Project BRS-0577(19), Bulloch County: Proposed Replacement of Existing Bridge on CR 927 at Mann Branch

The proposed project consists of the proposed replacement of the existing bridge on CR 297 at Mann Branch in Bulloch County (see attached map). The existing 22.86 x 7.83 meter (75.0 x 25.7 foot) bridge would be replaced with a 42.67 x 9.8 meter (140.0 x 32.2 foot) bridge. The existing right-of-way is 30.5 meters (100 feet) and the proposed right-of-way would be 60.96 meters (200.0 feet). The proposed project would begin approximately 600 meters (1968.5 feet) west of the existing bridge and would extend approximately 600 meters (1968.5 feet) east of the existing bridge. The bridge carries two lanes of a state highway over a creek in a sparsely developed rural area. The road is lined with scattered modern residences and commercial buildings including a c. 1960 gas station north of the bridge. The proposed project has been surveyed for historic resources in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and amendments thereto. The survey boundary and methodology were established as a result of past interaction with the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and his staff and were agreed upon by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the SHPO. The Department of Natural Resources' Bulloch County preliminary survey for historic resources has not been completed and therefore was not available for use in this study. Lists of current and pending National Register properties were checked and aerial photographs along the length of the proposed project were consulted. In addition, the Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center, the Bulloch County Historical Society and the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation were contacted in an effort to identify known historic resources. A field survey for properties in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register also was conducted along the corridor of the proposed project.