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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: Structure 790186 County: Rowan
WBS No: 17BP.9.R.14 Document: State MCC
F.A. No: N/A Funding: State Federal
Federal Permit Required? Yes No Permit Type: NWP3

Project Description: NCDOT’s Division 9 proposes to replace Bridge No. 186 on SR 2568 (Rimertown
Road) over an Unnamed Tributary of Dutch Buffalo Creek in Rowan County. Bridge No. 186 was built
in 1976, and is considered to be structurally deficient; therefore, it is scheduled to be replaced. The Area
of Potential Effects (APE) for the project will be centered on the bridge and measure about 90 feet in
width (45 feet to either side of the centerline) and about 1,000 feet in length (roughly 445 feet from either
end of the bridge). Overall, the APE will encompass about 89,248 square feet (2.05 acres), inclusive of
the existing roadway.

SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW

Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions:

This project was received on Friday, June 24, 2016. A map review and site file search was conducted at
the Office of State Archaeology (OSA) on Thursday, June 30, 2016. No archaeological surveys have
been conducted along this particular stretch of SR 2568 (Rimertown Road), and no archaeological sites
have been recorded within one-half (1/2) mile of the proposed project. Digital copies of HPO’s maps
(Rockwell Quadrangle) as well as the HPOWEB GIS Service (http://gis.ncdcr.gov/hpoweb/) were last
reviewed on Monday, July 11, 2016. There are no known historic architectural resources located within
or adjacent to the APE 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:

Although this is a State-funded project, a Federal permit will be required. Permanent and/or temporary
utility and/or drainage easements will also be required as will additional ROW. 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 APE that would require our attention. Based on the description of
the proposed project, activities will take place beyond the NCDOT’s existing ROW along SR 2568
(Rimertown Road). From an environmental perspective, the APE falls within a rural environmental
setting in the west-central part of the Piedmont physiographic region, and is composed of three (3) soil
types: Chewacla loam, 0-2% slopes, frequently flooded (ChA), Cecil sandy clay loam, 8-15% slopes,
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eroded (CeC2), and Cecil sandy clay loam, 2-8% slopes, eroded (CeB2). The APE consists of somewhat
poorly drained soils (i.e. ChA) and soils that have succumbed to erosion (i.e. CeB2 and CeC2).
Preservation of archaeological resources would not be anticipated within such an environmental setting.
The Office of State Archaeology (OSA) has not reviewed any projects within the vicinity of the proposed
project for environmental compliance; however, farther afield, OSA did review the proposed widening of
SR 1221 (Old Beatty Ford Road) (ER 10-2127). This particular project was also reviewed internally by
the NCDOT Archaeology Group (TIP# W-5313, PA 11-05-0026). No archaeological surveys were
recommended by either party. Despite the potential for minor impacts (i.e. 15 feet beyond the existing
ROW), current soil conditions, and topography, would suggest a low probability for prehistoric and/or
historic archaeological materials to be present within the APE. Therefore, it is believed that the current
APE, 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

July 11, 2016
NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST Date
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Figure 1: Rockwell, NC (USGS 1962).
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