Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

Kentucky Senate Bill SJR58 Latest Draft

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CHAPTER 220 
( SJR 58 ) 
A JOINT RESOLUTION designating honorary names for various roads and bridges. 
WHEREAS, from time to time, the General Assembly has seen fit to honor various Kentuckians by naming 
portions of state highways and erecting commemorative roadway signs in their honor; and 
WHEREAS, these Kentuckians have come from all walks of life, held a multitude of jobs, and had a variety of 
accomplishments that made them deserving of the honor; and 
WHEREAS, these individuals have included former Governors, former members of the General Assembly, 
decorated veterans, slain law enforcement officers, local elected officials, astronauts, doctors, educators, 
distinguished athletes, and civic leaders; and 
WHEREAS, every citizen of the Commonwealth owes a great debt of gratitude to the patriotic men and 
women killed and wounded in service to their country in times of great need; and 
WHEREAS, the General Assembly has often honored the veterans of this state by naming portions of several 
roads, from interstates to small two-lane country roads, in their honor; and 
WHEREAS, the General Assembly again sees fit to honor a group of individuals who have made the lives of 
their fellow Kentuckians better and brought honor and respect to the Commonwealth; 
NOW, THEREFORE, 
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 
Section 1.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 293, within the city 
limits of Princeton, as the "Chief Deputy Jody Wayne Cash Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the 
effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 2.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridges on United States Route 23, at mile point 
11.272 (Bridge ID# 58B00050L and Bridge ID# 58B00050R) in Johnson County, as the "Representative Hubert and 
Bea Collins Memorial Bridges" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate 
signs denoting this designation. 
Section 3.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 371 in Kenton County, from its 
intersection with Anderson Road to its intersection with Western Reserve Road, as the "Michael Scott 'Bubba' Wilson 
Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs 
denoting this designation. 
Section 4.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 49 in Marion County, 
from West Marion Elementary School (mile point 25.531) north to Hughes Lane (mile point 26.253), as the "Tom 
Brahm Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs 
denoting this designation. 
Section 5.  The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 3091 crossing the 
Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway in Pulaski County (Bridge ID# 100B00121N) as the "Reverend C.E. Jacobs 
Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting 
this designation. 
Section 6. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on United States Route 27 in Pulaski 
County, crossing Pitman Creek (Bridge ID# 100B00107L and Bridge ID# 100B00032R), as the "Jim and Mary Jo 
Sharpe Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs 
denoting this designation. 
Section 7. The Transportation Cabinet shall honor the accomplishments of Richie Weems and the 
Continental Five by inclusion on the Country Music Highway on United States Highway 23 in Pike County and shall, 
within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 8. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 292 in Martin 
County, from the intersection with Kentucky Route 3213 (approximately mile point 26.1) to the intersection with  ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2 
Kentucky Route 3 (mile point 28.9), as the "PFC Larry Gene Ratliff Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of 
the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 9.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 2049 in Jefferson 
County, from its intersection with Kentucky Route 1934 to mile point 1.7, as the "Cozy and Linnes Chester Memorial 
Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this 
designation. 
Section 10.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 122 in Floyd County 
at mile point 23.334 (Bridge ID# 036B00006N) as the "L.G. Frazier Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of 
the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 11. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 192 in Laurel 
County crossing the CSX Railroad at mile point 21.030 (Bridge ID# 063B00098N) as the "Christopher Hubbard 
Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting 
this designation. 
Section 12.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the Mine Fork bridge on Kentucky Route 1081 in 
Magoffin County at mile point 14.95 as the "Berry Caudill Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the 
effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 13.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the Salyersville bridge on Kentucky Route 7 in 
Magoffin County at mile point 25.055 as the "Julian Patrick Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the 
effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 14. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 7 in Magoffin 
County, from mile point 1.08 to mile point 2.50, as the "Claude Howard Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 
days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 15.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 2020 in Magoffin 
County, from mile point 0.00 to mile point 0.07, as the "Robert Cheek Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days 
of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 16.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 1593 in Magoffin 
County, from mile point 3.22 to mile point 3.63, as the "Oliver Lykins Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days 
of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 17.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 867 in Magoffin 
County, from mile point 3.28 to mile point 3.74, as the "Winford Arnett Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 
days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 18.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 1471 in Magoffin 
County, from mile point 3.27 to mile point 4.16, as the "Henry Bailey Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days 
of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 19.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 1593 in Magoffin 
County, from mile point 2.157 to mile point 2.569, as the "Oval Gray Amyx Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 
days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 20. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge located at Midway on Bull Creek, 
crossing the Hal Rogers Parkway between the Hyden Spur and the big bridge at Dryhill, in Leslie County as the 
"Amos and Twila Osborne Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect 
appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 21. The Transportation Cabinet shall honor the accomplishments of Julie Reeves Davis by 
inclusion on the Country Music Highway on United States Highway 23 in Boyd County near Ashland and shall, 
within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 22.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 1 in Carter County, 
from United States Route 60 at mile point 10.646 to the Interstate 64 overpass at mile point 11.546, as the "Assistant 
Fire Chief Duane Suttles Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect 
appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 23.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 227, on the Owen-
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Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this 
designation. 
Section 24.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 82 crossing the Red 
River in Powell County (Bridge ID# 099B00050N), as the "Marion Brewer Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 
days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 25.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 213, crossing the 
Red River in Powell County (Bridge ID# 099B00103N), as the "John Cox Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 
days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 26.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 192 in Laurel County, from mile 
point 7.313 to mile point 12.59, as the "Dan Hale Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date 
of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 27.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 52 crossing the Dix 
River at the Boyle-Garrard County line (Bridge ID# 011B00048N) as the "James 'Jim' Herring Memorial Bridge" and 
shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 28.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 117 in Christian County, from 
United States Route 41A to its intersection with Kentucky Route 107, as the "Valor Memorial Highway" and shall, 
within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 29.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 194 crossing over 
Brushy Fork at the Floyd-Pike County line (Bridge ID# 036B00155N) as the "Pete McCoy Memorial Bridge" and 
shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 30.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 40 crossing Mudlick 
Creek in Johnson County (Bridge ID# 058B00064N) as the "Bud and John Blanton Memorial Bridge" and shall, 
within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 31. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 52 crossing 
Pottinger Creek in Nelson County (Bridge ID# 090B00097N) as the "New Hope Veterans Memorial Bridge" and 
shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 32.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 358 crossing Hanley 
Creek in Ballard County (Bridge ID# 004B00025N) as the "Morris Crain Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days 
of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 33.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 15 crossing Lost 
Creek in Breathitt County (Bridge ID# 013B00032N) as the "Floyd Watts Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 
days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect signs denoting this designation. 
Section 34. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the entirety of United States Route 62 in Scott 
County as the "Deputy Sheriff Caleb Conley Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of 
this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. This designation shall supersede any previous 
honorary designation made for this section of highway. 
Section 35.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 67 in Greenup County as the "Don 
Gullett Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs 
denoting this designation. 
Section 36.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 503 in Greenup County, from the 
intersection with Kentucky Route 207 (mile point 5.481) to the intersection with Kentucky Route 3105 (mile point 
9.287) as the "PFC Ernie West Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, 
erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. Signs erected under this section shall indicate that PFC Ernie West 
was a Medal of Honor recipient. This designation shall supersede any previous honorary designation made for this 
section of highway. 
Section 37.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of United States Route 62 in Anderson 
County, from mile point 18.276 to mile point 18.825, as "The Healing Field Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 
days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 38.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 140 in Daviess County, from the 
intersection with Red Hill-Maxwell Road (mile point 7.325) to the intersection with United States Route 231 (mile  ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 4 
point 10.038), as the "Captain Alan Kurre Elliott Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date 
of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 39.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 1088 in Perry County, from its 
intersection with Kentucky Route 476 to mile point 5, as the "Donald Loren 'Doc' Holliday Memorial Highway" and 
shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 40. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the roundabout at the intersection of Kentucky 
Route 686 and Kentucky Route 713 in Montgomery County as the "Emilee Grace Collins Memorial Roundabout" 
and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation in 
advance of the roundabout in each direction. 
Section 41.   The Transportation Cabinet shall honor the accomplishments of "JoJo Hall and Teddi Leigh 
Cyrus as JoLeigh" by inclusion on the Country Music Highway on United States Route 23 in Floyd County and shall, 
within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 42.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on United States Route 421 crossing 
Poor Fork Cumberland River in Harlan County (Bridge ID# 048B00129N) as the "Clark 'Sparky' Middleton 
Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting 
this designation. 
Section 43.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 2054 in Jefferson 
County, from its intersection with Kentucky Route 1934 to its intersection with Winkler Avenue, as the "Anne and 
Carl Braden Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate 
signs denoting this designation. 
Section 44.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 1934 in Jefferson 
County, from its intersection with Kentucky Route 1727 to its end at Wilson Avenue (mile point 11.5), as the 
"Andrew and Charlotte Wade Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, 
erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 45. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 52 in Garrard 
County, from the eastern city limits of the city of Lancaster to the Garrard-Madison County line, as the 
"Representative Lonnie Napier Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, 
erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 46.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 1214 crossing the 
Western Kentucky Parkway in Grayson County (Bridge ID# 043B00060N) as the "James 'Spike' Johnston Memorial 
Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this 
designation. 
Section 47.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky Route 107 crossing the 
Pond River in Todd County (Bridge ID# 110B00029N) as the "Sgt. Major Robert 'Bob' Murphy Memorial Bridge" 
and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 48.   The Transportation Cabinet shall honor the accomplishments of Yvonne Jordan by inclusion 
on the Country Music Highway on United States Route 23 in Lawrence County and shall, within 30 days of the 
effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Section 49.   The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky Route 8 in Lewis County, 
within the city limits of Vanceburg, as the "Lewis County Veterans Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of 
the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signs denoting this designation. 
Signed by Governor April 19, 2024.