WINSTON-SALEM – During the July Board of Transportation meeting, board members approved a resolution to name the U.S. 158 bridge over the
Winston-Salem Northern Beltway in Walkertown in honor of Officer Stephen Levi Amos II.
Officer Amos was killed in the in the line of duty in Winston-Salem on Feb. 28, 1995.
“With the support of Officer Amos’ family, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners and the local Legislative delegation, we are pleased to be able to honor the request to name the bridge in his memory,” said Division 9 Board Member Michael Wells, Sr.
Bridge signs in honor of Officer Amos will be erected following a naming ceremony being planned for September.
The North Carolina Board of Transportation policy for honorary designations of State Transportation assets and employee memorial program may be found
online here.