A-236 (40C014) (TO0782 ) - Pend d'Oreille Bridge - Waneta, BC
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N 49° 00.185 W 117° 37.111
11U E 454763 N 5427982
On the Highway Bridge over the Pend d'Oreille River 1 mile north of the Canada-US border at Waneta, BC.
Waymark Code: WMFW5M
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 12/06/2012
Views: 3
This is easy to find as long as you're aware that the railroad bridge mentioned in the NRCAN description is now the road bridge. A new railway bridge was built in 1947, and the old one became the road bridge. Other than that, it's right where the description and the sketch indicate it should be.
NRCAN:
Unique Number : 40C014
Name : A236
Established by : United States Survey Agencies (National Geodetic Survey)
Province : BC
Prov. Identifier : None
NTS Map No : 082F04
STATION MARKER INFORMATION AND LOCATION
Marker Type : Others (Explained In Description)
Inspected in : 1940
Status : Good
Inspection Comments : None
WANETA
G.N.RY., DISC IN CONCRETE ABUTMENT, 244 M SOUTH OF RAILROAD STATION, IN SOUTH END OF RAILROAD TRESTLE, ON SOUTH SIDE OF PEND D'OREILLE RIVER, IN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF TRESTLE, 2.7 M EAST OF TRACK CENTRE, 1 M BELOW TRACK LEVEL. ESTABLISHED BY UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY.
USGS:
Pid Name Lat Lon Elev O o Hv
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TO0782 A 236 49 00 12. 117 37 04. 412. 1 OO
TO0782 A 236 49 00 12. 117 37 04. 412. 1 NN
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: A 236
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Waneta, BC, Canada
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Canadian topo maps - 082F04
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
NGS PID: TO0782
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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