Archaeological Resources Survey for the Proposed State Route 154 Bridge Replacement Over Bear Creek, Fulton County, Georgia

On 3 April 2003, Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted an intensive Phase I archaeological resources survey for the proposed State Route (SR) 154 Bridge replacement over Bear Creek in Fulton County, Georgia, under contract with Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc. The project corridor is approximately 442 meters (1450 ft) long and is located along SR 154 where it crosses Bear Creek. The project corridor extends approximately 221 meters (725 ft) north of Bear Creek and runs parallel to SR 154. The project corridor also extends approximately 221 meters (725 ft) south of Bear Creek and runs parallel to SR 154. The project corridor width is approximately 13 meters (44 ft). The area of potential effect (APE) is defined as the length and width of the project corridor. Background research and field survey were conducted to provide accurate and reliable locations of archaeological resources in the project area, provide an evaluation of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility for all identified archaeological resources in the project area, and provide recommendations for mitigation if avoidance of NRHP eligible resources is not possible. This survey was conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (1992, as amended). The archaeological field survey consisted of pedestrian inspection of the entire project corridor. Visual ground surface inspection and shovel testing were conducted within the project boundaries. Shovel tests were dug at 30 meter (98 ft) intervals along two transects traversing the length of the corridor on the east and west sides of SR 154. Brockington and Associates, Inc., found no significant archaeological resources within the project APE. Archaeological resources clearance for the proposed construction is recommended.