HR811: HR811 Rev. Dr. Bennie R. Mitchell, Jr. Memorial Bridge; Chatham County; dedicate

This resolution honors Reverend Dr. Bennie R. Mitchell, Jr., a longtime pastor of Connor's Temple Baptist Church in Savannah, by naming a bridge after him. The resolution recounts his life and career, including his education, his decades of leadership at the church, his role in restoring the historic McKelvy-Powell Building, and various awards he received. The operative part of the resolution designates the bridge on State Route 405 over State Route 204 in Chatham County as the Rev. Dr. Bennie R. Mitchell, Jr. Memorial Bridge. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Reverend Mitchell's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Names the bridge on State Route 405 over State Route 204 in Chatham County the Rev. Dr. Bennie R. Mitchell, 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 send copies of the resolution to Reverend Mitchell's family and to the Department of Transportation.

The resolution most directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family of Reverend Dr. Bennie R. Mitchell, Jr. It also affects Chatham County residents and travelers who use the bridge on State Route 405 over State Route 204.

If adopted, the bridge would carry a permanent public marker honoring Reverend Mitchell's decades of ministry and community work in Savannah, requiring the Department of Transportation to install signage but otherwise having no effect on traffic, funding, or state law.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe Reverend Mitchell's education, his pastorate at Connor's Temple Baptist Church, and his renovation of the McKelvy-Powell Building.
• The operative section dedicates the bridge on State Route 405 over State Route 204 in Chatham County as the Rev. Dr. Bennie R. Mitchell, Jr. Memorial Bridge.
• A further resolved clause directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Mitchell's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-03-28House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-03-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-27House Hopper (House)

• Carl Gilliard (D, HD-162)Primary sponsor

• bridge dedication
• Chatham County
• Savannah history
• commemorative resolution