U 34
NGS PID: | LX0382 |
Coordinates: | N 41.300966° W 72.924084° |
Location: | Connecticut
New Haven County New Haven Quad |
Elevation: | 15.23 ft. |
Type: | Bench Mark Disk |
Setting: | Bridge Pier |
Monumented: | 1965 |
Monumented By: | NGS |
Status: | Recovered |
Condition: | Good as of November 11, 2023 |
- Official Description: NGS Datasheet
This was the second benchmark we found today in New Haven, and unfortunately it wasn’t in such a great location. This was another mark, like the one on the railroad station, that we could see from Google Street View, so at least I didn’t have to spend much time poking around looking for it. My first thought was that this area was a homeless encampment, but it may have just been a dumping spot for trash. In any case, I didn’t want to hang around there for too long, so I documented the mark and moved on. For being relatively exposed, the disk is in good condition. It has been used in the not-too-distant past, as evidenced by the “BM” painted on the concrete nearby.