LX0674: U 15 1935 (USC&GS/NGS, New Milford, CT)
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N 41° 35.616 W 073° 26.975
18T E 629217 N 4605816
A USC&GS standard bench mark disk, located in New Milford, CT.
The NGS PID# is LX0674.
Waymark Code: WMN60A
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2015
Views: 1
This station is a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey standard bench mark disk, located in New Milford, CT. It is located at the historic Boardman's Bridge, which spans the Housatonic River, situated between U.S. Route 7 and the Housatonic Railroad tracks. The mark is set in the northeast wingwall of the bridge:
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 2.5 MI NW FROM NEW MILFORD. 2.5 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD FROM THE STATION AT NEW MILFORD, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, AT BOARDMANS BRIDGE, AT 100-FOOT STEEL HIGHWAY BRIDGE NO. 46.56 OVER HOUSATONIC RIVER, IN THE NORTHEAST END OF THE NORTHEAST WINGWALL, 27 FEET WEST OF THE WEST RAIL, AND 2-1/2 FEET LOWER THAN THE RAIL. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED U 15 1935.
You can also approach this station from New Milford center by way of U.S. Route 7 along the west side of the river traveling north, or Boardman Road along the east side of the river, traveling north. The iron bridge is closed to traffic now, and has been bypassed by a modern concrete span to the immediate south of it. The mark is located exactly as described, in the north end of the northeast wingwall, and easily accessible. There is parking space available at both ends of the old bridge. Beware of the railroad, as it is active.
When recovering this mark, please consider logging it on both this site and the Geocaching site. Thank you.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: U 15 1935
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Litchfield
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): New Milford
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: LX0674
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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