H 251 (GB1346) - Burkesville, Cumberland County KY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Geologynut
N 36° 49.892 W 085° 29.529
16S E 634462 N 4077244
An easy to find USC&G benchmark on a bridge abutment on Glasgow Rd (Hwy 90) NW of Burkesville KY. I parked across the street at a large parking lot.
Waymark Code: WM17VMC
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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An easy to find USC&G benchmark on a bridge abutment on Glasgow Rd (Hwy 90) NW of Burkesville KY. I parked across the street at a large parking lot.

NGS description below:

Documented History (by the NGS)

1951 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

ABOUT 0.5 MILE EAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 90 FROM THE SCHOOL AT MARROWBONE, IN THE TOP OF THE NORTHEAST END OF THE SOUTHEAST ABUTMENT OF A CONCRETE BRIDGE OVER CASEY FORK CREEK, 15 FEET NORTHEAST OF CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY, 50 FEET NORTHWEST OF CENTER LINE OF A GRAVEL ROAD NORTHEAST AND ABOUT LEVEL WITH HIGHWAY.

Designation:
H 251

Marker Type:
BENCH MARK DISK

Setting:
SET IN A MASSIVE STRUCTURE

Stability:
PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: H 251

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Cumberland County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Waterview

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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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

NGS PID: Not listed

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