OA0244 - OSHD Q42, Oregon - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This benchmark is located on the north end of the old highway bridge across Hunter Creek. The cap is set in the curb of the bridge railing at the NW corner of the bridge. The cap was set by the Oregon State Highway Department in 1931 and was marked Q42.
NGS PID OA0244 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1982 2.2 MILES SOUTH ALONG THE OREGON COAST HWY. FROM THE POST OFFICE AT GOLD BEACH, 1.7 MILES SOUTH ALONG US 101 FROM THE CURRY COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT GOLD BEACH TO RD. TO HUNTER CREEK, THENCE 0.35 MILES EAST ALONG OLD HWY. TO BRIDGE OVER HUNTER CREEK, AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF BRIDGE, SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE CURB 7 FT. FROM END, OSHD STANDARD TABLET STAMPED ''Q 42 1931''.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: Q42 Benchmark Agency: State Highway Department (OR) Benchmark Agency (if other): State Highway Dept (OR) Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Curry USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Gold Beach 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: OA0244 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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