D 50 Reset (AD9238) McCreary County, KY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Team Geologynut
N 36° 39.462 W 084° 21.009
16S E 736850 N 4060172
An easy to find NGS Vertical Control Disk on a bridge abutment on what I think is Old Hwy 92. I parked at a pull off on the east side of the bridge and walked across since there was little if any traffic.
Waymark Code: WM18PXB
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 1

An easy to find NGS Vertical Control Disk on a bridge abutment on what I think is Old Hwy 92. I parked at a pull off on the east side of the bridge and walked across since there was little if any traffic.

NGS description below:

Documented History (by the NGS)

1996 by KYDT (MONUMENTED)

1.2 MILES (1.9 KM) EAST ALONG KY 92 FROM JUNCTION WITH US 27 JUST EAST OF PINE KNOT, IN TOP OF THE SOUTHWEST END OF NORTHWEST ABUTMENT OF A 233 FOOT (71.0 M) CONCRETE BRIDGE OVER MARSH CREEK, 18.7 FEET (5.7 M) SOUTHWEST OF CENTERLINE OF ROAD, 1.3 FEET (0.4 M) SOUTHWEST OF SOUTHWEST FACE OF BARRIER WALL OF BRIDGE, ABOUT 0.4 FEET (12.2 CM) ABOVE ROAD.

Designation:
D 50 Reset

Marker Type:
VERTICAL CONTROL DISK

Setting:
SET IN A BRIDGE ABUTMENT

Stability:
PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: D 50 Reset

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: McCreary County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Hollyhill

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: AD9238

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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