HR1505: HR1505 Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. Memorial Bridge; Warren County; dedicate

This resolution honors Gettis Cortez McGhee, Sr., a Warren County native who worked for ten years at the Georgia Department of Transportation and was a longtime member of New Hope Powelton Baptist Church. It does not change any law but formally recognizes his life and service. The resolution directs that the bridge on State Route 16 over Rocky Comfort Creek in Warren County be named the Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. Memorial Bridge. It instructs 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 Mr. McGhee's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the bridge on State Route 16 over Rocky Comfort Creek in Warren County as the Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. 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 Mr. McGhee's family and to the Department of Transportation.

This resolution mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must post and maintain signage, and the family of Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. It also affects residents and travelers in Warren County who use the bridge on State Route 16.

While the resolution does not change any law or spend significant funds, it results in a permanent public marker recognizing a Warren County resident's decade of service with the Department of Transportation, and requires state agency action to install signage.

• The resolved clause names the bridge on State Route 16 over Rocky Comfort Creek in Warren County as the Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. Memorial Bridge.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Mr. McGhee's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-03-04House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-03House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-26House Hopper (House)

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

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