DF9529 - 2X01 - West Allis, Wi
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member zombiehead
N 43° 00.611 W 088° 01.620
16T E 416304 N 4762456
DF9529 - 2X01 CONTROL STATION DISK - 92ND ST BRIDGE OVER UNION PACIFIC RAIL WAY. WEST ALLIS, WI
Waymark Code: WM5ZQ7
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
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DF9529 STATION DESCRIPTION
DF9529
DF9529'DESCRIBED BY WI DEPT OF TRANSP 2001 (DJH)
DF9529'THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE. OWNERSHIP--CITY OF
DF9529'MILWAUKEE. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE
DF9529'HIGHWAY 894 WITH STATE HIGHWAY 59 IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, GO EAST
DF9529'ON STATE HIGHWAY 59 FOR 0.7 KM TO 92ND STREET, TURN RIGHT AND GO
DF9529'SOUTH ON 92ND STREET FOR 0.5 KM TO WEST MITCHELL STREET ON THE LEFT,
DF9529'CONTINUE SOUTH ON 92ND STREET FOR 0.2 KM TO BRIDGE --B-40-562-89--
DF9529'OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE STATION ON THE LEFT. THE STATION IS
DF9529'A BRONZE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GEODETIC SURVEY
DF9529'CONTROL STATION DISK SET IN THE EAST END OF THE NORTH BRIDGE ABUTMENT
DF9529'AND ABOUT 1 M ABOVE THE STREET PAVEMENT. THE STATION IS 8.7 M
DF9529'SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF 92ND STREET, 43.3 M NORTHEAST OF
DF9529'METAL LIGHT POLE --N31900--, 10.0 M SOUTHWEST OF METAL POST FOR A
DF9529'--CAUTION CLUB ENTRANCE-- SIGN WITH FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT AND 4.1 M
DF9529'WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN MOST END OF A METAL RAIL ALONG THE
DF9529'SIDEWALK. ---NOTE---THIS STATION IS NOT SUITABLE FOR GPS
DF9529'OBSERVATIONS DUE TO TREES OVERHEAD.
DF9529
DF9529 STATION RECOVERY (2006)
DF9529
DF9529'RECOVERY NOTE BY WI DEPT OF TRANSP 2006 (DRB)
DF9529'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. ADD-- THE STATION IS SET IN THE TOP OF
DF9529'THE NORTH END OF THE WEST BRIDGE PARAPET, 43 CM NORTH OF THE NORTH END
DF9529'OF A WIRE CHAIN LINK FENCE, 17 CM SOUTH OF THE NORTH END OF THE
DF9529'PARAPET, AND 45 CM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF A WHITE PLASTIC WITNESS POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 2X01

Benchmark Agency: Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WI)

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): CONTROL STATION

County: CITY OF WEST ALLIS, COUNTY OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): WAUWATOSA (1994)

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

NGS PID: DF9529

Benchmark Agency (if other): 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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