Construction 129 Historical

Construction 129 Historical (HM1XV2)

Location: Sausalito, CA 94965 Marin County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 49.673', W 122° 29.926'

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Despite its imposing appearance, Construction 129 was never used - or even completed. It was to have been armed with 2 guns having massive, 16" diameter barrels. Each weapon weighed almost 1,000,000 pounds and could accurately fire a 2,100 pound shell a distance of 27 miles. This fortification was to have been the highest artillery battery in the Bay Area. However, all work on it was stopped in the mid-1940's, shortly after its guns arrived for mounting. The army had found that weapons like those at Construction 129 and similar batteries wouldn't be effective against attack by enemy planes. As a result, the fortification was abandoned.
Its title, "Construction 129", was only a project number — the battery had never officially been named or manned.
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HM NumberHM1XV2
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Date Added Friday, April 14th, 2017 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 544109 N 4186836
Decimal Degrees37.82788333, -122.49876667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 49.673', W 122° 29.926'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 49' 40.38" N, 122° 29' 55.56" W
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Area Code(s)415
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Conzelman Rd, Sausalito CA 94965, US
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