PINEVILLE, N.C. - A bridge in Pineville is now named for a fallen volunteer firefighter.
Richard Sheltra died while fighting a three-alarm fire at a golf shop in 2016.
The North Carolina Board of Transportation approved naming the South Polk Street Bridge over Little Sugar Creek in his honor.
A ceremony was held Wednesday morning which included his family members, as well as Pineville's mayor and fire chief.
Sheltra was 20 years old when he died.