Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Widening of the North Carrollton Bypass

The Georgia Department of Transportation contracted with Hughes, Good, O'Leary, and Ryan, Inc. consulting engineers, to plan and design the widening of a portion of the Carrollton Bypass. This firm subcontracted with Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc. to archeologically survey the expanded right-of-way for the proposed widening from State Route 166 to U.S. Route 27, which is on the north side of Carrollton. The proposed project is 5.9 km (3.66 mi) and involves construction of an additional two lanes north of the present roadway. For most of the project, 9 m (30 It) of additional right-of-way on the north side of the roadway required survey. The survey was conducted in compliance with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, with the goal of locating, describing and to the extent possible evaluating the significance of all archeological sites within the proposed undertaking. A standard pedestrian survey coupled with intensive shovel testing was used to cover the project area from August 10 to August 11, 1993. A total of three new sites and two artifact occurrences were located and recorded. The sites include two prehistoric artifact scatters, and one historic site with a prehistoric component. Due mainly to poor site integrity, none of the sites or occurrences are likely to yield more important information and therefore are recommended not eligible for inclusion in the National Register. In regard to archeological sites, the proposed project will not adversely affect any significant sites.