HR31: HR31 R. George Strickland, Jr. Memorial Bridge; Madison County; dedicate

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the late R. George Strickland, Jr., a Madison County businessman and public servant who died in April 2024. The bill recounts his life, including his education, military service, business ventures such as Madison County Hardware and Georgia Metals, and his years of service on the Danielsville City Council and the Madison County Board of Education. The operative part of the resolution dedicates the bridge on U.S. Highway 29/State Route 8 over the South Fork Broad River in Madison County as the R. George Strickland, Jr. Memorial Bridge. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Strickland's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the bridge on U.S. Highway 29/State Route 8 over the South Fork Broad River in Madison County as the R. George Strickland, Jr. Memorial Bridge.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the bridge's new name.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Strickland's family and to the Department of Transportation.
• Recites a detailed account of Strickland's life, career, and community service as the basis for the honor, but does not create any new legal requirement beyond the naming.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must post and maintain the new bridge signage, and the family of R. George Strickland, Jr. It also has symbolic relevance for residents of Madison County who use U.S. Highway 29/State Route 8.

The resolution has no regulatory or financial impact beyond requiring the Department of Transportation to install and maintain signage. Its main effect is a permanent, publicly visible tribute recognizing Strickland's decades of business and civic contributions to Madison County.

• The resolution's whereas clauses detail Strickland's biography, education, military service, business ventures, and civic and religious involvement in Madison County.
• The first resolving clause dedicates the bridge on U.S. Highway 29/State Route 8 over the South Fork Broad River in Madison County as the R. George Strickland, Jr. Memorial Bridge.
• The second resolving clause directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs marking the dedication.
• The third resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Strickland's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-01-27House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-01-17House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-01-16House Hopper (House)

• Rob Leverett (R, HD-123)Primary sponsor
• Alan Powell (R, HD-033)

• bridge dedication
• Madison County
• memorial resolution
• Georgia Department of Transportation