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WV SCR1

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

1/29/2026

Primary Sponsor

Randy Smith

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the West Virginia Division of Highways to officially name 20 bridges and road sections across the state
  • Designates 17 bridges as memorial bridges, primarily honoring military veterans including U.S. Army staff sergeants, a sergeant major, corporals, and privates who served in various conflicts
  • Creates the "Purple Heart Trail" along a portion of WV Route 10 from the Hal Greer Boulevard exit at Interstate 64 through the intersection with WV Route 19
  • Names road sections after individuals including Sergeant Cory S. Maynard (US 119), Donald Tackett Jr. (Moses Fork Road in Mingo County), and early pioneer John W. "Buttermilk" Neely (WV Route 20)
  • Includes naming a bridge after WV Supreme Court Justice Tim Armstead (Heck's Bridge in Braxton County)

Legislative Description

Requesting DOH name certain transportation infrastructure

Last Action

House Message received

1/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation and Infrastructure 1/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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