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GA SR1075

Resolution

Status

Passed

5/24/2010

Primary Sponsor

John Bulloch

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Origin

Senate

2009-2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Dedicates a portion of SR 1 from Summerville north through LaFayette to the intersection of Old LaFayette Road as the CSA Army of Tennessee Highway, honoring soldiers who fought in the Battle of Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863), which involved over 150,000 troops.

  • Dedicates additional road facilities across Georgia, including the Frank M. Gleason Memorial Intersection (US 27/SR 1 at Long Hollow Road), the E. R. Bates Memorial Bridge (SR 113 at the Etowah River), and the Sheriff George Edward Goare Memorial Bridge (US 280/SR 27 over Lanahassee Creek in Webster County), honoring a county attorney, a WWII veteran and businessman, and a sheriff killed in the line of duty on April 11, 1985, respectively.

  • Dedicates portions of SR 36 in Newton County as the Roy and Aaron Varner Highway and the J. Sid Garner Memorial Highway, recognizing Varner's 16 years as Newton County Board of Commissioners chairman (1977–1992) and Garner's military service across three wars.

  • Designates a two-mile stretch of I-75 in Henry County near Exit 212 as the Tanger Outlet Center Highway and a portion of State Highway 19 in Macon as Duane Allman Boulevard, honoring the Allman Brothers Band guitarist who died in a 1971 motorcycle accident in Macon at age 24.

  • Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signage for all dedications named in the resolution.

Legislative Description

CSA Army of Tennessee Highway; dedicate

Last Action

Act 436

5/24/2010

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/30/2010
Transportation2/17/2010

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