Phase Ia Archaeological Survey for Proposed Rodgers Street Bridge Replacement Over Clear Creek. Monroe County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of Butler, Fairman, and Seufert Consulting Engineers, Inc., the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University (GBL) conducted a Phase Ia archaeological reconnaissance survey of the proposed replacement of bridge No. 78 carrying Rodgers Street over Clear Creek in Monroe County, Indiana. The project consists of one rectangular area centered on the existing bridge. Approximately 2.0 acres of the 3.67 acre project area were surveyed. The purposes of survey were 1) to identify and document all of the cultural resources in the project area, 2) to evaluate any sites found with regard to their eligibility for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and the Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures (IRHSS), and 3) to make recommendations for the protection of significant and potentially significant sites. Fieldwork was conducted November 6, 2001 by GBL archaeologists George Mankowski and Kris Suthers. No cultural resources were discovered within the proposed project area. Cultural resource clearance is therefore recommended for the proposed bridge replacement project location provided that all earth-moving activities are restricted to the currently defined project area boundaries.