Archaeological Resources Survey for the Proposed SR 70 Deep Creek Bridge Replacement Fulton County, Georgia

Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted an intensive Phase I archaeological resources survey on 19 February 2002 for the proposed Deep Creek Bridge Replacement (State Route [SR] 70 over Deep Creek) in Fulton County, Georgia, under contract with Greenhome & O'Mara, Inc. The project corridor is approximately 792 meters (2600 it) long and is located along SR 70 where it crosses Deep Creek (Figure 1). The project corridor extends approximately 396 meters (1,300 it) north of Deep Creek and runs parallel to SR 70. The project also extends approximately 396 meters (1,300 ft) south of Deep Creek and runs parallel to SR 70. The project corridor width is approximately 34 meters (112 it). 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 locations 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 it) intervals within single transects traversing the length of the corridor on both the eastern and western sides of SR 70. Brockington and Associates, Inc., found no significant archaeological resources within the project (APE). Archaeological clearance for the proposed Deep Creek Bridge Replacement is recommended.