GPS 5 (AI8159) - Plymouth Meeting, PA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Disk can be accessed from the small parking area just before reaching the right (northwesternmost) toll lane. (not advisable during heavy traffic!) - note: disk is unstamped.

Details from NGS datasheet is as follows:


1/1/1998 by CZOP (MONUMENTED)


DESCRIBED BY CZOP/SPECTER INC. 1998 (DD) THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PENNSYLVANNIA JUST WEST THE INTERSECTION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE AND HIGHWAY 476. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF GERMANTOWN PIKE (SR 3053) AND PLYMOUTH ROAD (SR 3007), GO SOUTHEAST ALONG GERMANTOWN PIKE FOR 0.38 KM (0.25 MI) TURN RIGHT ONTO THE TURNPIKE SERVICE ROAD REVERSING DIRECTION AND TRAVELING NORTHWEST PASS BENEATH THE ROUTE 476 OVERPASS, AND CONTINUE WEST AND NORTHWEST ON THE SERVICE ROAD 0.3 KM (0.20 MI) TO A PARKING AREA ON THE LEFT AT THE MID-COUNTY TOLL PLAZA, TURN LEFT TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PARKING AREA AND THE STATION. THE STATION IS 2.7 M (8.9 FT) NORTHEASTERLY FROM THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT OF THE PARKING AREA, AND 13.7 M (44.9 FT) NORTH OF THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT OF THE I-476 SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC LANES. THE MARK IS A PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISION BRASS DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE MONUMENT, SET FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 13.78 M (45.2 FT) NORTHWESTERLY FROM A 5/8 INCH IRON PIN, AND 7.43 M (24.4 FT) SOUTHWEST OF A 5/8 INCH IRON PIN, AND 9.0 M (29.5 FT) SOUTH FROM DRILL HOLE IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF AN ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER PAD. THE STATION IS INTERVISIBLE WITH STATION GPS 6 LOCATED TO THE EAST.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: - blank - Benchmark Agency: Not listed Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk County: Montgomery County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Norristown - PA 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: AI8159 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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