DG4042: SHA 87 1998 (MDSHA, Berlin, MD) - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This station, a Maryland State Highway Administration standard disk, is located in Berlin, MD. It is set in a concrete post, is flush with the ground, and is at the southeast corner of the Berlin Intermediate School property:

THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF BERLIN, WORCESTER COUNTY
MARYLAND. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE U.S.HIGHWAY 113 BRIDGE OVER
U.S.HIGHWAY 50 IN BERLIN, PROCEED SOUTH ON U.S.HIGHWAY 113 FOR 0.9
MILES (1.4 KM) TO FRANKLIN AVENUE AND THE STATION ON THE RIGHT. IT IS
A STANDARD BRASS STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION SURVEY DISK SET IN THE
TOP OF A 10 INCH ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT, 43.3 FEET (13.2 M) WEST OF
THE CENTER OF THE SOUTH BOUND LANES OF THE HIGHWAY, 75.5 FEET (23.0 M)
NORTH OF THE CENTER OF FRANKLIN AVENUE, 32.5 FEET (9.9 M) SOUTH OF THE
SOUTH END OF A 42 INCH HIGH CHAIN LINE FENCE, 40.7 NORTH OF A METAL
LIGHT POLE NUMBER B-13, AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE BERLIN
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PROPERTY, SET FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND STAMPED
SHA 87 1998.

The mark may get covered over with grass and might be a bit tricky to locate, but the description is adequate. The end of the chain link fence is a good local.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: SHA 87 1998 Benchmark Agency: Maryland State Highway Administration (MD) Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type) County: Worcester USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Berlin 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: DG4042 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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