120IBWC AB1313 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981 1.7 KM (1.1 MI) WEST FROM MERCEDES. 1.7 KM (1.1 MI) WEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 83 BUSINESS FROM THE JUNCTION OF FARM ROAD 491 NORTH IN MERCEDES, AT THE WEST END OF A LARGE BRIDGE OVER THE NORTH FLOODWAY, AT A GATE BARRING ACCESS TO THE WEST LEVEE, SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE WATER CONTROL CISTERN, 41.1 METERS (135 FT) SOUTH OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTERLINE OF THE NEW EASTBOUND LANES OF THE HIGHWAY, 3.4 METERS (11.0 FT) EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE LEVEE ROAD, 11.2 METERS (37.0 FT) NORTH OF THE EAST END OF THE GATE, 53.6 METERS (176.0 FT) SOUTH OF BENCH MARK W 1421 1981. THE MARK IS 0.45 M BELOW LEVEE ROAD.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: 120 Benchmark Agency: Not listed Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Hidalgo USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mercedes 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: AB1313 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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