QE1033 - OSHD F53 1930 - Oregon - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Benchmark set by the Oregon State Highway Department in 1930. The benchmark is located in concrete headway directly across U.S. Hwy. 20 from the Chitwood Covered Bridge, about 5 miles west of Eddyville. The cap is marked F53 1930.
NGS PID QE1033 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION, A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. 25.2 KM (15.65 MI) EASTERLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 20 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH U.S. HIGHWAY 101 IN NEWPORT, IN THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE NORTHEAST HEADWALL OF A 4 BY 4 FOOT BOX CULVERT, 5.5 M (18.0 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE EXTENDED CENTER OF A CHITWOOD ROAD LEADING SOUTH THROUGH THE CHITWOOD COVERED BRIDGE, 4.9 M (16.1 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND 0.2 M (0.7 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE HEADWALL. THE MARK IS 0.3 M BELOW THE HIGHWAY.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: F53 Benchmark Agency: Oregon State Highway Div (OR) Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Lincoln USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Eddyville Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: QE1033 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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