455-71 - North Kawartha, ON
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Bon Echo
N 44° 38.454 W 078° 08.151
17T E 727146 N 4947050
Benchmark disk near a roadside rest area
Waymark Code: WM162C3
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/19/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member South Surrey Scavengers
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A first-order vertical control Benchmark disk on the Highway 28 bridge over Eel's creek. The station is conveniently located at a roadside rest area.

The Station is listed in the COSINE (Ontario) database as Station 00819718455. Presumably monumented in 1971 by the Ontario Ministry of Highways.

Location Description (from the COSINE report)

455-71: CONCRETE BRIDGE CARRYING HWY 28 OVER EEL'S CREEK, 2.8 KM NORTH OF TIMBER BRIDGE CARRYING HWY 28 OVER EEL'S CREEK AT HAULTAIN, 2.7 KM NORTH OF HAULTAIN RD AND IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF EEL'S CREEK PARK. TABLET IS SET HORIZONTALLY IN EAST FACE OF NORT HABUTMENT, 1.34 M SOUTH OF N.E. CORNER, 24 CM BELOW COPING AND 6.0 M EAST OF CENTERLINE OF HWY 28.

A full copy of the COSINE report is included in the photo gallery.
Unique Designation: 455-71

Marker Type: Benchmark Disk

Condition: Good

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