US Coast & Geodetic Survey BM Q 102 - Veedersburg, IN - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Benchmark was found, in good condition, located at the south end of the west abutment, of a disused railroad bridge over South Sterling Avenue, in Veedersburg, Indiana, about 1/10th of a mile south of US136, about 4 feet above the ground.

South Sterling Avenue, is the former route of US41, before it was realigned, to bypass Veedersburg, when Interstate 74 was constructed, just north of Veederburg, on or about 1960. In 1946, when this BM was placed, US136, locally Second Street, used to be known as Indiana State Highway 34.

LB1776

Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1946 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1946 0.1 MI S FROM STERLING. ABOUT 0.1 MILE SOUTH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 41 FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 34 AT STERLING, AT THE PEORIA AND EASTERN RAILWAY OVERPASS OVER HIGHWAY 41, SET IN THE TOP OF THE SOUTH END OF THE WEST ABUTMENT OF THE RAILROAD BRIDGE, 36.5 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE RAILROAD TRACK, 15.8 FEET WEST OF AND ABOUT 4.5 FEET ABOVE THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND ABOUT 12 FEET BELOW THE TRACK. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED Q 102 1946. THIS MARK MAY BE REACHED FROM THE PEORIA AND EASTERN RAILWAY STATION AT VEEDERSBURG BY GOING 0.6 MILE EAST ALONG THE RAILWAY TO THE OVERPASS OVER HIGHWAY 41. THE MARK MAY ALSO BE REACHED FROM THE POST OFFICE AT VEEDERSBURG BY GOING 0.6 MILE EAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 34 TO THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 41 AT STERLING, THENCE ABOUT 0.1 MILE SOUTH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 41 TO THE RAILROAD AT STERLING, THENCE ABOUT 0.1 MILE SOUTH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 41 TO THE RAILROAD OVERPASS.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: Q 102 1946 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Veedersburg, Fountain County, Indiana USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Hillsboro 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: LB 1776 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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