In late September 1999, Southeastern Archeological Services conducted an intensive archeological survey for a bridge replacement project on Briarcliff Road over an unnamed tributary of North Fork Peachtree Creek, in northern DeKalb County. The new bridge will be immediately east of the current bridge, and will require minor shifting of the road to the east to meet the new bridge. The project area (area of potential effect) extends a maximum of 23 m from the edge of current pavement and overall project length is 366 m. However, only 122 m of this length involves new right-of-way. Archival research revealed that no archeological sites are known in or close to the project area. Various nineteenth and twentieth century maps show that no structures or historic features are known for the area. The project area was visually examined and found to be composed largely of steep slopes, low-lying floodplain and in-filled floodplain. Much of the project area is consumed by the graded shoulders of the existing road. Although there was little area in which sites could occur, four shovel tests were excavated in the project area, and all were devoid of archeological material. We conclude that there are no archeological sites in the area of potential effect for the project and the project will thus have no adverse effect on archeological resources.
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