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Home My WebLink About20190177 Ver 1_B-4828 Vance Archaeological Survey Required Form_20190209Project Tracking No.: 13-08-0047 -o�� ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY RE UIRED FORM ��T �.a�� Q ��- �� '��''� ��'''; ` This form only pertains to ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES for this project. It is not ��:` � �� ;p°�; �� :: r. i; ¢,� o:�� valid for Historic Architecture and Landscapes. You must consult separately with the ��.` ;=0� ��`�� Historic Architecture and Landscapes Group. ��Q� PROJECT INFORMATION Project No: WBS No. B-4828 (RESUBMIT) 38598.1.2 F.A. No: Not Listed Federal Permit Required? County.• Document Vance Federal CE Funding.• ❑ State � Federal � Yes ❑ No Permit Type: USACE (not specified) Project Description: NCDOT's Division 5 proposes to replace Bridge No. 56 on Weldon's Mill Road (SR 1526) over Sandy Creek in Vance County. Bridge No. 56 was built in 1949 and has been selected to be replaced. A Study Area, measuring about 1,600 feet long by 260 feet wide (ranging out to 370 feet on the east side of the existing bridge location), has been submitted for review. However, Preliminary Design Plans have been developed; therefore, an Area of Potential Effects (APE) has been generated in order to facilitate environmental planning purposes at this stage. The APE will be centered on the proposed bridge location and encompasses any property beyond the NCDOT's existing ROW that will be impacted by the proposed project. Overall, the APE encompassed about 1.91 acres, inclusive of any modern development. This proiect has been resubmitted because of a desi�n change to avoid impacts to an NRHP-eligible property (Weldon's Mill); this form will serve as an addendum to the PA form completed in January 2014. SUMMARY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES REVIEW: SURVEYREQUIRED Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions: The resubmittal for this project was accepted on Friday, December 14, 2018. Based on the previous map review and site file search at the Office of State Archaeology (OSA), additional background research was deemed not necessary. An archaeological survey has never been conducted at this particular bridge location and no archaeological sites have been recorded within one (1) mile of the proposed project. Digital copies of HPO's maps (Vicksboro Quadrangle) as well as the HPOWEB GIS Service (http://gis.ncdcr.gov/hpoweb/) were last reviewed on Friday, December 21, 2018. There is one (1) known historic architectural resource (Weldon's Mill [VN0035]) located within the Study Area [west side of the road] for which intact archaeological deposits may be anticipated. However, such deposits should not be located within the footprint of the proposed project (i.e. APE [east side of the road]). 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 the archaeological APE. This is a federally funded project for which a Federal permit may be required. Permanent/temporary easements will now be necessary as well as additional ROW for the new location corridor. The size and shape of the APE have been drawn in a way to capture any possible ground-disturbing activities associated with this project. 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. From an environmental perspective, the APE consists of the rolling terrain ' ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEYREQUIRED " form for Minor Transportation Projects as Quadified in the 2007/2015 Programmatic Agreement. 1 of 3 Project Tracking No.: 13-08-0047 typical of the north-central Piedmont physiographic region of North Carolina. The APE also consists of four (4) soil types (Louisburg [Wateree] loamy coarse sand, 8-15% slopes [LoD], Louisburg [Wateree] loamy coarse sand, 15-40% slopes [LoE], Wehadkee silt loam 0-2%, frequently flooded [Wh], and Appling sandy loam, 2-8% slopes [ApB]). Although most of the Study Area is made up of poorly drained and sloped topography (i.e. Wh [the floodplain] and LoE [north bank of creek]), the remainder of the APE appears to consist of pockets of undisturbed soils that have not been subjected to previous archaeological survey/review wark. Based on a lack of archaeological site data for the overall region, such areas are considered to have a medium to high potential for archaeological deposits to be present and will require formal archaeological investigations. The Office of State Archaeology (OSA) has reviewed only one (1) project within the vicinity of the APE for environmental compliance, that being a secondary road project just north of the APE (ER 04-0304), which did not require an archaeological survey based on the limited nature of the project (i.e. within existing ROW). Within five (5) miles of the APE, NCDOT's Archaeology Group has reviewed at least two (2) transportation-related projects (PAs 12-06-0024 and 17- 09-0035) for environmental compliance under the Programmatic Agreement (PA) with the State Historic Preservation Office (NC-HPO), none of which is located within one (1) mile of the proposed project. An archaeological survey was not recommended for either project, based on the limited and disturbed nature of both projects (i.e. within existing ROW). Nevertheless, a visual inspection of the entire APE should be conducted, followed then by systematic archaeological excavations within areas of moderate to high archaeological probability, focusing on areas of moderately well-drained to well-drained soils that have not been impacted by development and on known historic resources (if present) to determine if an archaeological component is also present. All cemeteries (if any) should also be properly recorded and delineated if any occur within or adjacent to the APE. None of the property within the Study Area that requires further investigation is owned by the State of North Carolina so a State Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) permit should not be necessary. Should the description of this project change or design plans be made available prior to construction, additional consultation regarding archaeology will be required. *We can complete these investigations internally or by using one of the Archaeology Team's on-call firms or if Division would like to manage and complete the survey, they can use an NCDOT prequalified archaeologist under contract with one of the Division's on-call firms. We can provide a scope of work for the Division to use, but we do need to know within seven days which path the Division plans to follow. All products produced by the Division's consultant will need to be submitted to the Archaeology Team for review, acceptance, and submittal to the Office of State Archaeology as per the Programmatic Agreement. We would be happy to discuss this approach with you. SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION See attached: � Map(s) � Previous Survey Info ❑ Photos ❑Correspondence ❑ Photocopy of County Survey Notes Other: FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST — SURVEYREQUIRED / � �G�h�GC� December 21, 2018 NCDOT ARCHAEOLO�I�T PROPOSED FIELDWORK COMPLETION DATE Date June 21, 2019 ' ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEYREQUIRED " form for Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007/201 S Programmatic Agreement. 2 of 3 Project Tracking No.: 13-08-0047 "ARCHAEOLOGICAL SUR vEY REQUIRED " form for Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007/2015 Programmatic Agreement. 3 of 3 Figure 1: Vicksboro, NC (USGS 1970). 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