page_title: List of places named after Robert Byrd
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: List of places named after Robert Byrd / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: Self-made photo of the Robert C. Byrd Bridge connecting Huntington, WV and Chesapeake, OH. The photo was taken from near the ampetheatre at Harris Riverfront Park.
context_page_description: United States Senator Robert Byrd represented the U.S. state of West Virginia as a Democrat in the United States Senate. During his tenure as chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Byrd secured billions of dollars of Federal funds for projects throughout West Virginia, many of which bear his name. Byrd served four terms as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee: January 3, 1989 through January 3, 1995; January 3, 2001 through January 20, 2001; June 6, 2001 through January 3, 2003; and January 3, 2007 through January 3, 2009. As a New Deal Democrat, Byrd used his position as chairman to battle persistent poverty in his home state of West Virginia, which he referred to as “one of the rock bottomest of states.” "I lost no opportunity to promote funding for programs and projects of benefit to the people back home," said Byrd.“ Within two years of his chairmanship, Byrd surpassed his announced five-year goal of making sure more than $1 billion in Federal funds was sent back to West Virginia.
context_section_description: Robert C. Byrd Appalachian Highway System, Appalachian Development Highway System in West Virginia
  Robert C. Byrd Bridge, crosses the Ohio River between Huntington, West Virginia and Chesapeake, Ohio
  Robert C. Byrd Bridge, Ohio County, West Virginia
  Robert C. Byrd Drive, West Virginia Routes 16 and 97 between Beckley and Sophia, West Virginia
  Robert C. Byrd Expressway, United States Route 22 near Weirton, West Virginia
  Robert C. Byrd Freeway, United States Route 119 between Williamson and Charleston, West Virginia (also known as Corridor G)
  Robert C. Byrd Highway, United States Route 48 between Weston, West Virginia and the Virginia state line near Wardensville, West Virginia (also known as Corridor H)
  Robert C. Byrd Interchange on Interstate 77
  Robert C. Byrd Interchange on United States Route 19, Birch River, West Virginia
  Robert C. Byrd Intermodal Transportation Center, Wheeling, West Virginia
  Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam, Ohio River in Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
caption: The Robert C. Byrd Bridge crossing the Ohio River between Huntington, West Virginia and Chesapeake, Ohio.
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