Burl Stafford Bridge

Burl Stafford Bridge
Coordinates	37°39′53.7876″N 82°9′22.59″W
Carries	Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses	Tug Fork (Pigeon Creek)
Locale	239 R A W Hwy, Delbarton, West Virginia 25670
Named for	Burl Stafford
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Cement
History
Dedicated	February 5th, 2007[1]
Location

The Burl Stafford Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Pigeon Creek, a tributary of the Tug Fork.

Namesake

The Burl Stafford Bridge was named in dedication to Burl Stafford on February 5, 2007. Burl Stafford, born December 11, 1925, was a Mingo County, West Virginia native, who joined the Civilian Conservation Corps after his junior year at Burch High School, at the age of 16 years old. While serving for the U.S. Navy during World War II he obtained the rank of Naval Petty Officer.[2]

Afterward, he married Mary Blevins and had a career as a coal miner and mail carrier. He was also one of the founders of the First Baptist Church of Varney, and founder of the first Boy Scouts of America troops of the Varney, West Virginia area (Troop 333). Stafford later passed away on October 15, 1989, from Black lung disease.[3]

References

1. "West Virginia House of Delegates 27th Day Minutes". West Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
2. "West Virginia House of Delegates - HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
3. "July 2019 - Obituaries". Mingo Messanger. July 26, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2024.