HR1609: HR1609 Lt. Col. Albert "Butch" S. Welch Jr. Memorial Bridge; Dekalb County; dedicate

This resolution honors Lieutenant Colonel Albert "Butch" S. Welch, Jr., a U.S. Army combat engineer who served two tours in Afghanistan and later worked for nearly 30 years as an engineer with the Georgia Department of Transportation, including on road projects like improvements along North Druid Hills that improved hospital access near Interstate 85. The resolution dedicates the bridge carrying State Route 42 over State Route 403 (Interstate 85) in DeKalb County as the Lt. Col. Albert "Butch" S. Welch 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 Welch's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the bridge on State Route 42 over State Route 403 (Interstate 85) in DeKalb County as the Lt. Col. Albert "Butch" S. Welch 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 Welch's family and to the Department of Transportation.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, and the family of Lt. Col. Albert "Butch" S. Welch, Jr., who will receive copies of the resolution. Drivers on State Route 42 in DeKalb County will see the new bridge name.

The resolution does not change any law or funding; its main real-world effect is that a specific bridge in DeKalb County will carry a new memorial name and signage, giving public recognition to Welch's military service and decades of engineering work for the state.

• The resolved clause names the bridge on State Route 42 over State Route 403 (I-85) in DeKalb County as the Lt. Col. Albert "Butch" S. Welch Jr. Memorial Bridge.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Welch's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-03-10House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-09House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-06House Hopper (House)

• Segun Adeyina (D, HD-110)Primary sponsor
• Karen Lupton (D, HD-083)

• bridge dedication
• DeKalb County
• veterans
• Georgia Department of Transportation
• memorial resolution