20190414 Ver 1_R.118 No Archaeological Survey Required Form Br No 358 SR 2149 Buford Shortcut Rd Union_20190404

Project Tracking No.:
18-12-0026
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PROJECT INFORMATION
Project No:
WBS No:
17bp.10.R.118
County:
Document
Union
F.A. No:
17BP.10.R.118
Federal Permit Required?
MCC
Funding: � State ❑ Federal
� Yes ❑ No Permit Type: usace
Project Description: NCDOT proposes to replace Bridge No. 358 on SR 2149 (Buford Shortcut Road) in
place over Adams Branch in Union County. An offsite detour has been identified for use during
construction. The current bridge is small and the replacement is likely to be slightly larger. The proposed
length of the new project is 650-1000 feet. Preliminary design plans were available at the time of the
review, so a width of 100 feet centered along existing facility was considered. For purposes of this review,
the archaeological Area of Potential Effects (APE) is 1000 feet in length with consideration of 50 ft to either
side of the existing SR 2149 and current Bridge No. 358. Even though the project is likely a replace in
place bridge construction on the same alignment with an offsite detour, the APE allows for multiple options
in design. This is a state funded undertaking with federal action through USACE permitting, therefore
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act applies for archaeological review.
SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW
Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions:
The bridge to be replaced is in a rural setting. USGS mapping (Monroe) and aerial photography was studied
(see Figures 1 and 2). Google streetview tool was available at this location and used. The existing bridge,
built in 1958, is quite small. The surroundings are wooded along the margins of the roadway.
According to USGS mapping and GIS resources (data layer created by NCDOT archaeologist Paul J.
Mohler), no cemetery is present at the APE or immediately nearby. Historic maps were examined. The
1914 Soils Map of Union County (MC.097.1914d) shows a road on a different alignment from the current
SR 2149 which is now straightened. No structures or other notations were depicted.
The Office of State Archaeology was visited to review archaeological mapping and to reference any known
archaeological surveys and sites. This helps establish an archaeological context for comparison. There are
no recorded archaeological sites in the nearby vicinity. No environmental review for archaeology has been
initiated in the nearby vicinity.
Brief Explanation of why the available information provides a reliable basis for reasonably predicting
that there are no unidentified historic properties in the APE:
The bridge replacement will be constructed on the same location and alignment using an offsite detour.
The new bridge will likely overlap the existing facility and therefore over previously disturbed soils. The
majority of the APE is disturbed, a poor archaeological context. There are no recorded archaeological sites
or cemeteries within the APE.
The context doesn't indicate a high probabilty for archaeological sites within the small, altered APE. It is
unlikely that significant, intact archaeological remains would be present and impacted by the bridge
replacement project. For archaeological review, this federally permitted undertaking should be considered
compliant with Section 106.
`No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEYREQUIRED " form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as QuaHfied in the 2015 Programmatdc Agreement.
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Project Tracking No.:
18-12-0026
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
See attached: � Map(s) ❑ Previous Survey Info ❑ Photos
❑ Photocopy of County Survey Notes Other:
❑Correspondence
"No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEYREQUIRED" form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2015 Programmatic Agreement.
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FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST

Project Tracking No.:
18-12-0026
"No ARCHAEOLOGYSURVEYREQUIRED " form for the Amended Mino�� Transporlation Projects as Qualified in the 2015 Programmatic Agreement.
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Figure 1. Vicinity of PA 18-12-0026, the replacement of Br. No. 358 on SR 2149 (Buford Shortcut Road) in Union County, shown on USGS
mapping (Monroe). The APE is shown in yellow.

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