The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced the naming of a bridge on I-69 after recent National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Gil Hodges.
Under a resolution approved by the Indiana legislature earlier this year, INDOT will name the southbound bridge on I-69 just south of the White River the “Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge”.
Hodges competed in seven World Series, eight All-Star games, and received the first three Gold Glove Awards for first baseman in the National League. Hodges is a Pike County native and was recently inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
The mural for Hodges that is displayed in Petersburg is being updated to reflect the new hall of fame status.