S 45 (NHDPW&H, Bedford, NH)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NH2beers
N 42° 54.333 W 071° 34.200
19T E 290197 N 4753530
A NHDPW&H standard disk, located in Bedford, NH. The NHDOT ID# is 37-0260.
Waymark Code: WMDNHY
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 02/05/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This station, a New Hampshire Department of Public Works and Highways standard triangulation disk, is located in Bedford, NH. It is set in a granite post at the south side of NH State Route 101, a/k/a the Horace Greeley Highway. This mark is just east of the Bedford/Amherst town line. The NHDOT datasheet description is as follows:

THE STATION IS LOCATED IN BEDFORD.TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE AMHERST/BEDFORD TOWN LINE, GO NORTHEAST FOR 0.15 MI ON STATE ROUTE 101 TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT.THE STATION IS A STANDARD NHDPWH DISK STAMPED--S 45--, SET IN THE TOP OF A 4-FT LONG, 5-INCH SQUARE GRANITE MONUMENT 0.5 FT ABOVE THE GROUND, AND 2-FT BELOW THE ROAD. LOCATED 151 FT SOUTHWEST FROM A DRILL HOLE IN THE CENTER OF A STONE AND CONCRETE HEADWALL OVER PULPIT BROOK, 45.5 FT SOUTHWEST FROM THE SOUTHWEST ENDPOST OF A POST AND CABLE GUARDRAIL, 38.0 FT SOUTHEAST FROM CENTER OF THE ROAD, 27.0 FT NORTHEAST FROM POWER POLE PSNH/231/NETT/44.

The full NHDOT datasheet is accessible at the link below.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: S 45

Benchmark Agency: Not listed

Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk

County: Hillsborough

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Pinardville

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

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