OA0377 - OSHD SS198 1936 - Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 43° 57.737 W 124° 06.514
10T E 411065 N 4868280
Benchmark on the U.S. Hwy. 101 Siuslaw River Bridge in Florence.
Waymark Code: WMRA23
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This Oregon State Highway Dept. benchmark was set in 1936. It is located in the side walk at the southwest corner of the bridge.
NGS PID OA0377 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1941 IN GLENADA. SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OREGON COAST HIGHWAY (U.S. 101), BRIDGE OVER SIUSLAW RIVER, IN WALK.
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. A NEW TO REACH FOLLOWS. 1.5 KM (0.95 MI) SOUTHERLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 101 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH STATE HIGHWAY 126 IN FLORENCE. ADD--6.3 M (20.7 FT) WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND 0.55 M (1.8 FT) NORTH OF THE SOUTH END OF THE WALKWAY. THE MARK IS 0.25 M ABOVE HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: SS198

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): Florence

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: OA0377

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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