San Antonio River Authority Survey Mark Station GPS 6 1989
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N 29° 25.874 W 098° 29.850
14R E 548739 N 3255868
This bench mark is found on the north end of the bridge where North Santa Rosa Street ends in a junction with Cameron Street at the San Pedro Creek Culture Park. This is where the San Pedro Creek blends in with the San Antonio River.
Waymark Code: WM190JN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The bridge over the San Pedro Creek essentially marks were the creek blends with the San Antonio River to flow through downtown San Antonio as the popular San Antonio Riverwalk. The bridge is where North Santa Rosa Street ends with its junction with Cameron Street. On the north side of this bridge, about 20 feet from a Texas historical marker titled "San Pedro Creek" (see: WMC54N), is where the bench mark is embedded horizontally into the concrete of the bridge.

The text on this bench mark reads as follows:
(wrapping around the circular edge of the marker)

San Antonio River Authority - Survey Marker -

In the center part of the disk the marking are:

Station GPS 6
(a triangle is stamped in the center)
Year 1989
Elev
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: GPS 6 1989

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): San Antonio River Authority

Monumentation type: Survey Mark

County: San Antonio, Texas

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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