Bill > H4215

This resolution requests that the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) rename the bridge over Twelve Mile River on State Highway 183 in Pickens County to the "General Andrew Pickens Bridge" and install appropriate signage. The resolution provides extensive background on Andrew Pickens, a significant Revolutionary War figure born in 1739 to Scots-Irish immigrants, who served as a colonel and later brigadier general in the South Carolina militia, fought in the Cherokee War and at the Battle of Cowpens, and subsequently became a political leader, serving in the South Carolina House of Representatives and the U.S. Congress. The resolution highlights Pickens' important contributions to South Carolina's military and political history, noting his role in the Revolutionary War, his political career, and his family's subsequent political prominence, including his son and grandson who both became governors of South Carolina. The timing of the bridge naming appears to be connected to the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, with the resolution suggesting that naming the bridge is a fitting tribute to this important historical figure from the Palmetto State.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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