HR1502: HR1502 Raymond C. McGhee, Jr. Memorial Bridge; Hancock County; dedicate

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Raymond Crawford McGhee, Jr., a Hancock County native who worked as a farmer, spent years at the Sparta Furniture Factory, and served 37 years as a foreman with the Georgia Department of Transportation. It recounts his education, his community involvement, and his long membership at New Hope Powelton Baptist Church. The resolution's operative effect is to dedicate the bridge on State Route 15 By-Pass over State Route 16 in Hancock County as the Raymond C. McGhee, Jr. Memorial Bridge. It directs the 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 McGhee's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the bridge on State Route 15 By-Pass over State Route 16 in Hancock County as the Raymond C. McGhee, 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 McGhee's family and to the Department of Transportation.

This resolution mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, and the family of Raymond Crawford McGhee, Jr., who will receive copies of the resolution honoring him. Drivers on this stretch of State Route 15 By-Pass in Hancock County will see the new bridge name.

The resolution creates a lasting public honor for a longtime Georgia Department of Transportation employee and Hancock County community member. Beyond requiring the state to put up commemorative signs, it does not change any laws, funding, or rules affecting the public.

• The resolving clause dedicates the bridge on State Route 15 By-Pass over State Route 16 in Hancock County as the Raymond C. McGhee, Jr. Memorial Bridge.
• A further resolution 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 McGhee's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-03-03House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-02-26House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-25House Hopper (House)

• Mack Jackson (D, HD-128)Primary sponsor

• memorial resolution
• Hancock County
• bridge naming
• Georgia Department of Transportation