Archaeological Investigation of Proposed Relocation of the Bridge (Hick's Bridge) over Bulls Branch on a County Road Between U.S. 1 and S-1725, Aiken County

"An archaeological survey of the above mentioned project was conducted by the Department's Staff Archaeologist on August 29, 1985. The project is located on an unpaved county road approximately 13 miles northeast of the City of Aiken, and 2.5 miles north of the intersection of the county road and U.S. 1 (see Figure 1). The project would involve replacing the currently washed out timber bridge with a new structure at a new location approximately 340 feet upstream (see Figure 1). The new bridge will be a "modern" precast concrete bridge approximately 120 feet long with a roadway 26 feet wide, supported on pile type bents with a steel beam guardrail. In addition to the new bridge, a total of 1200 feet (600 feet on either side of the new bridge) of newly located approaches will also be constructed. These approaches will measure 18 feet wide, ditch to ditch and will tie in with the existing county road."

1985年8月29日，本部门专职考古学家针对上述项目开展了考古勘察工作。该项目位于艾肯市（City of Aiken）东北约13英里的一条未铺装县道上，地处该县道与美国1号公路（U.S. 1）交叉口以北2.5英里处（详见图1）。本项目将在约上游340英尺的新址处新建桥梁结构，替换当前已被冲毁的木桥（详见图1）。新桥为“现代化”预制混凝土桥梁，全长约120英尺，桥面宽26英尺，采用桩式墩台支撑，并配备钢梁护栏。除新建桥梁外，本项目还将修建总长1200英尺的新引道（新桥两侧各600英尺）；该引道以边沟至边沟为界，宽度为18英尺，将与现有县道衔接。