Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel NO.2 1975 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The marker is a tidal bench mark installed by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service. Its description and that of others markers by this agency is given at the following internet link : (visit link)

For the present marker, the description is as follows :

PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: NO. 2 1975
DESIGNATION: 863 8863 TIDAL 2
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk
VM#: 1555
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS)
PID#: AJ4591
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete pier deck
The primary bench mark is a disk set on top of the reataining wall on the west side of the island, at the entrance to the fishing pier, 22.10 m (72.5 ft) WSW and across the drive/parking lot from the SW corner of the brick tunnel air exchange building, 3.38 m (11.1 ft) west of the SW end of a bridge description sign, and 2.47 m (8.1 ft) NNE of the NE corner of a restaurant.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: NO.2 1975 Benchmark Agency: National Ocean Survey Monumentation type: TIDAL STATION Disk County: County of Virginia Beach, Virginia USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): CAPE HENRY (1986) Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: AJ4591 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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