Benchmark: AA3703 " MURPHY "
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JacobBarlow
N 40° 26.084 W 111° 55.813
12T E 421102 N 4476425
Near Military Camp Willaims and the County line, very easy to find.
Waymark Code: WM2HEK
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2007
Views: 37
DESCRIBED BY SALT LAKE COUNTY UTAH 1993 (CL) STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 37 KM (23.00 MI) SOUTH OF SLAT LAKE CITY, 3.2 KM (2.00 MI) WEST OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 15, IN BLUFFDALE, ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 68, ALONGSIDE THE STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE, AND 38.4 M (126.0 FT) NORTH OF THE SALT LAKE COUNTY AND UTAH COUNTY BOUNDARY MARKER (0.9M HIGH SANDSTONE). OWNERSHIP--STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. TO REACH FROM THE UNDERPASS AT THE JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 15 AND STATE HIGHWAY 71 (EXIT 294) BETWEEN RIVERTON AND DRAPER, GO WEST ON HIGHWAY 71 (12300 SOUTH) FOR 1.1 KM (0.70 MI) TO A RAILROAD CROSSING, CONTINUE 0.5 KM (0.30 MI) TO ROAD INTERSECT (700 WEST). CONTINUE SOUTH-WESTERLY DOWN THROUGH THE JORDAN RIVER BOTTOM FOR 1.8 KM (1.10 MI) TO A CROSSROAD (1300 WEST). CONTINUE WEST ON HIGHWAY 71 FOR 0.80 KM (0.50 MI) TO THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 68 (1700 WEST). TURN LEFT, SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 68 AND GO 3.9 KM (2.40 MI) TO JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 140. CONTINUE SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 68 FOR 6.4 KM (3.95 MI) TO THE STATION, ON WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 68, AND ALONGSIDE STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE. STATION MARK IS A TRIANGULAR-SHAPED COUNTY DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 30 CM ROUND CONCRETE POST RECESSED 15 CM BELOW GROUND, INSIDE A CAST IRON RING AND LID SET IN A 1.2 M (3.9 FT) SQUARE CONCRETE PAD FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. THE LETTERS "GPS HARN" ARE ETCHED IN THE TOP OF PAD. IT IS 39.9 M (130.9 FT) WEST OF AND 1.0 M (3.3 FT) HIGHER THAN THE ROAD CENTER, 46.4 M (152.2 FT) NORTH OF CENTER OF CAMP WILLIAMS FENCE GATE, 38.35 M (125.82 FT) NORTH OF SALT LAKE COUNTY AND UTAH COUNTY BOUNDARY LINE MONUMENT, AND 1.0 M (3.3 FT) EAST OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE. DESCRIBED BY J.W. PIERCE
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: MURPHY
Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other): Salt Lake County Utah
Monumentation type: Survey Mark
County: Salt Lake
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): JORDAN NARROWS (1993)
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: AA3703
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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