
Bridge dedicated in honor of fallen Virginia State Police trooper
Read full article: Bridge dedicated in honor of fallen Virginia State Police trooperCHILHOWIE, Va. - Dozens gathered Friday afternoon to remember and honor a Virginia State Police trooper who died in the line of duty earlier this year. Virginia legislators, Smyth County and Chilhowie officials, state and local law enforcement and transportation officials and family and friends gathered in Chilhowie to ceremoniously dedicate the Interstate 81 bridge over Whitetop Road as the Trooper Lucas B. Dowell Bridge. Virginia state Sen. Charles Carrico and Virginia State Police Association Executive Director M. Wayne Huggins were among the speakers, which also included Dowell's mother, Rebecca. Virginia State Police Dowell's parents, Mike and Rebecca, as well as his sister, Erica, pictured with the newly installed sign. On Aug. 2, the town of Amherst dedicated the South Main Street/Route 29 Business bridge over Route 29 as the Trooper Lucas B. Dowell Bridge.

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