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Home My WebLink About20210404 Ver 1_Deep River Rd Archaeology No Survey_20210326 Project Tracking No.: “No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED” form for Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007/2015 Programmatic Agreement. 1 of 3 16-01-0127 NO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY REQUIRED FORM This form only pertains to ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES for this project. It is not valid for Historic Architecture and Landscapes. You must consult separately with the Historic Architecture and Landscapes Group. PROJECT INFORMATION Project No: B-5714 County: Guilford WBS No: 45670.1.1 Document: CE F.A. No: N/A Funding: State Federal Federal Permit Required? Yes No Permit Type: NWP Project Description: The NCDOT proposes to replace Bridge No. 67 on SR 1523 (Deep River Road) over the Deep River in the City of High Point, Guilford County. Bridge No. 67 was built in 1971, and is considered to be structurally deficient and functionally obsolete. The Proposed Study Area for the project will be centered on the bridge and measure about 1,550 feet in length. The Proposed Study Area will extend 100 feet off of the centerline to the east and between 100 feet and 280 feet off of the centerline to the west to potentially accommodate a new alignment or on-site detour. Overall, the Study Area will encompass about 390,093 square feet (8.96 acres), inclusive of the existing roadway and structure to be replaced. SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions: A map review and site file search was conducted at the Office of State Archaeology (OSA) on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. No archaeological surveys have been conducted along this particular stretch of SR 1523 (Deep River Road), and no archaeological sites have been recorded within one-half (1/2) mile of the proposed project. Digital copies of HPO’s maps (Guilford Quadrangle) as well as the HPOWEB GIS Service (http://gis.ncdcr.gov/hpoweb/) were last reviewed on Thursday, February 4, 2016. There are no known historic architectural resources located within the Study Area for which intact archaeological deposits would be anticipated within the footprint of the proposed project. In addition, topographic maps, historic maps (NCMaps website), USDA soil survey maps, and aerial photographs were utilized and inspected to gauge environmental factors that may have contributed to historic or prehistoric settlement within the project limits, and to assess the level of modern, slope, agricultural, hydrological, and other erosive-type disturbances within and surrounding the archaeological APE. Brief Explanation of why the available information provides a reliable basis for reasonably predicting that there are no unidentified historic properties in the APE: This is a State-funded project that will require a Federal permit. The need for temporary and/or permanent easements has not been determined; however, the overall dimensions of the Study Area will capture any necessary easements. At this time, we are in compliance with NC GS 121-12a, since there are no eligible (i.e. National Register-listed) archaeological resources located within the project’s Area of Potential Effects (APE) that would require our attention. Based on the sheer size of the Study Area, activities may take place beyond the NCDOT’s existing ROW. From an environmental perspective, the Study Area falls within a highly residential section of High Point, consists of the rolling terrain typical of North Carolina’s north-central Piedmont and is composed of five (5) soil types: Mecklenburg sandy clay Project Tracking No.: “No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED” form for Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007/2015 Programmatic Agreement. 2 of 3 16-01-0127 loam, 6-10% slopes, eroded (MhC2), Madison clay loam, 10-15% slopes, eroded (McD2), Chewacla sandy loam (Ch), Cecil sandy clay loam, 6-10% slopes, eroded (CeC2), and Cecil sandy clay loam, 2-6% slopes, eroded (CeB2). Portions of the Study Area have been compromised by residential development. For the most part though, the entire Study Area consists of eroded and somewhat poorly drained soils. Preservation of archaeological materials within such soil types is likely to be poor. The Office of State Archaeology (OSA) has reviewed only two (2) projects within the vicinity of Bridge No. 67 for environmental compliance, including the Deep River Greenway (ER 14-2802) and an outfall project paralleling the Deep River (ER 99-7340) and crossing under Bridge No. 67. No archaeological survey was recommended for the greenway project, but a survey was conducted on the outfall project. Portions of that survey overlapped the current Study Area, yet archaeological investigations were not deemed necessary at the location of Bridge No. 67. Based on the nature of the proposed project, current soil conditions, and previous survey and review work, it is believed that the current Study Area, as depicted, is unlikely to contain intact and significant archaeological resources. No archaeological survey is required for this project. If design plans change or are made available prior to construction, then additional consultation regarding archaeology will be required. At this time, no further archaeological work is recommended. If archaeological materials are uncovered during project activities, then such resources will be dealt with according to the procedures set forth for “unanticipated discoveries,” to include notification of NCDOT’s Archaeology Group. SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION See attached: Map(s) Previous Survey Info Photos Correspondence Photocopy of County Survey Notes Other: FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST NO ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED February 4, 2016 NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST Date Project Tracking No.: “No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED” form for Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007/2015 Programmatic Agreement. 3 of 3 16-01-0127 Figure 1: Guilford, NC (USGS 1951 [PR1968]). Bridge No. 67 on SR 1523 over the Deep River Armfield House (Gone) West Fork Deep River Boulder BranchCh CeC2 CeB2 McD2 McD2 MhC2 MaD CeB2 EoC2 McE2 EnC MhB2 McC2 MaE McC2 DEEP RIVER RDH I C K S W O O D R D NORTHFORK TR SPLITBROO KE DRSource: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA,USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community B-5714 (PA 16-01-0127)Replace Bridge No. 67 onSR 1523 (Deep River Road)over the Deep River inHigh Point, Guilford Co., NC Study Area Named_streams HYARUT NCHPO_NR_SL_DOE_Boundaries Local_District_Boundaries mapfldhazar !(NCHPOpoints GF Cemetery Streets Soils_All Guilford_2014Parcels con_guilford_02 ¹ 0 80 160 240 32040Feet