Archaeological Survey, Bridge Replacements Perrin Road and Gregg/Lent Road, Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia

The Fort A.P. Hill Cultural Resource Manager, under the Environmental Division of the Directorate of Public Works within Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, has completed Phase I archaeological survey in association with the replacement of two existing bridges at Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County, Virginia. The project includes (1) the removal of two extant wood bridges on Mill Creek, one located at Perrin Road and one at Gregg/Lent Road, and (2) the construction of two concrete bridges at those same locations. The area of potential effect for the undertaking includes 0.1 hectares (0.22 acres) at the Perrin Road bridge and 0.12 hectares (0.30 acres) at the Gregg/Lent Road bridge, for a total area of 0.22 hectares (0.52 acres). The linear road distance for the project includes 78 meters (256 feet or 0.048 miles) at the Perrin Road bridge and 80 meters (260 feet or 0.049 miles) at the Gregg/Lent Road bridge, for a total length of 158 meters (516 feet or 0.097 miles).
The objective of the archaeological survey was to identify any historic properties that may be located within the APE and evaluate the potential eligibility of any such resources for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. No archaeological sites, artifacts, intact cultural features, or intact cultural deposits were encountered within the APE. As both extant bridges (1) are less than 50 years old, (2) lack integrity, and (3) have no associations that would give these bridges exceptional importance, neither the Perrin Road bridge nor the Gregg/Lent Road bridge represents a historic property.

弗吉尼亚州卡罗琳县AP·希尔堡（Fort A.P. Hill）公共工程处环境分部下辖的文化资源管理部门，已针对该堡内两座现有桥梁的替换项目完成第一阶段考古调查。本项目包含两项内容：1）拆除米尔溪（Mill Creek）上现存的两座木质桥梁，分别位于佩林路（Perrin Road）与格雷格/伦特路（Gregg/Lent Road）；2）在上述两处位置新建两座混凝土桥梁。本次工程的潜在影响区域（Area of Potential Effect, APE）在佩林路桥处为0.1公顷（0.22英亩），格雷格/伦特路桥处为0.12公顷（0.30英亩），总面积达0.22公顷（0.52英亩）。本项目的道路线性总长为158米（516英尺，合0.097英里），其中佩林路桥段长78米（256英尺，合0.048英里），格雷格/伦特路桥段长80米（260英尺，合0.049英里）。

本次考古调查的目标为识别潜在影响区域内的所有历史遗迹，并评估此类资源是否符合纳入《国家历史遗迹名录》（National Register of Historic Places）的资格。经调查，潜在影响区域内未发现任何考古遗址、人工制品、完整文化遗存或完整文化堆积。由于现存两座桥梁均满足以下三项条件：1）服役时长不足50年；2）不具备历史完整性；3）无赋予其特殊重要性的关联背景，因此佩林路桥与格雷格/伦特路桥均不属于历史遗迹范畴。