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A JOINT RESOLUTION designating honorary names for various roads and 1
bridges. 2
WHEREAS, from time to time, the General Assembly has seen fit to honor various 3
Kentuckians by naming portions of state highways and erecting commemorative roadway 4
signs in their honor; and 5
WHEREAS, these Kentuckians have come from all walks of life, held a multitude 6
of jobs, and had a variety of accomplishments that made them deserving of the honor; 7
and 8
WHEREAS, these individuals have included former Governors, former members of 9
the General Assembly, decorated veterans, slain law enforcement officers, local elected 10
officials, astronauts, doctors, educators, distinguished athletes, and civic leaders; and 11
WHEREAS, every citizen of the Commonwealth owes a great debt of gratitude to 12
the patriotic men and women killed and wounded in service to their country in times of 13
great need; and 14
WHEREAS, the General Assembly has often honored the veterans of this state by 15
naming portions of several roads, from interstates to small two-lane country roads, in 16
their honor; and 17
WHEREAS, the General Assembly again sees fit to honor a group of individuals 18
who have made the lives of their fellow Kentuckians better and brought honor and 19
respect to the Commonwealth; 20
NOW, THEREFORE, 21
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 22
Section 1. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the entire route of United 23
States Route 127 in Russell County as the "Deputy Sheriff Joshua Phipps Memorial 24
Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect 25
appropriate signage denoting this designation. 26
Section 2. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate United States Route 25 in 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS HJR 5/GA
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Madison County, from mile point 5.865 to mile point 9.565, as the "Captain Samuel A. 1
Manley Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this 2
Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. 3
Section 3. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky 4
Route 1285 over Somerset Creek in Nicholas County (Bridge ID# 091B0007N) as the 5
"Deborah Ritchie Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this 6
Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. 7
Section 4. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the new bypass 8
connecting Kentucky Route 245 and United States Route 62 in Nelson County as the 9
"Sons of Bardstown Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date 10
of this Resolution, or upon the completion of construction of the highway, erect 11
appropriate signage denoting this designation. 12
Section 5. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky 13
Route 582 over Bates Branch in Knott County (Bridge ID# 060B00015N) as the "BB and 14
Larry King Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this 15
Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. 16
Section 6. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate United States Route 62 in 17
Muhlenberg County, from Scott Road at mile point 5.604 to mile point 9.358 near the 18
city limits of Greenville, as the "Warren Oates Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 19
days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this 20
designation. 21
Section 7. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 176 in 22
Muhlenberg County, from mile point 0 in Greenville to mile point 7.34 near the city 23
limits of Drakesboro, as the "Representative Brent Yonts Memorial Highway" and shall, 24
within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting 25
this designation. This designation shall supersede any previous honorary designation for 26
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Section 8. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridges on United 1
States Route 23 in Lawrence County over Blaine Creek at mile point 23.6 (Bridge ID# 2
064B00056R and 064B00056L) as the "James Ishmael Tackett Memorial Bridge" and 3
shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage 4
denoting this designation. 5
Section 9. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate United States Route 27 in 6
Campbell County, commonly known as Monmouth Street and Alexandria Pike, from 7
Fifth Street in Newport to Highland Avenue in Fort Thomas, as the "Patrick J. Crowley 8
Memorial Parkway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, 9
erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. This designation shall supersede any 10
previous honorary designation for this section of highway. 11
Section 10. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky 12
Route 550 in Floyd County at mile point 0.073 over the Right Fork of Beaver Creek 13
(Bridge ID# 036B00017N) as the "Donald V. Horne Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 14
30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this 15
designation. 16
Section 11. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the newly relocated 17
northern portion of United States Route 641 in Caldwell, Crittenden, and Lyon Counties 18
as the "Representative Mike Cherry Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the 19
effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. 20
Section 12. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky 21
Route 80 in Leslie County, from its intersection with Daisy Lane to its intersection with 22
Pool Drive, as the "Venita Caldwell Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the 23
effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. 24
Section 13. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 117 in 25
Christian County as the "POW/MIA Trail" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date 26
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Section 14. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate a portion of Kentucky 1
Route 979 in Floyd County, from mile point 15.7 to mile point 18.4, as the "Ermal 2
Tackett Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this 3
Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. 4
Section 15. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky 5
Route 150 in Jefferson County, from mile point 1 to mile point 3, as the "Mae Street Kidd 6
Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, 7
erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. 8
Section 16. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 2295 in 9
Pulaski County, from its beginning at United States Route 27 at mile point 0.0 to its 10
intersection with East Lakeshore Drive at mile point 1.1, as a memorial highway and 11
shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage 12
denoting this designation. The signage erected under this section shall read: 13
"In Memory of Our Fallen Officers 14
Marshals John Coomer, Hiram Gregory, 15
Charlie Wright, & George Prentice Southwood". 16
Section 17. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate Kentucky Route 378 in 17
Magoffin County, from mile point 5.5 to the intersection of Paddle Branch Road, as the 18
"Robert Ritchie Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of 19
this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. 20
Section 18. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky 21
Route 1057 in Powell County, from mile point 9.5 to mile point 8.5, as the "Katherine 22
Frazier Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this 23
Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. 24
Section 19. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky 25
Route 1057 in Powell County at mile point 4.1 over Little Hardwick Creek (Bridge ID# 26
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of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this 1
designation. 2
Section 20. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky 3
Route 1428 in Johnson County at mile point 4.1 over Paint Creek (Bridge ID# 4
058B00048N) as the "Michael 'Caveman' Salyer Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 5
days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this 6
designation. 7
Section 21. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky 8
Route 52 in Madison County at mile point 22.53 over a branch of Drowning Creek 9
(Bridge ID# 076B00009N) as the "Bill Strong Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 10
days of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this 11
designation. 12
Section 22. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky 13
Route 476 in Perry County at mile point 12.42 over Balls Fork (Bridge ID# 14
097B00144N) as the "James Clayton Stacy Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days 15
of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this 16
designation. 17
Section 23. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky 18
Route 92 in McCreary County at mile point 20.8 over Marsh Creek (Bridge ID# 19
074B00040N) as the "Angus Ross Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the 20
effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. 21
Section 24. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the portion of Kentucky 22
Route 245 in Bullitt County, from mile point 1 to mile point 6, as the "Joe Raley 23
Memorial Highway" and shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this Resolution, 24
erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. 25
Section 25. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on Kentucky 26
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058B00030N) as the "Freddie Jarrell Hannah Memorial Bridge" and shall, within 30 days 1
of the effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this 2
designation. 3
Section 26. The Transportation Cabinet shall designate the bridge on United 4
States Route 31E in Nelson County at mile point 12.8 over Beech Fork River (Bridge ID# 5
090B00113N) as the "Nelson County Veterans Bridge" and shall, within 30 days of the 6
effective date of this Resolution, erect appropriate signage denoting this designation. 7