NZ0508 - OSHD 'X 257' BM - Jackson County, OR
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N 42° 26.183 W 123° 04.714
10T E 493537 N 4698232
This NGS benchmark is located at a concrete bridge along Hwy 99 in Jackson County and near Gold Hill, OR.
Waymark Code: WMKTDK
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this Oregon State Highway Department benchmark from 1938 in good condition. This BM is monumented on the SW concrete sidewalk to a concrete bridge that spans Sardine Creek. The disk also contains the elevation stamping of '1052.1' along with the designation stamping of 'X 257'. My more accurate coordinates will place you very close to this mark.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1938 by ORDT (MONUMENTED)

01/01/1954 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 1.6 MI W FROM GOLD HILL. 1.6 MILES WEST ALONG THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY RAILROAD FROM THE STATION AT GOLD HILL, JUST SOUTH OF THE WEST END OF RAILROAD BRIDGE 458.66 OVER SARDINE CREEK, AT STATE HIGHWAY 234 CONCRETE BRIDGE 1-295.42 OVER SARDINE CREEK, IN THE TOP OF THE WEST END OF THE SOUTH CONCRETE WALK, 13.0 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 3.0 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH CONCRETE GUARD RAIL, AND ABOUT 1/2 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE HIGHWAY.

01/01/1987 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. A NEW TO REACH FOLLOWS. 2.4 KM (1.50 MI) WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD FROM THE JUNCTION OF FOURTH STREET IN GOLD HILL.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: X 257

Benchmark Agency: State Highway Department (OR)

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Jackson County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): GOLD HILL (1983)

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: NZ0508

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

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