CA/T 617 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
Located legislatively in Chinatown but perhaps spiritually in Roxbury, this mark is at the northeast corner of Herald Ave and Shawmut Ave near the bridge over the MassPike. As you start over the bridge on the sidewalk on the east side of Shawmut Ave, the mark will be embedded in the concrete sidewalk approximately 1.25 feet from a newly-paved, darker area that spans the Pike, as well as 2 feet or so from the corner of the metal panel with the "Danger! Live Wires Under Bridge!" sign on it.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: CA/T 617 Benchmark Agency: Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MA) Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type) County: Suffolk USGS Topographic Quadrangle Name: Boston South Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   3/18/2006 Shorelander visited it

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