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Home My WebLink About20211570 Ver 1_Archaeology PA 16-02-0106 No Survey Required_20211206Project Tracking No.: 16-02-0106 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: Pipe 2266 County.: Surry WBS No: 17BP.11.C.4 Document: MCDC F.A. No: Federal Permit Required? Funding: ® State ❑ Federal ® Yes ❑ No Permit Type: NWP3 Project Description: Replacement of Pipe 2266 on SR1701 (Greenhill Rd) over an unnamed tributary of Lovill's Creek in Surry County, North Carolina. The archaeological Area of Potential Effects (APE) is centered on the bridge structure and measures 600ft in length (300ft from the bridge end -points) and 150ft in width (75ft from each side of the SR1701 center -line). SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions: Permitting and funding information was reviewed for determining the level of archaeological input required by state and federal laws. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act will apply because a United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) permit acquisition will be necessary. Next, construction design and other data was examined (when applicable) to define the character and extent of potential impacts to the ground surfaces embracing the improvement work. As currently proposed, the project appears to constitute an in -place replacement utilizing an off -site detour during construction activities. To account for any temporary or permanent easements, the APE was widened an additional 90ft beyond the current 60ft. wide right-of-way. Once an APE was defined, a map review and site file search was conducted at the Office of State Archaeology (OSA) on Friday, March 4, 2016. No previously documented archaeological sites are located within the APE. 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 no meaningful historic properties with possible contributing archaeological elements were located inward of the archaeological APE margins. In addition, historic maps of Surry County and the project area were appraised for evidence of former structure locations, land use patterns, or other confirmation of historic occupation at this locale. Further, the APE was referenced on topographic, geologic, flood boundary and NRCS soil survey maps (FsE) for the evaluation of environmental, geomorphological, hydrological, and other correlatives that may have resulted in past occupation in the project corridor. Finally, aerial photographs (NCDOT Spatial Data Viewer, ARCGIS & other on-line sources) were examined and the Google Street View map application was utilized (when amenable) for gaining a virtual, first-hand perspective of the overall study area and for assessing disturbances, both natural and human induced, which compromise the integrity of archaeological sites/deposits. "No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED" form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2015 Programmatic Agreement. 1 of2 Project Tracking No.: 116-02-0106 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 project APE is absent of NRHP listed historic properties, previously documented archaeological sites, and cemeteries. The proposed pipe replacement work is unlikely to affect areas outside the margins of the largely impacted existing right-of-way. In addition, the overwhelming majority of the APE is distinguished by 25% to 45% sloping land surfaces which hold little potential for the presence of archaeological resources. Further, numerous disturbances including man-made ponds, dirt roads and trails, and a golf course mark the right-of-way, APE, and adjoining areas. NRHP eligible archaeological deposits are unlikely to be present or preserved within the currently defined APE. No further archaeological input or work will be necessary for this state -funded NCDOT project. A finding of "no archaeological survey required" is considered appropriate. SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION See attached: • Map(s) • Previous Survey Info ❑ Photos ❑Correspondence ❑ Photocopy of County Survey Notes Other: FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST jNO ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRE]1 Alte614'4. AUtididtet-C-- NCDOT .K////za/6' "No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED "form for the Amended Minor 7ranspartation Projects as Qualified in the 2015 Programmatic Agreement. 2 of 2 eria view o the Pipe 2266 project area in Surr Count , North Carolina FsE—Fairview-Stott Knob complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes Map Unit Setting • National map unit symbol: ljxkd • Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet • Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 48 inches • Mean annual air temperature: 50 to 59 degrees F • Frost free period: 160 to 200 days • Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Map Unit Composition • Fairview and similar soils: 60 percent • Stott knob and similar soils: 28 percent • Minor components: 4 percent • Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Fairview Setting • Landform: Hillslopes on ridges • Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope • Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope • Down -slope shape: Linear • Across -slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Saprolite derived from schist and/or gneiss Typical profile • A - 0 to 6 inches: fine sandy loam • Bt - 6 to 24 inches: clay • BC - 24 to 29 inches: clay loam • C - 29 to 80 inches: loam Properties and qualities • Slope: 25 to 45 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Natural drainage class: Well drained • Runoff class: High • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.4 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified • Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6e • Hydrologic Soil Group: B Description of Stott Knob Setting • Landform: Hillslopes on ridges • Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope • Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope • Down -slope shape: Linear • Across -slope shape: Convex • Parent material: Saprolite derived from schist and/or gneiss Typical profile • A - 0 to 3 inches: fine sandy loam • E - 3 to 7 inches: fine sandy loam • Bt - 7 to 24 inches: sandy clay loam • C - 24 to 30 inches: fine sandy loam • Cr - 30 to 47 inches: weathered bedrock • R - 47 to 80 inches: unweathered bedrock Properties and qualities • Slope: 25 to 45 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: 20 to 40 inches to paralithic bedrock; 40 to 80 inches to lithic bedrock • Natural drainage class: Well drained • Runoff class: Very high • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low (0.00 to 0.00 in/hr) • Depth to water table: More than 80 inches • Frequency of flooding: None • Frequency of ponding: None • Available water storage in profile: Low (about 4.8 inches) Interpretive groups • Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified • Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6e • Hydrologic Soil Group: C Minor Components Codorus • Percent of map unit: 4 percent • Landform: Flood plains • Down -slope shape: Concave • Across -slope shape: Linear u1 SaJ:)V SHj3 Foxoroft Dr SelOy !Ili ,/ :-.,, • 11', o., ..., verlibrook 0 a .15 o o 1- o / ci Chijo b 6' v 3.-- '..:,. ..:', '-'11.10 pi filo area and nearby historic structural properties. p illustrating the location of the proje NCSHPO website m