MAGS 4672
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N 42° 21.051 W 071° 06.739
19T E 326023 N 4690892
Massachusetts Geodetic Survey disk 4672, set in the top of a bridge over the Masspike.
Waymark Code: WM1D9Q
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2007
Views: 29
This mark is located on the north side of Commonwealth Avenue at the bridge over the Masspike. The mark has MHD point ID 14043, and its description reads:
"COMMONWEALTH AVENUE BRIDGE OVER RAILROAD AND MASS PIKE, SOUTHWEST OF BU BRIDGE , 2.0 FT NORTH OF ALUMINUM FENCE, 25 FT ABOVE THE RAILROAD, ABOUT 1 INCH BELOW SIDEWALK, DIAGONALLY ACROSS FROM 808 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, 13.9 FT FROM HYDRANT, 37.0 FT FROM MANHOLE."
This description still holds, although it should be noted that the mark is behind a chain-link fence.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: 4672
Benchmark Agency: Not listed
Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)
County: Suffolk
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Boston South
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used
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
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed
NGS PID: Not listed
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