SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5
(By Senators Redd and Plymale)
Requesting the Division of Highways name the bridge crossing the
Guyandotte River at Roach, Cabell County, connecting McComas
Road and Hinchman Bend Road, the "Burl Farley Bridge".
Whereas, Burl Farley, a farmer and foreman at the Coal Crane
Lumber Company, owned a 212-acre farm near Roach in Cabell County
where he lived and raised a family; and
Whereas, In 1926, Burl Farley approached the Cabell County
Commission (formerly the Cabell County Court) and proposed the
construction of a bridge over the Guyandotte River where only a
ford existed; and
Whereas, Burl Farley donated the land for the construction of
the bridge and gave a right-of-way through his farm for access to
the bridge; and
Whereas, The descendants of Burl Farley still live, farm and
raise their families on the original family farm; and
Whereas, It is a fitting tribute to Burl Farley that this
bridge be named in memory of this community-minded, hard-working
West Virginian; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways name the bridge crossing the Guyandotte River at Roach, Cabell
County, connecting McComas Road and Hinchman Bend Road, the "Burl
Farley Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested
to have made and be placed, at either end of the bridge, signs
identifying the bridge as the "Burl Farley 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 the family of Burl Farley.
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