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Archaeological Assessment of Project NH-038-1(40), Emanuel County

Author(s)
Report Number
6473
Year of Publication
2011
County
Abstract

Project NH-038-1(40) would widen and reconstruct SR 4/US 1 in Emanuel County, Georgia. The proposed project would begin at the Swainsboro Bypass and terminate 2.04 miles north to the existing segment of SR 4/US 1. The existing right-of-way is 100 feet. The required right-of-way would vary with a maximum of 90 additional feet. An archaeological survey consistent with the proposed project description was conducted along the entire length of the project corridor. An archaeological survey (Level II) was conducted in accordance with "GDOT/FHWA Cultural Resource Survey Guidelines" developed by the GDOT Staff Archaeologists in consultation with DNR Historic Preservation Section Staff and concurred in by the Federal Highway Administration and State Historic Preservation Officer. These guidelines provide general survey boundaries and methodological approaches to archaeological surveys based on the type/scope of proposed highway projects and are followed during the initial identification of archaeological resources. No existing or eligible National Register archaeological resources were located within the project's area of potential environmental effect. It is concluded, therefore, that the project will have no effect upon archaeological resources on or eligible for inclusion in the NRHP provided that the project conforms to that described above.