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Figure 12.13
Gaston
E-W Connector
Interchanges
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Legend
Railroads
Rivers
Streams
Gaston E-W Connector Alternatives ROW
Corridor Segments (black labels)
Interchanges (blue labels)
Alternative Centerline
School
0 College
Church
+ Cemetery
© Hospital
0 Hazardous Waste Disposal Locations
* Historic Sites
• Natural Heritage Element Occurrences
Significant Natural Heritage Areas
Lakes
100-year Floodplain
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72 Historic Sites & Districts
County Boundaries
Aerial photograph taken in 2005 by
Gaston County. Data Sources: PBSJ
(alternatives, historic sites), National
Wetlands Inventory, NC Floodplain
Mapping Program, NC OneMap
(boundaries, base map data)
The Louis Berger Group
April 14, 2008 L. Murphy

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Figure 12.14
Gaston
E-W Connector
Interchange H
Legend
Railroads
Rivers
Streams
Gaston E-W Connector Alternatives ROW
Corridor Segments (black labels)
Interchanges (blue labels)
Alternative Centerline
School
0 College
Church
Cemetery
© Hospital
Q Hazardous Waste Disposal Locations
* Historic Sites
• Natural Heritage Element Occurrences
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Critical Habitat
Lakes
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Historic Sites & Districts
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Aerial photograph taken in 2005 by
Gaston County. Data Sources: PBSJ
(alternatives, historic sites), National
Wetlands Inventory, NC Floodplain
Mapping Program, NC OneMap
(boundaries, base map data)
The Louis Berger Group
April 14, 2008 L. Murphy

Figure 12.15
Gaston
E-W Connector
Interchanges
I and J
Legend
Railroads
Rivers
Streams
Gaston E-W Connector Alternatives ROW
Corridor Segments (black labels)
Interchanges (blue labels)
Alternative Centerline
School
0 College
Church
Cemetery
[:1 Hospital
© Hazardous Waste Disposal Locations
* Historic Sites
• Natural Heritage Element Occurrences
Significant Natural Heritage Areas
Critical Habitat
Lakes
100-year Floodplain
V/d National Wetlands Inventory
Parks
VZ Historic Sites & Districts
Landfill
Duke Power Plant
County Boundaries
Aerial photograph taken in 2005 by
Gaston County. Data Sources: PBSJ
(alternatives, historic sites), National
Wetlands Inventory, NC Floodplain
Mapping Program, NC OneMap
(boundaries, base map data)
The Louis Berger Group
April 14, 2008 L. Murphy

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Forested and grassland/shrub areas were adapted from the National Land Cover Database 2001, part of the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium. The initial landcover data was created using satellite images from 2000 and 2001. The forested layerwas updated using aerial photos from 2005 for Gaston and Mecklenburg counties, and 2006 for York and Cleveland counties. The updates took into account new development that had occurred between the original NLCD satellite images to the date of the newer aerial photographs.