OA0876 - OSHD 'S 635 1973' BM - Brookings, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 42° 03.282 W 124° 16.027
10T E 395149 N 4656625
This benchmark exists on the SE side of Dot Martin Bridge spanning the Chetco River in Brookings, OR
Waymark Code: WMF8KX
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I located this benchmark after finding it on a topography map and listed as BM 88. This reference disk is located on the SW side of Dot Martin Bridge that spans the Chetco River. This is a NGS benchmark.

The NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1973 by ORHD (MONUMENTED)

01/01/1988 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988 1.4 KM (0.85 MI) SOUTH FROM BROOKINGS. 1.4 KM (0.85 MI) SOUTHERLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 101 FROM THE POST OFFICE IN BROOKINGS, IN TOP OF AND 0.2 M (0.7 FT) WEST OF THE EAST END OF THE SOUTH ABUTMENT WALKWAY OF A HIGHWAY BRIDGE SPANNING THE CHETCO RIVER, AND 7.1 M (23.3 FT) SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE HIGHWAY. THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: S 635 1973

Benchmark Agency: Oregon State Highway Div (OR)

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: Curry County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Cape Ferrelo

Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map

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

NGS PID: OA0876

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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