City of Toronto 191112 - Etobicoke, ON
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Bon Echo
N 43° 35.341 W 079° 32.769
17T E 617362 N 4827254
On bridge over Etobicoke creek
Waymark Code: WM15W27
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/06/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member South Surrey Scavengers
Views: 2

A City of Toronto benchmark disk mounted on the Lakeshore Rd bridge over Etobicoke Creek. The disk is on the east-facing end of the concrete guardrail, on the south side of the street. Disk is stamped:
Toronto Benchmark
12020
191112

A search of the Ontario (COSINE) database returns multiple stations that by description match the location of this disk, but do not match up in terms of the station numbers / disk markings. Those reports are summarized below.

Station 0011960UT213
AKA Names:00160UT213, 60UT213, T213
Description: Township: City of Toronto HIGHWAY NO. 2 BRIDGE OVER ETOBICOKE RIVER; TABLET IN CENTRE OF EASTERLY FACE (END) OF CONCRETE GUARD RAIL POST ON SOUTHERLY SIDE AND AT EASTERLY END OF BRIDGE 0.15M ABOVE CONCRETE SIDEWALK. Toronto: last inspected: 2010/02/10

Station 0011986U3009
AKA Names:00186U3009, 86U3009, E 1200
Description: Township: ETOBICOKE HIGHWAY NO. 2 (LAKESHORE DRIVE) BRIDGE OVER ETOBICOKE CREEK, 0.6 KM WEST OF JUNCTION WITH HIGHWAY NO. 27 (BROWNS LINE), TABLET IN EAST FACE OF CONCRETE END WALL FOR GUARDRAIL AT SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BRIDGE, 39 CM ABOVE SIDEWALK, 11 CM SOUTH OF NORTH EDGE OF WALL. ESTABLISHED BY MUNICIPALITY OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO.
GSC; last inspected: 1986

Station 12519671200
AKA Names:E1200
Description: Township: City of Toronto HWY #2 BRIDGE OVER ETOBICOKE CREEK, BM ON EAST FACE SE BRIDGE ABUTMENT, 0.15M AGL. Toronto: last inspected: 2010/02/10


And from the NRCan Passive Control Network database:

Name: TT-110
Unique Number: 65U554
Location: Limehouse highway no. 2 bridge over etobicoke creek, tablet in northwest face of south abutment on northwest side of road, 1.00 m from south end, 46 cm below sidewalk level. Established by township of toronto.
Established By: Municipality of metropolitan toronto (central mapping agency
Inspected In: 1965
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Name: T213
Unique Number: 60UT213
location: Etobicoke highway no. 2 bridge, over etobicoke creek, tablet in centre of northeast end of concrete guardrail post on southeast side, at northeast end of bridge, at road level.
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Established By: Miscellaneous regional and mun. gov't agencies
Inspected In: 1960
Unique Designation: 191112

Marker Type: Benchmark Disk

Condition: Good

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