HCR 29 is a memorial resolution requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways name a 2.9-mile segment of County Route 9 (Knobley Road) between specific coordinates as "Sheriff Jeremy Taylor Memorial Road." It commemorates Sheriff Jeremy Taylor, a Mineral County law enforcement officer and firefighter who died in 2024, by designating this road segment and installing signage. The resolution has no policy impact - it is purely a naming convention with no direct effect on residents, laws, or government operations. It was enacted by the legislature on April 12, 2025.
This concurrent resolution (HCR 86) requests the West Virginia Division of Highways to rename Indian Creek Bridge (WV 122 over Indian Creek in Monroe County) as the "U.S. Army PFC Robert F. Mann Memorial Bridge." It commemorates PFC Robert F. Mann, a West Virginia native who died in combat during WWII (March 10, 1945) while serving in Patton's Third Army. The resolution has passed both legislative chambers and is now complete; it does not create new policy or affect any residents or programs.
HCR 32 is a concurrent resolution naming a bridge in Raleigh County, West Virginia (Bridge Number 41-001/04-000.02, locally known as Colcord Bridge) the "U.S. Army PVT Leon 'Deacon' Stover Memorial Bridge." It requests the Division of Highways install signage identifying the bridge with this name to honor PVT Stover, a 33-year UMWA retiree and veteran who served in the U.S. Army from 1952-1954 and was active in his community. The resolution was adopted by both legislative chambers on April 12, 2025, and completed all legislative steps. This is a commemorative resolution with no policy or funding changes; it solely memorializes an individual.
House Concurrent Resolution 18 proposes renaming Johnsontown Bridge (located on WV 009 over Tilhance Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia) to the "Paul J. Hofe Memorial Bridge" to honor Paul J. Hofe, a local resident who served in the U.S. Army, worked for the IRS for 35 years, and operated a well-drilling business for 50 years that provided free wells to families and community organizations. The resolution directs the Division of Highways to update the bridge's official name and install new signage identifying it as the "Paul J. Hofe Memorial Bridge." This is a commemorative resolution with no substantive policy changes beyond the bridge name and signage.
This concurrent resolution requests the West Virginia Division of Highways to name Summers County's Bradshaw Creek Bridge (located at Latitude 37.54774, Longitude -80.80074, carrying County Route 12 over Bradshaw Creek) the "U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sergeant Jimmie M. Hutchison Memorial Bridge." It commemorates Staff Sergeant Jimmie M. Hutchison's WWII service in the European Theater, his 38-year career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and his community leadership in Forest Hill, West Virginia. The resolution directs the Division of Highways to install signs identifying the bridge with this name.
HCR 36 is a commemorative resolution naming a specific bridge in West Virginia after U.S. Marine Corps PFC Darrell Lee Burgess. It requests the Division of Highways rename Bridge Number 10-016/00-008.68 (located at 37.97642, -81.14059, crossing US 19) as the "U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Darrell Lee Burgess Memorial Bridge." The resolution honors Burgess, who died heroically in action during WWII's Bougainville Campaign on December 16, 1943. The resolution was adopted by both legislative chambers on April 12, 2025, and is now awaiting implementation by the Division of Highways.
HCR 50 is a concurrent resolution requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways rename Wetzel Street Bridge (Bridge Number 52-N00/99-000.03) in Wetzel County to the "Alfred E. Garrison Memorial Bridge." It commemorates Alfred E. Garrison, a local veteran who served in the U.S. Army, worked as a police officer in Hundred, WV, and drove school buses for Wetzel County. The resolution directs the Division of Highways to install signs identifying the bridge with this new name. This is a commemorative measure with no policy changes beyond the bridge naming.
HCR 56 is a commemorative resolution requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways name Greenbrier Avenue Bridge (located over Howard Creek in Greenbrier County, with coordinates 37.79351, -80.30456) the "U.S. Army SP4 Thomas William 'Tom Bill' Dudley, Sr. Memorial Bridge." The resolution honors Dudley, a local resident, Army veteran, and community leader who contributed to youth sports and civic service in White Sulphur Springs. The bill directs the Division of Highways to install signage identifying the bridge with this name. As a procedural resolution, it does not create new laws or affect policy, but formally recognizes Dudley's legacy.
HCR 76 is a commemorative resolution requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways name a specific bridge on I-79 in Kanawha County the "U.S. Army Private First Class Charles H. Moore Memorial Bridge." The resolution identifies the bridge (coordinates provided) and honors PFC Moore, a WWII combat infantryman killed in Belgium in 1944, who is buried in France. It directs the Division of Highways to install signage identifying the bridge with this name. The resolution was unanimously adopted by both legislative chambers on April 12, 2025.
HCR 28 is a commemorative resolution requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways name a specific road segment as "U.S. Army Private First Class Frank Maddy Memorial Road." The resolution designates the portion of War Ridge Road from its intersection with Ballengee Road in Summers County to its intersection with Little Stoney Creek Road in Monroe County. It honors Private First Class Frank Lee Maddy, a WWII soldier from Monroe County who died in combat in the Philippines in 1945. The resolution asks for signage at both ends of the named road segment to memorialize his service.
This concurrent resolution (HCR 5) requests the West Virginia Division of Highways to rename a specific bridge in Lewis County - the Gladys Creek Box Beam bridge (Bridge #21-050/00-003.14) carrying CR 050 over Gladys Creek - as the "U.S. Army PFC William Harrison Lowther Memorial Bridge." It directs the agency to install signage identifying the bridge with this new name. The resolution commemorates PFC William Harrison Lowther (1888-1994), a WWI veteran and longtime local resident who contributed to community infrastructure in Wildcat, Lewis County. The resolution was adopted by both legislative chambers on April 12, 2025.
HCR 45 is a concurrent resolution requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways name bridge number 16-013/00-000.60(16A081) - located at 39.05032, -78.99304 (New Buzzard Ford Bridge over the South Branch Potomac River in Hardy County) - the "Charlotte Denise Seymour Hill Memorial Bridge." The bill directs the Division of Highways to install signs identifying the bridge with this name, commemorating Charlotte Denise Seymour Hill, a Moorefield High School teacher and community member who died in 2024. This is a procedural naming resolution with no direct policy impact beyond the bridge designation.
