PTC 241.9 - York County, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 40° 12.605 W 076° 52.601
18T E 340294 N 4452763
PA Turnpike Commission disk located SE of the entrance ramp to the PA Turnpike from I-83 northbound.
Waymark Code: WMWK3
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
Views: 13

Station description by the PA Turnpike Commission when monumented in 2005 is as follows:

THE STATION IS LOCATED AT MILEPOST 241.9 ALONG THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE AT THE HARRISBURG WEST INTERCHANGE.

TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERCHANGE OF STATE ROUTE 114 AND INTERSTATE 83, TRAVEL NORTH ON INTERSTATE 83 FOR 0.25 MI (0.4 KM) TO EXIT NUMBER 39B, THE EXIT RAMP FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE EASTBOUND, AND THE STATION ON THE RIGHT.

DH7841'THE STATION IS A PTC DISK SET IN CONCRETE, FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. THE STATION IS LOCATED 4.7 FT (1.4 M) NORTH OF THE SOUTH R-O-W FENCE AND APPROXIMATELY 105 FT (32 M) EAST OF THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE R-O-W FENCE NORTH OF THE KEYSTONE INN. THE STATION IS APPROXIMATELY 80 FT (24 M) SOUTWESTERLY OF SERVICE POLE NO. 14.

The station is marked by an orange witness post which is just north of the described fence.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: PTC 241.9

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): PA Turnpike Commission

Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk

County: York County, PA

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Lemoyne

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

NGS PID: DH7841

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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