Cook County Highway Dept. Benchmark - Thornton, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn
N 41° 33.398 W 087° 35.766
16T E 450291 N 4600723
Small disk in top of bridge on north side.
Waymark Code: WMD59E
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Located on Cottage Grove Avenue south of 183rd Street just outside of Sweet Woods Forest Preserves. Was walking over the bridge and noticed the disk. No specific numeric info is provided on it so perhaps it is not active.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: T___N.R.__E

Benchmark Agency: Not listed

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

County: Cook County

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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