NJTPA, New Jersey
Posted by: seventhings
N 40° 33.257 W 074° 16.232
18T E 561760 N 4489535
NJTPA, NJ, is a survey disk located in the sidewalk at the Woodbridge Ave overpass of the NJ Turnpike in Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Waymark Code: WM849
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2006
Views: 40
NJTPA, NJ, is a two-inch survey disk set flush in the surface of the sidewalk that runs along the north side of Woodbridge Ave (County Route 652) on the western slope of the overpass of the New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ. The disk 40.85 feet west of the western-most expansion joint on the overpass bridge, 34.9 feet east of the east edge of a storm drain, 30.5 feet east of wood utility pole 8746U 12706WB, 26.25 feet north of the centerline of Woodbridge Avenue, 20.75 feet west of the west end of the balustrade wall and chain-link fence that runs along the north side of the bridge, 6.0 feet north of the south edge of the curb, and at the north edge of the sidewalk under a metal guardrail. The disk was monumented by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, date unknown, and the disk is not in National Geodetic Survey database. It is unstamped except for the characters NJTPA. To reach from the intersection of Main Street (County Road 514, aka Woodbridge Ave in the town of Edison two miles to the southwest) and Amboy Avenue (State Route 35) in downtown Woodbridge, go east-northeast for about 0.37 miles to the T-intersection with Berry Street. Turn right and go southeast on Berry Street for about 0.1 miles to the intersection with Woodbridge Ave leading east. Turn left and go east on Woodbridge Ave for about 0.15 miles to a spur road at the west end of the bridge and on the south side of Woodbridge Ave. Park on the spur road and pack north across Woodbridge Ave and east for about 0.13 miles to pole 8746U 12706WB and the disk in the north edge of the sidewalk 30 feet beyond the pole. Recovery of this station was first logged at the Geocaching datasheet for station G38, PID = KV0200.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: NONE - NJTPA
Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other): New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)
Monumentation type (if other): Disk
County: Middlesex County, NJ
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Perth Amboy, NJ
Special Category (if other): None
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: None
Special category (optional): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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