Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted an intensive Phase I archaeological resources survey on 20 February 2002 for the proposed Southern Railroad Bridge Replacement (State Route [SR] 74 over Southern Railroad (718831X) in Senoia) in Coweta County, Georgia under contract with Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc. The project corridor is approximately 792 meters (2,600 ft) long and is located along SR 74 where it crosses the Southern Railroad (718831X) (Figure 1). The project corridor extends approximately 396 meters (1,300 ft) north of the railroad tracks and runs parallel to SR 74. The project also extends approximately 396 meters (1,300 ft) south of the railroad tracks and runs parallel to SR 74. The project corridor width is approximately 34 meters (112 ft). For this project, 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 location of archaeological sites in the project area, provide an evaluation of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility for all identified archaeological resources in the project corridor, and provide recommendations for mitigation if avoidance of NRHP eligible sites is not possible. This survey was conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the 1966 National Historic Preservation Act (1992, as amended). The archaeological field survey consisted of pedestrian inspection of the entire project corridor. Visual surface inspection and shovel testing were conducted within the project boundaries. Shovel tests were dug at 30 meter (100 ft) intervals within single transects traversing the length of the corridor on both the eastern and western sides of SR 74. Brockington and Associates, Inc., found no significant archaeological resources within the project (APE). Archaeological clearance for the proposed Southern Railroad Bridge Replacement is recommended.
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