HR 31: R. George Strickland, Jr. Memorial Bridge; Madison County; dedicate

This resolution honors Mr. R. George Strickland, Jr., a Madison County businessman and public servant who died in April 2024. It recounts his life, education at the University of Georgia, military service, business ventures such as Madison County Hardware and Georgia Metals, and years of local civic and elected service including on the Danielsville City Council and the Madison County Board of Education. The operative part of the resolution names the bridge on U.S. Highway 29/State Route 8 over the South Fork Broad River in Madison County 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 send 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.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family of Mr. R. George Strickland, Jr. It also affects residents and travelers in Madison County who use the renamed bridge.

The resolution has no regulatory or financial effect beyond signage costs. Its main real-world impact is a permanent, publicly visible memorial naming a specific bridge after a local Madison County figure, giving the community a lasting marker of his civic and business contributions.

• Names the bridge on U.S. Highway 29/State Route 8 over the South Fork Broad River in Madison County the R. George Strickland, Jr. Memorial Bridge.
• Authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available 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