QE2527 - NEWPORT CENTER OF BRIDGE LIGHT - Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 37.369 W 124° 03.428
10T E 416136 N 4941595
Light at top of the Yaquina Bay Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMR7GQ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey first observed this light in 1950. The light is located at the top of the Yaquina Bay Bridge.
NGS PID QE2527 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1950 (ANS) THIS STATION IS A FLASHING RED LIGHT ATOP THE CENTER OF THE ARCH OF THE STEEL TRUSS BRIDGE OVER YAQUINA RIVER AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF NEWPORT. INTERSECTED FROM TRIANGULATION STATIONS LIFE 1908, YAQUINA LIGHTHOUSE 1908 (OLD) AND PORT 1927 (NYE 1914)
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: NEWPORT CENTER OF BRIDGE LIGHT

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Light

County: Lincoln

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Newport South

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: QE2527

Benchmark Agency (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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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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