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MX0949 - NGS 'A 497 RESET' BM - Weed, CA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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MX0949 - NGS 'A 497 RESET' BM - Weed, CA
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NW_history_buff
N 41° 25.475 W 122° 23.290
10T E 551124 N 4586072
This NGS benchmark is located on the NW concrete guardrail of a highway overpass over railroad tracks and along Hwy 97 in Weed, CA.
Waymark Code:
WMFY0V
Location:
California, United States
Date Posted:
12/15/2012
Published By:
Ernmark
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I located this NGS vertical control mark from 1980 in good condition. It's located just off Hwy 97 in the NW concrete guardrail of a highway overpass over railroad tracks. NGS datasheet description is adequate for station recovery.
NGS datasheet info:
01/01/1980 by CADT (MONUMENTED)
01/01/1988 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988 IN WEED. IN WEED, AT THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 97 AND THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, IN TOP OF AND 0.5 M (1.6 FT) SOUTH OF THE NORTH END OF THE WEST CONCRETE GUARDRAIL OF A HIGHWAY OVERPASS OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS, 21.0 M (68.9 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE NEAR RAIL, AND 8.0 M (26.2 FT) WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE MARK IS 0.9 M ABOVE THE HIGHWAY.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
A 497 RESET
Benchmark Agency:
National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
Vertical Control Mark
County:
Siskiyou County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Weed (1986)
Find type:
Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional):
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NGS PID:
MX0949
Local database's URL (optional):
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Benchmark Agency (if other):
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