Florida D.O.T. BM #860138 B - Davie, Florida
N 26° 03.855 W 080° 15.793
17R E 573696 N 2883007
This is the "cheap" version of the Florida D.O.T. series. The Benchmark is a flat metal disk, like a giant washer, set into a dollop of concrete putty in the sidewalk ass opposed to the more traditional convex, thick disks.
Waymark Code: WM6ZZD
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/11/2009
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This is 1 of 12 benchmarks on Griffin Rd., all collinear, on a due east course & on a direct route to Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l Airport. Most of them are FL D.O.T., but a few are from local municipalities & utility services, all in 6.47 miles.
What do you do when you have a 3 hour, 7 mile walk to the airport in the middle of the night from 11:30 PM to 2:30 AM? Why look for and collect benchmarks of course, and what a collection I found! I hit the mother load. It seemed every 1/2 mile or so I struck paydirt. Most of the benchmarks, including this one, in this series are along the sidewalk, on the west bound (south side) side of this road which leads to the airport. There were a few along some various small bridges, and one or two in the curb.