BV1968 Collins, MS
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Commander X
N 31° 39.813 W 089° 34.851
16R E 255301 N 3506037
BV1968 Collins, MS
Waymark Code: WM9YKB
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 4

DESCRIBED BY MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1989 MARK IS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MI (3.2 KM) NORTH OF COLLINS, IN A CULVERT UNDER THE SOUTH BOUND LANE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 49 AND IS IN SECTION 14, T 8N, R 16W. TO REACH FROM THE U.S. HIGHWAY 84 BRIDGE OVER U.S. HIGHWAY 49 AT THE WEST EDGE OF COLLINS, GO NORTH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 49 FOR 2 MI (3.2 KM) TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT. MARK IS A MSHD DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE ON TOP CENTER OF THE NORTHEAST HEADWALL OF A 9 X 6 FOOT CONCRETE BOX CULVERT, 93 FT (28.3 M) SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE NORTH BOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 49, 33 FT (10.1 M) NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF THE SOUTH BOUND LANE AND IS ABOUT 1.5 FT (0.5 M) BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 49V259

Benchmark Agency: Miss. State Highway Dept. (MS)

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Collins, Covington County, MS

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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NGS PID: BV1968

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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