SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 43
(By Senators Sypolt, Minard and Williams)
Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 46-40-0.30
spanning Berkeley Run in Grafton, West Virginia, the "Bearcat
Bridge".
Whereas, The construction of the present Grafton High School
was finished in 1940 and the first graduating class held its
commencement ceremony at the same location; and
Whereas, All of those participating students have been
referred to as "Bearcats" in honor of the school mascot; and
Whereas, Grafton High School was constructed at the junction
of Berkeley Run and the Tygart Valley River and there is a bridge
spanning Berkeley Run beside Grafton High School that connects
Yates Avenue with Riverside Drive; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name
bridge number 46-40-0.30 spanning Berkeley Run in Grafton, West
Virginia, the "Bearcat Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby
requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge
as the "Bearcat Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation and Grafton High School, 400
Riverside Drive, Grafton, West Virginia.