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HB0383 - M389 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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HB0383 - M389
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trailhound1
N 37° 03.737 W 088° 47.602
16S E 340556 N 4103286
HB0383 - M389 benchmark set in concrete guardrail of bridge on old US 60.
Waymark Code:
WMENG5
Location:
Kentucky, United States
Date Posted:
06/18/2012
Published By:
Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 3.6 MI SW FROM WEST PADUCAH. ABOUT 0.3 MILE WEST ALONG THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD FROM THE POST OFFICE AT WEST PADUCAH TO MAXON CROSSING, THENCE 1.1 MILES SOUTH ALONG THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD, THENCE 2.15 MILES WEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 60, SET IN THE TOP AND 1.7 FEET WEST OF THE EAST END OF THE SOUTH CONCRETE GUARD RAIL BASE OF THE MOST EASTERLY OF THREE HIGHWAY BRIDGES, 20 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 193 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 1490, AND ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
M389 1968
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County:
McCracken County, KY
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Heath
Find type:
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NGS PID:
HB0383
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