the northwest corner of the east-west Wyoming State Highway 316 (Antelope Gap Road) bridge over a north-south running canal. It is 24.0 feet north of the centerline or the road and about 10 feet southeast of a railroad crossing warning sign.
It was monumented by the Wyoming Department of Transportation in 1999 to replace bench mark disk L 119, 1956, PID = NQ0162, which was DESTROYED by construction. To reach from EXIT 78 off Interstate Highway 25 at Wheatland, go east on Mariposa Parkway for 100 yards to the intersection with 16th Street. Turn left and go north on 16th Street for 0.54 miles to the intersection with Gilchrist Street (Antelope Gap Road). Turn right and go east on Gilchrist Street / Antelope Gap Road for 0.71 miles to the bridge and the station on the left. This station is in the NGS database as PID = DG5895, but it is not in the Geocaching database. See ("http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=DG5895" target="_blank">visit link) .

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: L 119 RESET 1999 Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark County: Platte Co., WY USGS Topographic Quadrangle Name: WHEATLAND (WY) Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: DG5895 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.

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