175 0380 (NHDOT, Goffstown, NH)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NH2beers
N 43° 01.096 W 071° 35.964
19T E 288184 N 4766122
A NHDOT standard disk, located in Goffstown, NH. The NHDOT ID# is 175-0380.
Waymark Code: WMEYWB
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 4

This station, a NHDOT standard survey disk, is located in Goffstown, NH. It is set in a granite slab that is part of a former railroad bridge that spanned the Piscataquog River. The bridge no longer exists, but the northwest abutment has been converted into a small park. The disk is easily accessible:

THE STATION IS LOCATED IN GOFFSTOWN.TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE ROUTES 13 AND 114 IN NORTH GOFFSTOWN, GO SOUTH FOR 0.15 MI (0.24 KM) ALONG ROUTE 114 TO DEPOT STREET ON THE RIGHT, MILL STREET, AND ABANDONNED RAILROAD BRIDGE AND THE STATION ON THE LEFT.THE STATION IS A STANDARD NHDOT DISK STAMPED--175 0380--, SET IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF AN ABANDONNED GRANITE-SLAB RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER THE PISCATAQUOG RIVER, LEVEL WITH THE ROAD. LOCATED 83.0 EAST FROM THE CENTER OF ROUTE 114, 45.0 FT (13.7 M) SOUTHEAST FROM THE CENTER OF MILL STREET, 30.7 FT (9.4 M) SOUTH FROM A GREEN FIRE DEPARTMENT FILL-UP PIPE, 6.5 FT (2.0 M) SOUTHEAST FROM THE END OF A BLACK METAL FENCE RAIL, 25.0 FT (7.6 M) SOUTHEAST FROM A BLACK LAMP POST, 0.8 FT (24.4 CM) SOUTHWEST FROM THE FACE OF RAIL.NOTE-THE ELEVATION HAS BEEN UPDATED FROM THE ORIGINAL 1992 DATA DUE TO REVERSED SIGNS.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 175 0380

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): NHDOT

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: Hillsborough

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Goffstown

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used

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Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

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