VZ-16 - Veazie, Maine - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

VZ-16 is a Maine Department of Transportation Horizontal Control Point located along State Street(U.S. Route 2) in Veazie, Maine. It was monumented in 1982. The Station is a standard traverse rod and once had an aluminum disk screwed to the top stamped "VZ-16 1982". It appears the disk has been broken off and is missing. This could be due to vandalism, a winter plow truck clearing the space around the hydrant or driveway, or due to another reason. At some point it appears the rod was protected by the installation of a small cast iron cover. The control point is located between a fire hydrant and utility pole in front of the business "Johnson Memorial Co". The utility pole is considered a witness post and has a sign indicating so, plus an aluminum nail driven in it for reference purposes. Please see that photos and the datasheet description.

From Maine DOT Survey Database (visit link)

"STATION NAME: VZ-16 To reach from the Fletcher Municipal Building on Main Street in Veazie, proceed Westerly along Main Street for 0.40 km (0.25 mi) to the junction of Main St. and Olive St., continue along Main St. for 0.56 km (0.35 mi) to the junction of U.S. Route 2 and Main Street, turn left and proceed Northerly along U.S. Route 2 for 0.64 km (0.40 mi) to the station on the left as described. The station is a standard traverse rod with an aluminum disk screwed to the top and stamped, ---VZ-16 1982---, driven flush with the ground surface between a utility pole and fire hydrant along the Northerly side of U.S. Route 2 near the Johnson Memorial Company in the town of Veazie. It is: 1.40 m (4.60 ft) East of an aluminum nail in Pole #8 0.79 m (2.58 ft) West of the letter "T" in Tenn. in the top of the flange of a fire hydrant 7.8 m (25.5 ft) North of the centerline of U.S. Route 2"

Condition: Mark found in poor condition Designation: VZ-16 1982 Benchmark Agency: other (not included below) Benchmark Agency (if other): Maine Department of Transportation Monumentation type: Control Monument, Survey Control, Control Survey County: Penobscot USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Veazie 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] 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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