QE1264 - OSHD H79 1933 - Oregon
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N 44° 15.940 W 124° 06.407
10T E 411661 N 4901976
Benchmark on the Cummins Creek bridge along U.S. Hwy. 101.
Waymark Code: WMR9NF
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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This Oregon State Highway Dept. benchmark was set in 1933. It is located at the northeast corner of the bridge.
NGS PID QE1264 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. 20.3 KM (12.60 MI) SOUTHERLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 101 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH STATE HIGHWAY 34 IN WALDPORT, IN THE NORTH END OF THE EAST WALKWAY OF A HIGHWAY BRIDGE SPANNING CUMMINGS CREEK, 5.0 M (16.4 FT) EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND 0.25 M (0.8 FT) SOUTH OF THE NORTH END OF THE WALKWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: H79

Benchmark Agency: Oregon State Highway Div (OR)

Benchmark Agency (if other): NA

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

Monumentation type (if other): NA

County: Lane

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Yachats

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): NA

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: QE1264

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

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