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This form only pertains to ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES for this project. It is not
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Historic Architecture and Landscapes Group.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project No: B-4802 County: ROCKINGHAM
WBS No: 38572.1.1.4 Document: PCE
F.A. No: BRZ-1001(024) Funding: ❑ State ® Federal
Federal Permit Required? ® Yes ❑ No Permit Type: Nw 3 OR Nw 4
Project Description:
NCDOT proposes to replace Bridge No. 0018 over the Haw River on SR 1002 (Scalesville Road) in kind
on the same alignment in Rockingham County. This is a federally funded project and USACE permitting
is required the project. Therefore the bridge replacement is a federal undertaking and subject to Section
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Detailed designs were available for the project at the time of the review. This is a replace -in -place project
with an offsite detour. Additional Right of Way (ROW) will be required adjacent to the bridge and approach
for fill, drainage and guardrail replacement. Access to the existing driveway on the northwest quadrant,
now close to the bridge to be replaced, will be shifted away from the Haw River for the first 35-45 feet,
requiring slope stake lines up to about 60 feet from SR 1002. Overall, the project is about 600 feet in length
along SR 1002, centered on the bridge. The width will expand to a maximum width of about 80 feet from
the original ROW of 60 feet. The realigned driveway is an area of about 0.10 acres total, a portion of which
has been modified for the construction of the current driveway access.
An intensive archeological survey of the project APE was recommended on December 7, 2016 due to the
new impacts on a landform with likely little modification which has an elevated probability for
archaeological sites due to the River and adjacent tributary, drained and level terrain, and the presence of
known archaeological sites in similar settings along the Haw River. Field work was conducted on
December 12, 2016 and included a complete visual inspection of the APE and surroundings and limited
subsurface testing.
SUMMARY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS
An intensive archaeological survey was conducted of the APE on December 12, 2016 by NCDOT
archaeologists Brian Overton and Caleb H. G. Smith. The archaeologists visually inspected the bridge, the
floodplain, Haw River, roadway approaches and adjacent plowed field for any suggestion of above ground
historic features such as building foundations, wells, cemeteries or previous crossings and roads, or exposed
surface artifacts. No artifacts were noted in the APE. Generally, No such surface features were noted, nor
were there flora that suggests that a domestic site or cemetery had been situated here. As noted on the
"archaeological survey required form," we observe on historic maps that Scaleville Road (SR 1002) crossed
the Haw River to the west of the current bridge. That crossing was relocated, represented by a built-up
roadbed and launches for an earlier bridge. Wood bridge posts remain on the southwest bank of the Haw
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River. The older road and related transportation features are outside of the current project APE and will
not be affected by the undertaking.
A single shovel test pit was excavated where the APE and ROW expands out on the north west bridge
quadrant where the driveway will be shifted. Dug to a depth of about 45 cmbs, the sandy loam soils became
stiffer towards the STP bottom. No cultural materials, artifacts, features or cultural horizons were noted or
recovered when excavated and the soil was screened using '/4 inch hardware cloth. No further testing was
conducted because of the limited scale of the driveway location and the surrounding modified terrascaping
associated with drainage and the current driveway construction disturbances.
No archaeological sites were identified as a result of this investigation and archaeological survey. No
further archaeological effort is recommended for this project as it is currently proposed. If alternatives are
developed at a later date that were not considered during this evaluation, please offer an opportunity for our
comments. Should any cultural features or artifacts be discovered during the construction, please inform
our office for additional consultation.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Archaeology Group reviewed the subject
project and determined:
® There are no National Register listed or eligible ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES present
within the project's area of potential effects. (Attach any notes or documents as needed)
❑ No subsurface archaeological investigations were 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.
Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions:
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
See attached: ® Map(s) ❑ Previous Survey Info ® Photos ❑Correspondence
Signed:
12/14/2016
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Figure 1. Excerpt of USGS mapping (Bethany and Lake Brandt) showing the general project vicinity and APE highlighted in yellow. The Haw Rivet i
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Figure 2 Recent aerial photography overlaid with the project APE in yellow and STP location where the APE driveway will be relocated. The shovel test
pit location tested the undisturbed portion of the high probability landform, though was negative. Location data was collected using a handheld GPS
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