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structure will be constructed with a 42 degree 15'22" right skew to US 20. Along Locust Road, there will be two 12' lanes with 11' usable and 10' paved shoulders (12' paved adjacent to guardrail). The minimum right of way width will be 40' (existing) and the maximum will be 250'. The amount of permanent right of way to be acquired for the proposed project is 1.6 acres. Approximately 0.16 acres of temporary right of way will be needed for drive construction. Survey limits along Locust Road will extend from 1000' north to 1150' south of the existing structure, along the existing roadway centerline. Along US 20, the survey limits will extend from 675' west to 675' east of the existing structure. Traffic on Locust Road will be maintained by using a detour that utilizes local roads. The detour route will follow Ireland Road, Linden Road and Ewing Avenue. Traffic on US 20 will be maintained by using at a minimum one lane of traffic in each direction. Per FHWA's request, we are seeking input from historical consulting parties prior to establishing a final determination of effect. The St. Joseph County Interim Report of the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory was referenced and within the proposed project area, there are no sites either listed on, considered eligible for, or being considered for eligibility on the National Register of Historic places. Furthermore, the structure is not listed in Dr. Cooper's Artistry and Ingenuity in Artificial Stone, Indiana's Concrete Bridges, 1900 -1942. At this time, INDOT has determined that there will be no historic properties affected. The recommended APE includes the proposed right-of-way and the area immediately surrounding it. This correspondence is being forwarded to the following historical consulting parties for confirmation of the above determination: State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, St. Joseph County Historian, South Bend Heritage Foundation, Inc., Downtown South Bend, Inc., and Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County. Archaeology will be performed and forwarded to SHPO for concurrence. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires Federal agencies to take into account the effects of their undertakings on historic properties. In accordance with 36CFR800.2(c), you are hereby requested to be a consulting party to participate in efforts to identify historic properties potentially affected by the undertaking, assess its effects and seek ways to avoid, minimize or mitigate any adverse effects on historic properties. Per 36CFR800.3(f), we hereby request that the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) notify this office, within 30 days of the receipt of this letter, under separate cover, if the SHPO is aware of other parties that may be entitled to be consulting parties for the subject project. Please respond with your comments on any environmental impacts associated with this project. If we do not receive a response within, sixty days, it will be assumed that your agency feels that there will be no adverse effects incurred as a result of the proposed project. Should you find that an extension to the response time is necessary, a reasonable amount will be granted upon request. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact Michelle Barnier, of this section, at (317) 232-5135. Thank you in advance for your input. James E. Juricic, er Environmental A e ment Section Division of Env' o ent, Planning, and Engineering Attachments JEJ/MLB