20201570 Ver 1_Macon County - B343 - Archaeology_20201113

Project Tracking No. (Internal Use)
12-08-0047
NO PREHISTORIC OR HISTORIC PROPERTIES
PRESENT/AFFECTED FORM
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project No: Bridge 343 County: Macon
WBSNo: 14SP.20561.1 Document: Minimum Criteria Document
F.A. No: n/a Funding: ® State ❑ Federal
Federal(USAGE)Permit Required? ® Yes n No Permit Type: NWP3
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:Replace Bridge#343 over Thompsons Creek on SR1448(W. Old Murphy Rd)in Macon
County,North Carolina. The present bridge will be replaced with a new structure on the existing location.It is
anticipated that the proposed construction effort will utilize an off-site detour during construction activities
thereby minimizing the effects to the surrounding land surfaces. The construction footprint is unlikely to extend
beyond the existing ditch-lines. The archaeological Area of Potential Effects(APE)for the project measures 400ft in
length (200ft.from each bridge end-point)by 100ft. in width(50ft. laterally from each side of the SR1448 center-line).
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) reviewed the subject project and determined:
Historic Architecture/Landscapes
❑ There are no National Register-listed or Study Listed properties within the project's area of potential effects.
❑ There are no properties less than fifty years old which are considered to meet Criteria Consideration G within the
project's area of potential effects.
❑ There are no properties within the project's area of potential effects.
❑ There are properties over fifty years old within the area of potential effects,but they do not meet the criteria for
listing on the National Register.
❑ All properties greater than 50 years of age located in the APE have been considered and all compliance for historic
architecture with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and GS 121-12(a)has been completed for
this project.
❑. There are no historic properties present or affected by this project. (Attach any notes or documents as needed)
Archaeology
• There are no National Register-listed or Study Listed properties within the project's area of potential effects.
❑ No subsurface archaeological investigations are required for this project.
• Subsurface investigations did not reveal the presence of any archaeological resources.
❑ Subsurface investigations did not reveal the presence of any archaeological resources considered eligible for the
National Register.
❑ All identified Archaeological sites located within the APE have been considered and all compliance for
archaeological resources with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and GS 121-12(a)has been
completed for this project.
There are no historic properties present or affected by this project. (Attach any notes or documents as needed)
"No Historic Properties Present"form for Minor Transportation Projects as Oualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement.
NCDOT Archaeology&Historic Architecture Groups

SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW
Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions:
A map review and site file search conducted at the Office of State Archaeology on Tuesday,August 7,2012
determined that no previously recorded archaeological sites are located within the bounds of or directly
adjacent to the defined APE.A cultural resources survey for the proposed LBJ land exchange,Wayah Ranger
District,Nantahala National Forest(Snedeker 1986) located eight archaeological sites(31MA217-31MA224)
less than a mile to the southeast of Bridge 343.All but one of these sites consisted of low density,lithic surface
scatters marked by erosion.Only 31MA218 was recommended for additional work or avoidance based on
artifact density(n=771)and its potential to retain intact cultural features or deposits.Two additional sites
(31MA54&31MA127) recorded about a quarter mile north of the project area by UNC-Chapel Hill in the early
1960's and situated in the floodplain of Thompsons Creek remain unassessed,but according to the site forms,
both contained subsurface midden components.Based on this information,a moderate to high potential exists
for the documentation of prehistoric sites in the immediate area surrounding Bridge 343.
Examination of National Register of Historic Places(NRHP),State Study Listed (SL),Locally Designated(LD),
Determined Eligible(DE),and Surveyed Site (SS) properties employing resources available on the NCSHPO
website concluded that none of the above designated properties with possible archaeological deposits were
located in the vicinity of the project area.The review did locate a smattering of surveyed site properties
throughout this portion of the county,attesting to an early historic and enduring occupation in these small,
Macon stream valleys.In general,this work established that no existing NRHP listed properties or prevailing
unassessed archaeological sites will be impacted by the bridge replacement endeavor.
Topographic,historic,and USDA soil survey maps(NkA),and historical/archaeological reference materials
were inspected to assay environmental,cultural,and other factors that may have resulted in past occupation
within the project limits.Aerial/project photos were also utilized in determining the level of modern,
agricultural,hydrological,and other erosive-type disturbances which may have previously destroyed or
dismantled unknown archaeological deposits or features within and surrounding the APE.Despite the poorly
drained and frequently flooded ground surfaces within the APE,an expedient on-ground
reconnaissance/survey of the project area is recommended to insure that no prehistoric deposits eligible for
listing on the NHRP will be affected.
Survey of the Bridge 343 project area in Macon County,North Carolina was accomplished on August 22,2012.
Initially,a reconnaissance investigation of the entire project area was conducted.This served to identify any
above-ground archaeological or historical remains and to determine the location and extent of subsurface
investigation necessary for project compliance.Disturbances associated with the original road construction
and right-of-way maintenance,residential drives,and other land modification was evident along SR1448 in
the APE.Two shovel test pits(stp)were excavated within each of the four project quadrants.The test pits
were placed approximately 50ft.from the SR1448 center-line at 50ft and 150ft from the creek.A typical stp
contained a first soil stratum of 10YR3/3-3/4(dark brown/dark yellowish brown)sandy loam to 30cmbs
atop a second stratum consisting of 10YR5/4(yellowish brown) sandy clay loam to 50+cmbs.While some
very minor variation was noted between shovel test pit soil profiles,no artifacts,features,or deposits of
prehistoric or historic origin were recovered or documented during the excavation of the eight project shovel
test pits.
A survey investigation of the defined APE documented no evidence of occupation or past human activity.Since
the replacement effort is anticipated to be diminutive in scope and because the project will not impact the
areas beyond the existing right-of-way,significant cultural deposits eligible for listing on the NRHP are highly
unlikely to be affected.No further work is recommended for this rural,state-funded bridge replacement as
proposed.
"No Historic Properties Present"form for Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement.
NCDOT Archaeology&Historic Architecture Groups

SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
See attached: Map(s), Previous Survey Info, Photos,Correspondence, Photocopy of notes from survey.
Signed:
V17/2o/2
Cultural Resources Specialist,NCDOT Date
"No Historic Properties Present"form for Minor Transportation Projects as Oualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement.
NCDOT Archaeology&Historic Architecture Groups

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Project Tracking No.(Internal Use)
REQUEST FOR CULTURAL `Z O-C LI T.
RESOURCES REVIEW FORM
MEMORANDUM TO: Drew Joyner, Human Environment Unit
1598 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,NC 27699-1598
ATTENTION: Matt Wilkerson, Archaeology Supervisor �4\1\R°N11/6-4„
Mary Pope Furr, Historic Architecture Supervisor
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FROM: Mark S. Davis
Division 14 Environmental Program Supervisor AUG a 1 1(311
SUBJECT: Request for Cultural Resources Review
DATE: July 30, 2012 RECE1`I'C)
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project No: County: Macon
WBS No: 14SP.20561.1 Document: MCC/Attachment G
F.A. No: Funding: ® State Federal
USGS Quad: Prentiss
Project Description: Replace Bridge No. 343 on SR 1448 over Thompson's Creek with a 45' - 21"
Cored Slab Bridge on existing location.
Purpose & Need: To replace structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridge.
SCHEDULING AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Date Needed: ASAP
Engineer: Josh Deyton Tel [phone] Email [e-mail]
DESIGN INFORMATION
Project Length: 500'
Exist. R/W: TBD ' Proposed R/W: TBD '
Exist. Speed Limit: TBD Proposed Speed Limit: TBD
Exist.X-Section: 32'L x 18.I' W Proposed X-Section: 45'L x 27' W
Detour Route: SR 1448 — SR 1303 — SR 1448
Structure Type: Year Built: New
21"Cored Slab

PERMIT& SPECIAL INFORMATION
Federal(USACE) Permit Required: ® YES ❑ NO
Permit Locations shown on map submitted: ❑ YES ® NO ❑ N/A (No Permits)
Type of Permit: NWP 3 Number of Permits: 1
Easements Required: ROW ® YES ❑NO
Temporary or Permanent: ❑ Temporary ® Permanent
Easements shown on map submitted: ❑ YES ® NO ❑ N/A (No Easements)
USFS Property: ❑ YES ® NO
USFS Rating: ❑ LOW ❑ MODERATE ❑ HIGH ❑ RATING SHEET ATTACHED
New signalization: N/A
Offsite facilities required: N/A
ATTACHMENTS
® Vicinity Map ® USGS Quad Map ❑ Design Plans ® Photos
❑ Agency Input Letters ❑ NCDOT Input Letters ❑ Scoping Meeting Minutes
❑ Aerial Photograph with Study Area, Project Termini, and Y-Lines indicated
❑ Other:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Archaeology:
Historic
Architecture:
Note:
SUBMIT(2) COPIES OF THIS FORM AND ATTACHMENTS TO
NCDOT HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT