MEMBERS OF the Conneaut American Legion Cowle Post 151 stand at the Route 20 viaduct that will be renamed in honor of veterans. From left, Paul Nelson Sr., sergeant-at-arms and adjutant; Tom Shugerts, flag program coordinator; and Tom Udell, commandant, brave the chilly temperatures Thursday afternoon. WARREN DILLAWAY
Published December 18, 2008 11:26 pm - Early next year, the Route 20 viaduct in Conneaut will stand as a tribute to Ohio’s military veterans.
Bridge renamed for veterans
By MARK TODD - Staff Writer - mtodd@starbeacon.com Star Beacon
CONNEAUT — Early next year, the Route 20 viaduct in Conneaut will stand as a tribute to Ohio’s military veterans.
Earlier this week, members of the Ohio House of Representatives approved a bill that formally names the bridge “The Ohio Veterans Memorial Bridge.” The designation will take effect once the bill is signed by Gov. Ted Strickland, action expected within the next few weeks.
The recognition culminates months of work by two city veterans, Tom Shugerts and Paul Nelson. The pair approached then-state Rep. George Distel with the idea in 2007, he said. In September of that year, a bill sponsored by Distel was introduced into the House.
The Ohio Department of Transportation will prepare signs that will be erected at either end of the bridge, Nelson said. The signs could be unveiled during a special ceremony to be held around Memorial Day 2009, he said.
“We’ve started the planning,” said Nelson, adjutant sergeant-at-arms at American Legion Cowle Post 151 in Conneaut.
Nelson and Shugerts would also like to erect a monument to veterans at the end of the span. “It would be a nice tribute,” Nelson said.
Shugerts and Nelson have already unofficially adopted the bridge, erecting American flags and Armed Forces banners on lampposts that dot the span. The flags are installed shortly before Memorial Day and removed after Veterans Day, he said.
In a statement, State Rep. Deborah Newcomb, D-Conneaut, said the designation “is a proper and honorable way to commemorate Ohio’ servicemen and women.”
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