Dorothy Barnes Pelote Bridge

The Dorothy Barnes Pelote Bridge is a Savannah viaduct on West Bay Street. It is located between East Lathorpe Street (West Savannah Neighborhood) and Fham Street (near the Savannah Historic District), goes over railroad tracks and partly runs underneath the Talmadge Memorial Bridge.

In 2006 the Georgia Legislature passed a resolution^[1] to designate the viaduct in honor of Dorothy Barnes Pelote, who was a Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives.

Prior to entering politics, Barnes Pelote, who has Black heritage and is African Methodist Episcopalian, was a school teacher.

A Democrat, she then served as Chatham County Commissioner. In 1992, she was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives for a two-year term and was re-elected four times. She represented the Savannah-based 149th Representative District.^[2]

Barnes Pelote was noted for her efforts to promote public awareness of the dangers of ovarian cancer, as well as for proposing more unusual legislative proposals. She introduced a bill that would make it a crime for anyone to answer the door naked.^[3][4]

Located within a short walking distance from the Dorothy Barnes Pelote Bridge is the Savannah US Post Office (2 North Fahm Street, Savannah, GA 31401).

See also

	Bridges portal
	State of Georgia portal

• Georgia General Assembly
• Georgia State House of Representatives
• List of U.S. Routes
• Savannah, Georgia
• Talmadge Memorial Bridge

Footnotes

1. ^ House Resolution 1195 – Designate Dorothy Barnes Pelote Bridge; Chatham County, Georgia General Assembly, February 2, 2006
2. ^ Representative Dorothy Pelote (D-149), Georgia House of Representatives
3. ^ Knock, knock. Who's there? No nakedness, Dave Williams, January 15, 2002
4. ^ 2002 Golden Sleaze Awards, Michael Wall, April 17, 2002