2022-05-05 Naming the Bridge - Trooper Henry Noel Harmon Memorial Bridge PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION # 2022-05-05
SUPPORT FOR NAMING THE ROUTE 57 BRIDGE IN THE BANISTER DISTRICT OF
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY,VIRGINIA, THE "TROOPER HENRY NOEL HARMON
MEMORIAL BRIDGE"
VIRGINIA: At the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors'("Board")Meeting on May
17, 2022, the following Resolution was presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, the Board is committed to recognizing and celebrating Pittsylvania County,
Virginia's ("County"),historical heritage and contributions made thereto by its citizens; and
WHEREAS,Trooper Henry Noel Harmon("Harmon")was a Virginia State Trooper,who
was killed in the line of duty while serving County citizens; and
WHEREAS, Harmon was assigned to the County and stationed out of Chatham, Virginia
("Chatham"); and
WHEREAS, Harmon and his family lived off Route 57 just outside Chatham; and
WHEREAS, Harmon had been with the Virginia State Police seven (7) years when he
arrested a drunk driver on Route 761, one-half (1/2) mile south of Long Island, Virginia, on
January 10, 1960; and
WHEREAS, the arrestee shot Harmon in the back of the neck leaving him paralyzed for
life from the neck down; and
WHEREAS, Harmon died thirty-five (35) years later on February 7, 1995, at the age of
sixty-five(65); and
WHEREAS, Harmon's son, Henry Wayne Harmon, followed in his father's footsteps
serving with the County Sheriffs Office and the Hurt Police Department, and his grandson,Henry
Gregory Harmon, is currently serving County citizens as a Virginia State Trooper; and
WHEREAS,the Virginia State Police save countless lives by protecting County and State
through rigorous law enforcement and patrolling of County and State roadways; and every day,
they brave ever-present danger to assist a stranded motorist, to investigate gun, drug, and human
trafficking,to stop public corruption,to bring closure to devastated families,and to stop dangerous
driving and dangerous individuals; and
WHEREAS, Harmon is an example of the dedication of the Virginia State Police, and it
is fitting that the Board remember his sacrifice; and
WHEREAS, § 33.2-213, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, authorizes the
Commonwealth Transportation Board ("CTB")to give suitable names to state highways, bridges,
interchanges, and other transportation facilities and change the names of any highways and
bridges, interchanges, or other transportation facilities forming a part of the systems of state
highways; and
WHEREAS, the same Virginia Code Section further provides that the Virginia
Department of Transportation("VDOT")shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating the
names of highways, bridges, interchanges, and other transportation facilities named by the CTB
and requires that the costs of producing, placing, and maintaining such signs shall be paid by the
localities in which they are located.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board fully and
enthusiastically supports the naming of the Route 57 Bridge in the Banister District of the County
the location of said bridge depicted in more detail on the map attached hereto and made a part fully
hereof, as the"Trooper Henry Noel Harmon Memorial Bridge;"and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County agrees to pay the costs of producing,
placing, and maintaining the signs calling attention to this naming; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Harmon
family, appropriate local VDOT officials, and the CTB for consideration.
Given under m hand this 17th day of Ma)2022.
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Approved as o Fo m:
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J. Vaden Hunt, Esq.
Pittsylvania County Attorney