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New Elk Mine Bridge Repair and Replacement Project <br />arcadis.com <br />New Elk Mine Cultural Report_TB_Rev030722 NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 24 <br />Smithsonian <br />Site Number Site Description Management Recommendations <br />5LA.1472 <br />Artifact scatter with features, <br />destroyed after 1960 when the <br />railroad was rerouted; <br />confirmed destroyed. Not <br />eligible. <br />None; site is destroyed and will not be affected by Project <br />activities. <br />5LA.1522 <br />Buildings (Penitente Sect <br />community) – two structures <br />and a cross near mouth of <br />Long Canyon that were <br />destroyed after 1960 when the <br />railroad was rerouted; <br />confirmed destroyed. Not <br />eligible. <br />None; site is destroyed and will not be affected by Project <br />activities. <br />5LA.2202 <br />Artifact scatter with feature; no <br />artifacts or features in ROW. <br />Eligible for NRHP under <br />Criterion D. <br />Avoidance: site is eligible for the NRHP, but no artifacts <br />or features fall within the ROW. If all Project work occurs <br />within the ROW and the railroad grade remains on its <br />current course and height, the site will not be directly or <br />indirectly affected by Project activities. <br />5LA.5913 <br />Building (C&W Railroad <br />Depot); in ROW. Eligible for <br />NRHP under Criterion A. <br />Avoidance: site is eligible for the NRHP, and the building <br />is within the ROW. However, the building is outside the <br />railroad grade and will not be affected by Project activities <br />as proposed at this time. If all Project work occurs on the <br />railroad grade and the railroad grade remains on its <br />current course and height, the site will not be directly or <br />indirectly affected by Project activities. <br />5LA.7112 <br />Structure: C&W railroad grade <br />with 35 features (see below). <br />Eligible for NRHP under <br />Criterion A. <br />Restoration and preservation: the C&W railroad is <br />eligible for NRHP listing under Criterion A, and the entire <br />resource is located within the ROW. Proposed project <br />activities would repair 16 bridges and one culvert along <br />the ROW and replace eight minor-built features (i.e. <br />culverts) that are beyond adequate repair. The proposed <br />work is consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s <br />Standards for Rehabilitation, and the railroad alignment <br />will be maintained. While Project activities are limited to <br />the repair and replacement of bridges and culverts along <br />the abandoned former C&W railroad alignment, the <br />ultimate goal is to restore the site to its original form and <br />originally intended purpose.