20190118 Ver 1_USACE summary_17BP.5.R.66_20190125

NCDOT Division 5 Environmental Summary for USACE
GENERALINFO
TIP or WBS Number: 17BP.5.R.66
Permittee: NCDOT; Division of Highways ATTN: Mr. J. R. Hopkins, P.E., Division Engineer Address: 2612
North Duke Street Durham, North Carolina 27704 Telephone: [phone] (Heather Montague)
County: Franklin
USGS Quad: Gold Sand
Size (acres): 1.38
Nearest Town: Louisburg
Nearest Waterway: Devils Cradle Creek
River Basin: Tar-Pamlico
USGS HUC: 03020101
Coordinates:36.20115 -78.23832
Location Description: Bridge No 50 over Devils Cradle Creek on SR 1412, Pete Smith Road, northeast of
Louisburg, NC.
Description of projects area and activity: Project No. 17BP.5. R.66; Bridge Replacement impacting 0.12
acre of wetlands and 69 linear feet of stream.
Authorization: NWP 3
Description of Work: The existing structure is a six span bridge (1@10'2"; 1@10'3"; 1@9'6"; 1@10'6";
1@14'9"; 1@15'S") and is a timber deck on I-Beams supported by timber caps on timber piles for the
interior and end bents. The proposed structure is a single span (1@90'), 33" box beam with 4' deep caps.
This structure has been designed to have as little environmental, wetland, and surface water impacts as
possible. 2:1 roadway fill slope will be used in the wetland areas to minimize wetland impacts.
Geotextile and Class II rip-rap was utilized for bank stabilization to reduce stream bank erosion along the
north and south bank of the channel underneath the bridge.
Mitigation is offered for total wetland impacts of 0.12 ac.
Protected Species Information:
Michaux's sumac: Onsite survey or Michaux's sumac on September 29, 2016 resulted in no observation
of this species with a Biological Conclusion No Effect rendered.
Northern long eared bat: BC of May Affect, Likely to Adversely Affect based on programmatic biological
opinion with the FHWA, NCDOT and USACE that allows for incidental take for NLEB for projects with a
federal nexus in Division 5.

Dwarf wedgemussel, Tar River Spinymussel, Yellow Lance, Atlantic Pigtoe: Onsite survey or Michaux's
sumac on September 29, 2016 resulted in no observation of this species with a Biological Conclusion No
Effect rendered. Mussel surveys conducted in November 2017 with Biological Conclusions of No Effect
for all four species: Dwarf Wedgemussel, Tar River Spinymussel, Yellow Lance, and Atlantic Pigtoe. Use
of the Programmatic Biological Opinion for Bridge and Culvert Replacements/Repairs/Rehabilitations in
Eastern North Carolina, NCDOT Divisions 1-8 (June 13, 2018) verifies this except for Yellow Lance is
within a mussel HUC so it would have a Biological Conclusion of MA-NLAA with no concurrence needed
for these species. Since the PBO doesn't cover Atlantic Pigtoe, this biological conclusion is unresolved
pending informal consultation with the USFWS.
CULTURAL RESOURCES INFORMATION
Historic Architecture: No Historic Architecture Survey Required dated 10/17/16
Archaeology: No Archaeology Survey Required dated 10/24/16