A bridge dedication ceremony was held in Pineville Wednesday morning in honor of fallen firefighter Richard Sheltra. Officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced in October that the bridge over Little Sugar Creek on South Polk Street in Pineville was named the Richard Sheltra Bridge. The official dedication ceremony was Wednesday. Sheltra was killed in the line of duty in late April 2016. "This is a wonderful early Christmas gift," Pineville Mayor Jack Edwards said of the Richard Sheltra Bridge.