The Georgia Department of Transportation (GOOT) wishes to replace a structurally deficient bridge that carries SR 280, also known as the James Jackson Parkway over the Chattahoochee River, on the Cobb/Fulton county line (Figure 1). The existing bridge was built in 1943. The GDOT has a long-range intention to widen SR 280 from four to six lanes with a 6-m (20-ft) raised median. The bridge will be replaced downstream (southwest) of the existing bridge, with traffic maintained on the existing roadway. A known cemetery on the northern (Cobb County) side may limit widening to the east. Widening to the west must be sensitive to active industrial businesses on that side of the road. Southeastern Archeological Services (SAS) conducted an intensive archeological survey of the potential project area to ensure compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. This act stipulates that federal agencies--in this case the Federal Highway Administration--take into account an undertaking's potential adverse effects to significant cultural resources. The goals of the survey were to locate, delineate, describe, and evaluate (in terms of eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places) archeological sites in the project's area of potential effect. The field survey was conducted on June 13, 2001 by staff archeologists Ron Schoettmer and Trent Meyers.
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