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
Google Map

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.