OA0383 - USCGS TIDAL 2 RESET 1965 - Oregon
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N 43° 58.078 W 124° 06.417
10T E 411203 N 4868910
Benchmark on the U.S. Hwy. 101 Siuslaw River Bridge in Florence.
Waymark Code: WMRA7G
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2016
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 northeast corner of the bridge.
NGS PID OA0383 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1966 (HJS) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. IT IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SIUSLAW RIVER BRIDGE AT FLORENCE. THE STATION IS AN OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPT. DISK, STAMPED B.M. S 198 1936, SET FLUSH IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE EAST SIDEWALK OF THE BRIDGE. IT IS 20 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 1.5 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH END OF THE BRIDGE, AND 0.8 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A CONCRETE SPIRE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: TIDAL 2 RESET

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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: OA0383

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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