S 196 (GB0905) - Scott County, TN - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

An easy to find USC&G Benchmark Disk in a bridge abutment just off Hwy 27 in Scott County. PLenty of parking a few feet from the bridge.

NGS description below:

Documented History (by the NGS)

1950 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

ABOUT 3.85 MILES SOUTH ALONG THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY FROM THE STATION AT ROBBINS, 0.1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE POST OFFICE AT GELNMARY, 189 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF A CROSSING OF THE RAILROAD AND A PAVED ROAD, 178 FEET WEST OF THE WEST RAIL OF THE WEST TRACK, SET IN THE TOP OF THE NORTH END OF THE EAST CONCRETE ABUTMENT OF A STEEL HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVER DAVIS CREEK, 14 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE PAVED ROAD, 196 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 27, 2.2 FEET NORTH OF THE EAST STEEL RAILING ON THE BRIDGE, ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE ROAD, AND ABOUT 4 FEET BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE TRACK.

Designation:
S 196

Marker Type:
BENCH MARK DISK

Setting:
SET IN A MASSIVE STRUCTURE

Stability:
PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: S 196 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Scott County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Robbins 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: GB0905 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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