North Carolina Department of TransportationTwenty-three North Carolina state troopers killed in the line of duty will be honored when the state’s department of transportation renames bridges in their honor. The North Carolina Department of Transportation partnered with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol after discovering the fallen officers had been overlooked for the bridge naming honors. “For many years, North Carolina has been naming bridges to honor law enforcement officers killed on the job,” North Carolina Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins said in a press release. In its 96-year history, 70 members of the State Highway Patrol have died in the line of duty. In these cases, the department’s staff works with the highway patrol to research the officer and the circumstances of the officer’s death.