HJR 283 Summary

• Names the U.S. Highway 431 overpass bridge crossing over Alabama Highway 21 the "Mayor W. Gene Stedham Bridge" in honor of his service to Anniston.

• W. Gene Stedham served as Anniston City Council Member from 1973 to 1976 and as Mayor from 1996 to 2000.

• His contributions included obtaining grants for community centers, annexing Coldwater Mountain Bike Trails property, facilitating the annexation of former Fort McClellan, and developing the Anniston Industrial Park and Greenbrier Industrial Park.

• Directs appropriate officials to erect and maintain signs designating the bridge with Mayor Stedham's name.

• Adopted by the House on April 18, 2017 and by the Senate on April 25, 2017.