Common Survey Symbols

A. Area Dr. Drive

Abut Abutment E. East
Ac. Acres (43,560 sq. ft., 10 E. or Esmt. or - - - Easement
sq. chains) --- E --- Electrical easement
Adj. Adjusted
E.I.P. Existing iron pipe
A.I. Area inlet
El. Or Elev. Elevation
Ang. Angle
E/O East of
Asph. Asphalt
E/P or Edge of Edge of Pavement
Av. Average Pavement
Ave. Avenue Ex. Existing
B/C Back of Curb F. Fill
B.C. Beginning of Curve F/C Face of Curb
B.F.P. Backflow Preventer F.E.S. Flared End Section
B.L. Building Line Fd. Found
Bldg. Building Line --x--x--x--x-- Fence
Blk. Block F.H. Fire Hydrant
Blvd. Boulevard F.I.P. Found Iron Pipe
C/A Controlled Access F.O. Fiber Optic Witness
C.B. Catch Basin Marker
F.P. Fire plug
C.C. Control corner
F.P.V. Fire Protection Valve
Cem. Cement
Ft. Foot or Feet
C&G Curb & Gutter
G. Gutter
Ch. Chain (66 ft, 100 links, 4
rods or poles) --- G ----- Gas line
Chan. Channel Galv. Galvanized
CH. Or Chd. Chord G.M. Gas Meter
C.I. Curb Inlet G.P. Guard Post
C/L or ---- C/L ---- Center Line Gr. Grade
C.M. Concrete Monument Grvl. Gravel
C.M.P. Corrugated Metal Pipe G.V. Gas Valve
C.O. Cleanout HC Handicap
Co. County Hor. Horizontal
Conc. Concrete Ht. Height
Const. Construction H.W. High Water
Cor. Corner H.W.M. High Water Mark
C.P. Concrete Pad Hy. Highway
Ct. Cout In. Inch
Ctr. Center Line Inters. Intersection
Cu. Cubic I.P. Iron Pipe
Culv. Culvert I.P.F. Iron Pipe Found
D.B. Deed Book I.P.S. Iron Pipe Set
Deg. Degree J.B. Junction box
Descp. Description L. Length of arc
D.I. Drop Inlet Lat. Latitude
Dia. Diameter Lks. Links (1/100th chain)
Dist. District or Distance Loc. Locate or Location
----- D ----- Drainage line Long. Longitude
D.M.U.E. Drainage maintenance L.P. Light Pole
and utility easement L.S. Land Surveyor

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Lt. Left Rt. Right
L.W. Low Water R/W Right-of-way
M. Meter Ry. Railway
M.B. Map Book S. South or Sewer
M.B.L. Minimum Building Line --- S --- Sewer line
Meas. Measure San. Sanitary
Mer. Meridian S.D. Storm drain
M.H. Manhole S.D.M.H. Storm drain manhole
MHWM Mean High Water Mark S.E. Southeast
Mi. Mile (5,280 ft. 1,760 yds.) S.F.R. Single Family Residential
Mid. Middle or Midway S/O South of
Min. Minimum or Minute Spk. Spike
mm. Millimeter Sq. Square
Mon. Monument Sq.Ft. Square foot or feet
N. North Sq. Mi. Square Mile (640 acres)
N.E. Northesat S.S. or ----- SS ----- Sanitary Sewer Lines
N.G.S. National Geodetic Survey S.S.M.H. Sanitary Sewer Manhole
N.I.P. New Iron Pipe St. Street
No. Number Stk. Stake
N/O North of S.W. Southwest
NTS Not to scale ----- T ----- Telephone line
N.W. Northwest Tel. Telephone (pole)
----- OE ----- Overhead Electrical Line TF Transformer
----- OT ----- Overhead Telephone Line T.P. Transformer Pad
----- P ----- Overhead power line T.P. Telephone Pedestal
Par. Parallel Tr. Tract
Pav. Paved, paving or Twp. Township
pavement ----- U ----- Utility lines
P.B. Phone box
----- UE ----- Underground Electrical
P.B. Plat Book Lines
P.C. Point of Curve or U.E. Utility easement
Curvature U.G. Underground
Pg. Page
UGMRK Underground Gas Marker
P. I. Point of Intersection
U.S.C.E. United States Corps of
P.K. P.K. Nail Set Engineers
P.L. or PL Property Line U.S.C.&G.S. United States Coast &
Geodetic Survey
Pla. Place
U.S.G.S. United States Geological
P.O.B. Point of Beginning Survey
Po. Pole or rod (16.5 ft) ----- UT ----- Underground Telephone
Line
P.P. Power pole W. West
Pt. Point W.L. or ---W----- Water Line
Pvmt. Pavement W.M. Water meter
R. Radius W.V. Water valve
R.C.P. Reinforced Concrete Pipe W/O West of
Rd. Road Yd. Yard (3 ft., 36 inches)
R.L.S. Registered Land Surveyor
Rod Rod or pole (16.5 ft)
Rdy. Roadway
Res. Reservoir
Ret.Wall Retaining Wall
Rood Rood (1/4 acre)
R.R. Railroad or railroad spike

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