QD0771 - USCGS RM LOWER BRIDGE NO 2, Oregon
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N 44° 21.565 W 121° 17.726
10T E 635834 N 4913206
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey reference mark LOWER BRIDGE NO 2.
Waymark Code: WM5YZ1
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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This reference mark is located on Lower Bridge Road at Lower Bridge. The reference mark is located at the top of the cliff directly above the bridge to the SW. The reference mark was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1945 and was marked LOWER BRIDGE NO 2.
NGS PID QD0771 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1946 IN LOWER BRIDGE. ON WEST SIDE OF DESCHUTES RIVER, AT LOWER BRIDGE, SET ON TOP OF CLIFF DIRECTLY OVER ROAD LEADING TO BIG FALLS, ABOUT 100 FEET WEST OF GRANDVIEW ROAD, ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE RIVER, 31.8 FEET WEST OF STATION MARK, 100 PACES SOUTHWEST OF REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 (Y 419 (USGS)), 1 FOOT SOUTH OF EDGE OF CLIFF.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: LOWER BRIDGE NO 2

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Cline Falls

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: QD0771

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

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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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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