Cultural Resources

Throughout TDOT’s project development and construction phases, historians and archaeologists in the Cultural Resources Section ensure compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 through their review of TDOT projects to identify and assess effects to archaeological sites and historic buildings, structures, districts, or other places that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and to consult with federally recognized Native American Tribes with an interest in Tennessee. TDOT Cultural Resources staff provides documentation of these studies to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), Section 106 consulting parties, local governments, and the public at-large.

RESOURCES

• Tennessee Historical Commission
• Tennessee Division of Archaeology
• TDOT’s Historic Bridge Program
         (Historic Bridge Marketing Program – Historic Bridge Survey – Toll Bridge Study)
• TDOT Centennial - 100 Years of Moving Tennessee Forward: 1915-2015

VIDEOS

• “TDOT Archaeologists Work to Record History” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx0-svctBQE
• “Perry County Archaeological Project” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKy-rAyrtTs

PUBLICATIONS

• The History of TDOT by Tammy Sellers & Holly Barnett
• “Tennessee’s Toll Bridges, 1927-1947: A Context Study” – TDOT funded study
• “Tennessee’s Survey Report for Historic Highway Bridges” – TDOT funded study
• “Archaeology of Tuckaleechee Cove” – archaeology and history of Townsend, TN, funded by a TDOT project