"Baseline Road" in The United States
Many communities in the United States have roads that run along survey baselines, many of which are named to reflect that fact. Some examples:
- In Little Rock, Arkansas, Baseline Road follows the baseline used by surveyors of the Louisiana Purchase.
- In Colorado, Baseline Road in Boulder marks the 40th parallel, or the western extension of the Kansas-Nebraska boundary, which is also the boundary between Adams and Weld counties.
- In Arizona, the baseline near the Phoenix metro area is marked by Baseline Road.
- In Southern California, from Highland to San Dimas, the baseline is marked by Baseline Road.
- In Michigan, the baseline for the Michigan Survey forms the boundary between the second and third tiers of counties and in many portions, discontinuous segments of road along the baseline are known as "Baseline Road." 8 Mile Road in the Detroit area runs along the Michigan Baseline and was formerly known as "Baseline Road."
- Baseline Road in Hillsboro, Oregon, generally follows the Willamette Baseline which intersects the Willamette Meridian at the Willamette Stone State Park.
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