QE1419 - USCGS REEF NO 1 - 1952 - Oregon
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N 44° 48.603 W 124° 03.713
10T E 416031 N 4962398
US Coast & Geodetic Survey reference mark REEF NO 1.
Waymark Code: WMHH2M
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This reference mark is located at the north end of the historic Depoe Bay Bridge on U.S. Hwy. 101 in Depoe Bay, Oregon. The cap is located in just beyond the top of the stairs on bridge’s east side. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1952 and was stamped REEF NO 1.
NGS PID QE1419 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987 20.8 KM (12.90 MI) NORTH FROM NEWPORT. 20.8 KM (12.90 MI) NORTHERLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 101 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH U.S. HIGHWAY 20 IN NEWPORT, IN THE CENTER OF THE NORTH END OF THE EAST SIDEWALK OF THE BRIDGE SPANNING DEPOE BAY INLET, 22.0 M (72.2 FT) EAST OF TRIANGULATION STATION REEF, 13.1 M (43.0 FT) EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND 0.8 M (2.6 FT) NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF A STAIRWAY. THE MARK IS 0.2 M ABOVE THE HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: REEF NO 1

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: Lincoln

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Depoe Bay

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: QE1419

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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