N 252 (GB1536) - Cumberland County, KY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Geologynut
N 36° 48.465 W 085° 29.120
16S E 635112 N 4074615
A USC&G benchmark on a culvert headwall on Mud Camp Rd. (state hwy 100). Pull off right next to it.
Waymark Code: WM17VMK
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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A USC&G benchmark on a culvert headwall on Mud Camp Rd. (state hwy 100). Pull off right next to it.

NGS description below:

Documented History (by the NGS)

1951 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

ABOUT 2.05 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 691 FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 90 AT WATERVIEW, AT THE SOUTH END OF A CURVE WITH TANGENTS EXTENDING SOUTH AND NORTHEAST, IN THE TOP OF THE NORTH END OF THE WEST HEAD WALL OF A 4-FOOT CONCRETE CULVERT, 14 FEET WEST OF CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY AND ABOUT LEVEL WITH HIGHWAY.

Designation:
N 252

Marker Type:
BENCH MARK DISK

Setting:
CULVERT HEADWALL

Stability:
MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO SURFACE MOTION
Condition: Mark found in poor condition

Designation: N 252

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Cumberland County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Waterview

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: GB1536

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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