20210951 Ver 1_PA 19-03-0008 No Archaeological Survey Required Form Br No 215 on SR 2159 over Br Little Buffalo Creek Johnston_20210513

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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: Br. No. 158 County: Wilson
WBS No: 17BP.4.R.113 Document: M C C
F.A. No: Funding: State Federal
Federal Permit Required? Yes No Permit Type: usace
Project Description: NCDOT proposes to replace Bridge No. 158 on SR 1632 (Pelt Road) over Turner
Swamp in Wilson County. The proposed replacement will be in place on the same alignment. An offsite
detour has been identified. Based on recent design plans, the project length is 0.08 miles, or about 425 feet
on this small project. Only minor work outside of the existing ROW may be necessary, like replacment of
fill adjacent to the bridge and swamp. For purposes of this review, the archaeological Area of Potential
Effects (APE) is the entire length of the project and will include the expanded ROW and all necessary
easements. This is a state funded undertaking that will require USACE permitting, therefore Section 106
of the National Historic Preservation Act applies for archaeological review.
SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW
Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions:
The bridge to be replaced is in a rural setting. USGS mapping (Stantonsburg) and aerial photography was
studied (see Figures 1 and 2). Bing streetview tools were available at this location and used, showing only
cleared fill and woody, swampy terrain along Turner Swamp. There are no structures nearby the APE.
According to USGS mapping and GIS resources (data layer created by NCDOT archaeologist Paul J.
Mohler), no cemetery is present at the APE or immediately nearby.
No known archaeological sites are present at or within the APE according to research conducted at the
Office of State Archaeology. Several sites are present along nearby Contentnea Creek and on other
landforms including 31WL52, -53, -194, -231, -262, -302, -318, -377, and -378 within two miles. Three
environmental reviews are noted within two miles, a solar farm (CH 18-0296) and two borrow pits (ER 02-
10041 and ER 11-0313), none of which were recommended for archaeological survey despite being 20-55
acres in coverage. Nearby PA 17-08-0010 by NCDOT Archaeologist Paul Mohler for another small bridge
resulted in recording two of the sites listed above, both not eligible for the National Register of Historic
Places.
A review of historic maps was conducted. Little of interest was noted at the project APE location, though
Pelt Road may have been realigned near the bridge and was only a soil road or less east of Turner Swamp
in 1901 (Wilson USGS 1901).

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Brief Explanation of why the available information provides a reliable basis for reasonably predicting
that there are no unidentified historic properties in the APE:
The bridge replacement for a small existing structure will be constructed using an offsite detour. New
impacts to undisturbed soils are not present or minor on this replace in place project over Turner Swamp.
Overlapping the roadway, the APE has already been modified by the construction associated with the
previous bridge and road. The swamp through which the project crosses is considered undesirable terrain
for habitation and is not favorable for the presence of intact, significant archaeological sites where impacts
will be the greatest. There are no known archaeological resources present within the APE. For
archaeological review, this federally permitted undertaking should be considered compliant with Section
106.

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
12/27/2019
NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST Date
Project Tracking No.: “No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED” form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2015 Programmatic Agreement. 3 of 4 19-03-0025 Figure 1. Vicinity of PA 19-03-0025, the replacement of Br. No. 158 on SR 1632 (Pelt Road) over Turner Swamp in Wilson County, shown on USGS mapping (Stantonsburg). The APE is shown in yellow. FremontWilsonStantonsburgSaratogaMill RunContentnea CreekIvy SwampTur n e r S wa mp
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Project Tracking No.: “No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED” form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2015 Programmatic Agreement. 4 of 4 19-03-0025 Figure 2. Aerial map of the proposed replacement of Br. No. 158 on SR 1632 (Pelt Road) over Turner Swamp. The approximate APE is shown in yellow. StantonsburgTurner Sw am pSR-1632970158Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN,and the GIS User Community, National Geographic, Esri, Garmin, HERE, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA,METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, increment P Corp.e0 200 400100 Feet