OA1090 - USE WALK 1956 - Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 43° 57.932 W 124° 06.514
10T E 411069 N 4868641
Control point on the U.S. Hwy. 101 Siuslaw River Bridge in Florence.
Waymark Code: WMRA25
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This control point was set in 1956 by the U.S. Engineers. The point is a surveyor tack in a lead plug set flush in the west sidewalk, 2.5 feet north of the concrete spire at the north end of the northwest arch of the bridge.
NGS PID OA1090 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY US ENGINEERS 1956 (LSB) THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SIUSLAW RIVER BRIDGE IN FLORENCE. THE STATION MARK IS A SURVEYORS TACK SET IN A LEAD PLUG WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE WEST SIDEWALK OF THE BRIDGE. IT IS 482 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH END OF THE BRIDGE, 15 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 101, 2.5 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF THE CONCRETE SPIRE WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE NORTH END OF THE NORTHWEST ARCH OF THE BRIDGE, AND 1.8 FEET WEST OF THE EAST EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: WALK

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Engineer Department

Benchmark Agency (if other): NA

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Tack in lead plug

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: OA1090

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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