U 25 - Spokane, WA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 47° 39.546 W 117° 23.240
11T E 470916 N 5278485
This is one of several BMs which are monumented on railway overpasses in the Spokane area, this one at North Helena Street.
Waymark Code: WMTEGH
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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With a climb up the grade to the overpass, this is easy to spot, monumented in the top of the southwest abutment of the overpass carrying the Burlington Northern tracks over Helena Street.

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1933
IN SPOKANE.
AT SPOKANE. ABOUT 1.4 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY STATION, ABOUT 0.4 MILE WEST OF THE JUNCTION TOWER OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY AND THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD, ABOUT 1/4 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE SPERRY FLOUR MILLS, 75 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE BUILDING OF THE SPOKANE POULTRY FARMERS ASSOCIATION, IN THE TOP OF THE SOUTHWEST ABUTMENT OF THE A CONCRETE RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER HELENA STREET, AND 6 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RAIL. A STANDARD DISK. STAMPED U-25 1931.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: U 25

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Spokane

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): SPOKANE NW

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: SV0754

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (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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