Officials on Friday named 15 bridges and overpasses on state Route 840 after National Guardsmen killed in Iraq.
The 78-mile stretch dubbed Tennessee National Guard Parkway runs in a southern half-circle around Nashville, intersecting Interstate 40 in Lebanon in the east and Dickson in the west.
"I'm proud that we're doing this and I do think it gives some tangible recognition," said Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat. "There will be a lot of people who see those names on the bridges long after we're gone, and perhaps it will remind them that there are people who have sacrificed everything."
Bredesen said it's probably unlikely that these will be the last bridges named after fallen guardsmen.
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