Benchmark "S 302" at Harpeth River bridge in Brentwood, TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member CuriousBM
N 36° 00.910 W 086° 47.938
16S E 518115 N 3985649
Benchmark "S 302" at Harpeth River bridge in Brentwood, TN
Waymark Code: WMP55W
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 0.25 KM (0.15 MI) WEST ALONG CHURCH STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE IN BRENTWOOD, THENCE 2.2 KM (1.4 MI) SOUTHWEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 31 TO THE MARK, SET IN TOP OF THE SOUTHEAST CONCRETE ABUTMENT OF THE BRIDGE OVER LITTLE HARPETH RIVER, 6.55 METERS (21.5 FT) SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 31 NORTHBOUND, 12.07 METERS (39.6 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHWEST END OF A METAL GUARD RAIL, 1.37 METERS (4.5 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHWEST END OF THE ABUTMENT, 0.18 METERS (0.6 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTHEAST EDGE OF THE ABUTMENT, AND 2.43 METERS (8.0 FT) SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTHWEST EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK. THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH HIGHWAY.

Note: there is a TNDOT disk (no station name & number) is approx. 2 feet northwest of this S 302 disk.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: S 302 1984

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Brentwood

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Oak Hill (1968)

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: GC1961

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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