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Preserving Our Culture and History
Martinsburg Bypass
In winter 2001, the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) conducted the early stages of the historic process to identify historic resources and archaeological sites located in the area surrounding the proposed alignment for the Martinsburg Bypass.
By February 2001, the first phase of the historic survey was complete and three properties in the area, the Continental Clay Brick Plant, the Myers House and the Kunkel House, were found to be listed with the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The WVDOH also identified nine additional properties that were eligible for listing with the NRHP.
Consultants for the WVDOH are currently in the process of developing a Criteria of Effects Report that will outline the impacts that the Bypass may have on these historic properties.
Finally, the WVDOH has completed a “predictive model,” the document generated to determine the level of probability that there is an archaeological site in the construction area. Once the preferred alignment is solidified, the first phase of an archaeological survey will be conducted.
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