Archeological Survey of Project CSBRG-0006-00(471)

In compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and amendments thereto, project CSBRG-0006-00(471), Baldwin County, has been surveyed with respect to archeological resources, especially those on or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The purpose of the survey was to locate, identify and evaluate the significance of any archeological resources within the proposed project's area of potential environmental effect. The proposed project would consist of the replacement of the structurally deficient bridge on CR 69/Brown's Crossing Road over Fishing Creek, 7.9 miles southwest of Milledgeville, Georgia. The existing typical section consists of two nine-foot travel lanes with five-foot grassed shoulders. The proposed typical section consists of two 12-foot travel lanes with 10-foot grassed shoulders. Existing right-of-way is 80 feet. Proposed right-of-way would vary between zero and 30 feet on each side of the roadway. The existing 105-foot x 22-foot reinforced concrete slab bridge, constructed in 1951, would be replaced with a 105-foot x 30-foot reinforced concrete bridge. The total project length is 0.398 mile. An archeological survey (Level II) was conducted in accordance with "GDOT/FHWA Cultural Resource Survey Guidelines" developed by the GDOT Staff Archeologists in consultation with DNR Historic Preservation Division Staff and concurred in by the Federal Highway Administration and State Historic Preservation Officer. These guidelines provide general survey boundaries and methodological approaches to archeological surveys based on the type/scope of work of proposed highway projects and are followed during the initial identification of archaeological resources. By agreement, since no archaeological resources were located within the project's area of potential effect, no signed concurrence form the State Historic Preservation Officer is required. 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.