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HB1821 • 2025

An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 69488, carrying State Route 3005 over North Witmer Run in Irvona Borough, Clearfield County, as the World War II Veteran Pvt. Wilbur Russell Rea Memorial Bridge.

An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 69488, carrying State Route 3005 over North Witmer Run in Irvona Borough, Clearfield County, as the World War II Veteran Pvt. Wilbur Russell Rea Memorial Bridge.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
KEPHART
Last action
2025-08-25
Official status
Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Aug. 25, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 69488, carrying State Route 3005 over North Witmer Run in Irvona Borough, Clearfield County, as the World War II Veteran Pvt. Wilbur Russell Rea Memorial Bridge.

An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 69488, carrying State Route 3005 over North Witmer Run in Irvona Borough, Clearfield County, as the World War II Veteran Pvt.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 69488, carrying State Route 3005 over North Witmer Run in Irvona Borough, Clearfield County, as the World War II Veteran Pvt.
  • Wilbur Russell Rea Memorial Bridge.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-25 TRANSPORTATION

    Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Aug. 25, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 69488, carrying State Route 3005 over North Witmer Run in Irvona Borough, Clearfield County, as the World War II Veteran Pvt. Wilbur Russell Rea Memorial Bridge.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 2241
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1821
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY KEPHART, JAMES, VITALI, GUENST, BARGER, COOK,
SMITH, CAUSER AND STAATS, AUGUST 25, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, AUGUST 25, 2025
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 69488, carrying
State Route 3005 over North Witmer Run in Irvona Borough,
Clearfield County, as the World War II Veteran Pvt. Wilbur
Russell Rea Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. World War II Veteran Pvt. Wilbur Russell Rea
Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Wilbur Russell Rea, born in Irvona on May 1, 1924,
was the son of Herbert Bloom Rea and Mary Elizabeth Bone Rea.
(2) Pvt. Rea graduated from Coalport Irvona High School.
(3) Pvt. Rea enjoyed working on cars and farm equipment.
(4) Pvt. Rea entered the service under the United States
Army's 96th Division, Company B, 381st Infantry.
(5) Pvt. Rea was killed in action on April 16, 1945, in
Okinawa, Japan.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
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69488, carrying State Route 3005 over North Witmer Run in Irvona
Borough, Clearfield County, is designated as the World War II
Veteran Pvt. Wilbur Russell Rea Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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