Description of Location

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 ABOUT 0.65 MILE SOUTH ALONG THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD FROM THE MARKET STREET OVERPASS AT AKRON, SET VERTICALLY IN THE SOUTHEAST CONCRETE FACE AND NEAR THE NORTHEAST END OF THE NORTHWEST CONCRETE PIER OF THE NORTH EXPRESSWAY OVERPASS OVER THE RAILROAD, ABOUT 217 YARDS SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF 2 ND AVENUE, 15.3 FEET WEST OF THE WEST RAIL OF THE MAIN TRACK, 3.9 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE NORTHEAST END OF THE PIER AND 3 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE GROUND AND TRACK. RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1983 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. IN EAST AKRON, AT THE INTERSTATE 76 HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVER THE CONRAIL RAILROAD, SET VERTICALLY IN THE EAST FACE AND NEAR THE NORTH END OF THE WEST ABUTMENT OF THE BRIDGE, 25.90 METERS (85.0 FT) SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF 3RD AVENUE, 4.87 METERS (16.0 FT) SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST RAIL OF THE TRACKS, 1.12 METERS (3.7 FT) SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE WEST ABUTMENT OF THE BRIDGE. THE STATION IS 0.91 METERS ABOVE THE HEIGHT OF TRACKS .