USCGS DW1288 ~ EHREN RM 2
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 33° 36.317 W 114° 31.956
11S E 728935 N 3721121
This USCGS Reference Mark is located at the west end of the sidewalk on the north side of the Interstate 10 bridge over the Colorado River and the California/Arizona border on the eastern edge of Blythe, California.
Waymark Code: WMHXGJ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981
3.4 KM (2.15 MI) EAST FROM BLYTHE.
3.4 KM (2.15 MI) EAST ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 95 IN BLYTHE, SET IN TOP OF THE NORTH END OF THE WEST ABUTMENT OF THE HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVER THE COLOADO RIVER, 159.7 METERS (524 FT) WEST OF THE TRIANGULATION STATION, 9.6 METERS (31.5 FT) EAST OF THE WEST END OF THE ABUTMENT, 0.7 METERS (2.3 FT) SOUTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF THE ABUTMENT, 0.35 METERS (1.2 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE BRIDGE SIDEWALK. THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH THE BRIDGE WALKWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: EHREN RM 2

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): None

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

Monumentation type (if other): None

County: Riverside

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Blythe (1975)

Special Category (if other): None

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: DW1288

Special category (optional): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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