Cultural Resources Survey of the Crims Creek Bridge Replacement Project

"Brockington and Associates, Inc., conducted a cultural resources survey of the Crims Creek Bridge Replacement Project (Project BR-BR36(015), File No. 36.133B) for the South Carolina Department of Transportation in September-October 2005. This project will replace the existing Secondary Road (S-) 28 bridge over Crims Creek and will realign the intersection of S-28 and S-172 and the approaches of these roads to the new bridge. The survey identified two archaeological sites (38NE644 and 38NE646) and one historic architectural resource (1892) within the project; no historic properties lie near the project. Site 38NE644 is a diffuse scatter of Pre-Contact Native American lithic and ceramic artifacts on a low terrace overlooking Crims Creek. Site 38N646 is an old road that may be the route of the nineteenth century rail line from Alston station, on the east bank of the Broad River, to Newberry. Historic architectural resource 1892 is the former Norfolk and Southern Railroad trestle over S-28 and Crims Creek. We recommend the archaeological sites and historic architectural resource not eligible for the NRHP.
The survey also examined deeply buried alluvial deposits in the Crims Creek floodplain within the project. The pre-eighteenth century ground surface lies 2.5-6+ feet beneath the present ground surface, covered by recent alluvium. Holocene alluvial deposits extend beneath the recent alluvium to 10+ feet below surface. The buried deposits could contain archaeological materials but all of them reflect wet environments in the flood plain of Crims Creek. Such settings are not conducive to long term or intensive human occupation. Therefore, it is unlikely that deeply buried archaeological sites that may contain significant information about the Pre-Contact use of the Crims Creek valley are present within the project.
There are no historic properties within or near the project. Therefore, the project will not affect any historic properties."

布罗金顿联合公司（Brockington and Associates, Inc.）于2005年9-10月为南卡罗来纳州交通运输部（South Carolina Department of Transportation）开展了克里姆斯溪桥梁更换项目（项目编号BR-BR36(015)，档案号36.133B）的文化资源调查（cultural resources survey）。本项目将更换现有S-28号二级公路跨克里姆斯溪的桥梁，并对S-28与S-172的交叉口以及两条道路通往新桥的引道进行线形调整。本次调查在项目范围内共发现两处考古遗址（archaeological sites，38NE644与38N646）以及一处历史建筑资源（historic architectural resource，编号1892），项目周边无任何历史遗存。
38NE644遗址为一处弥散散布的前接触期（Pre-Contact）美洲原住民石器与陶瓷人工制品点，位于俯瞰克里姆斯溪的低阶地上。38N646遗址为一处旧道路遗存，推测为19世纪布罗德河东岸奥尔斯顿车站通往纽贝里的铁路线旧址。编号1892的历史建筑资源为原诺福克南方铁路（Norfolk and Southern Railroad）跨S-28与克里姆斯溪的栈桥。我方建议上述考古遗址与历史建筑资源均不具备美国国家史迹名录（National Register of Historic Places，NRHP）的入选资格。
本次调查还对项目范围内克里姆斯溪漫滩（floodplain）内的深埋冲积层进行了勘查。18世纪前的原生地表位于现今地表下2.5至6英尺以上，被近代冲积层覆盖。全新世（Holocene）冲积层则位于近代冲积层之下，延伸至地表下10英尺以上。此类埋藏沉积物虽可能包含考古遗存，但均形成于克里姆斯溪漫滩的湿润环境中，这类环境并不利于人类长期或高强度定居。因此，项目范围内不太可能存在能够提供前接触期克里姆斯溪流域人类活动重要信息的深埋考古遗址。
项目范围内及周边均无历史遗存，因此本项目不会对任何历史遗迹造成影响。