South CarolinaResolution asks state to name Edisto River bridge for Grover Ewers
The adopted resolution asks South Carolina’s transportation department to name the Highway 61 bridge over the Edisto River for Ernest Grover Ewers Sr.
What it does
The adopted resolution asks the state transportation department to name the Highway 61 bridge for Ernest Grover Ewers Sr. and place signs or markers there.
Argument forThe name and signs could help travelers remember Grover Ewers, who had strong ties to the Edisto River and his community.
Argument againstBecause the resolution only asks the department to act, the bridge may not get the memorial name or signs if the department does not follow through.
More detail
The adopted resolution asks the South Carolina Department of Transportation to name the bridge the “Ernest Grover Ewers Sr. Memorial Bridge” and put up signs or markers with that name. The request covers the bridge over the Edisto River on South Carolina Highway 61 at the Dorchester and Colleton County line.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 25Adopted, returned to House with concurrencePassed 2nd Chamber
- Jun 25Recalled from Committee on Transportation
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 4IntroducedMinor
- Feb 3Adopted, sent to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Jan 29Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial ResolutionsMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial ResolutionsMinor
- Jan 13IntroducedMinor
- 2025
- Dec 16Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial ResolutionsMinor
- Dec 16PrefiledIntroduced
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