QE1240 - OSHD RIVET 5 - Oregon - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This Oregon State Highway Dept. rivet was probably set about 1933 as a preliminary leveling point prior to setting the cap for QE1241. It is located at the southwest corner of the bridge.
NGS PID QE1240 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. 23.5 KM (14.60 MI) NORTHERLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 101 FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH STATE HIGHWAY 126 IN FLORENCE, IN THE SOUTHWEST ABUTMENT WALKWAY OF A HIGHWAY BRIDGE SPANNING CHINA CREEK, 5.1 M (16.7 FT) WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND 0.8 M (2.6 FT) NORTH OF THE SOUTH END OF THE WALKWAY. NOTE--THE BRIDGE ABUTMENT IS RESTING ON BEDROCK. THE MARK IS 0.2 M ABOVE THE HIGHWAY.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: RIVET 5 Benchmark Agency: Oregon State Highway Div (OR) Benchmark Agency (if other): NA Monumentation type: Rivet Monumentation type (if other): NA County: Lane USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Heceta Head Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): NA 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: QE1240 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

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