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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2918 PRINTER'S NO. 3749
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2227
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY BURNS, FREEMAN, MERSKI, STAATS, KENYATTA, BRENNAN,
HILL-EVANS, HADDOCK AND GILLEN, FEBRUARY 18, 2026
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JULY 1, 2026
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 68687, carrying
Pennsylvania Route 271 over a tributary of Blacklick Creek in
Blacklick Township, Cambria County, as the Martin J.
Kupchella Memorial Bridge.; 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;
DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 11527,
CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 729 OVER GAZZAM RUN IN JORDAN
TOWNSHIP, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, AS THE PFC RAYMOND LEE MCGARVEY
MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE
KEY 25406, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 346 OVER WILLOW CREEK
IN CORYDON TOWNSHIP, MCKEAN COUNTY, AS THE PRIVATE FIRST
CLASS BRUCE A. COBB MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE,
IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 5662, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
866 OVER THE FRANKSTOWN BRANCH OF THE JUNIATA RIVER IN
CATHARINE TOWNSHIP, BLAIR COUNTY, AS THE SERGEANT EDWARD
VERNON MCCHESSNEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE,
IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 11669, CARRYING QUEHANNA HIGHWAY
OVER MOSQUITO CREEK, KARTHAUS TOWNSHIP, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, AS
THE GERALD REITER AND LEON HAHN MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING
A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 52427, CARRYING
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 970 OVER THE WEST BRANCH OF THE
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN BRADFORD TOWNSHIP, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, AS
THE ASHLEY E. WOOLRIDGE MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A
PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 405 FROM SEGMENT 0270/OFFSET
2380 TO SEGMENT 220/OFFSET 2306 ON PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 44 IN
DELAWARE TOWNSHIP AND WATSONTOWN BOROUGH IN NORTHUMBERLAND
COUNTY AS THE PFC RICHARD F. "RICKY" RITTER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY;
DESIGNATING A PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 18 FROM THE
INTERSECTION WITH 37TH STREET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH
WALLACE RUN ROAD IN BEAVER FALLS, BEAVER COUNTY, AS THE SGT.
ALLAN R. BEVINGTON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE,
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IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 11231, ON THAT PORTION OF
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 53 OVER THE BEAVER RUN RIVER, HOUTZDALE
BOROUGH, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, AS THE CPL. MELVIN PHILIP "DUTCH"
HENRY MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS
BRIDGE KEY 31485, ON THAT PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 601
IN PAINT BOROUGH, SOMERSET COUNTY, AS THE STAFF SERGEANT JOHN
P. PARKS MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A PORTION OF
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 232 FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH BUSTLETON
PIKE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH ALMSHOUSE ROAD IN NORTHAMPTON
TOWNSHIP, BUCKS COUNTY, AS THE CAPTAIN WALTER HARRISON
SIGAFOOS III MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; DESIGNATING BRIDGES,
IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEYS 3973/42427, CARRYING U.S. ROUTE 30
OVER THE RAYSTOWN BRANCH OF THE JUNIATA RIVER IN SNAKE SPRING
TOWNSHIP, BEDFORD COUNTY, AS THE VICTOR E. KIDD MEMORIAL
BRIDGE; DESIGNATING THE PORTION OF U.S. ROUTE 222 FROM THE
INTERSECTION WITH DRIES ROAD IN MAIDENCREEK TOWNSHIP TO THE
INTERSECTION WITH KEMPSVILLE ROAD IN RICHMOND TOWNSHIP, BERKS
COUNTY, AS THE CHIEF JEFFORY L. BUCK AND ASSISTANT CHIEF
ROBERT R. SHICK, JR., MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE,
IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 42872, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 4013
OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD AND 8TH AVENUE IN THE CITY OF
ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY, AS THE VIETNAM WAR VETERAN SGT. CALVIN
G. MAGUIRE MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED
AS BRIDGE KEY 8546, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1001 OVER RJ CORMAN
RAILROAD IN ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE
TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE BERNARD C. STROHMIER MEMORIAL BRIDGE;
DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 53749,
CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 234 OVER THE CONEWAGO CREEK IN
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, ADAMS COUNTY, AS THE FIREFIGHTER ADAM E.
COLE MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS
BRIDGE KEY 48742, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 4009 OVER FOX RUN IN
NORTHERN CAMBRIA BOROUGH, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE SGT. ELWOOD
EUGENE RUMBAUGH MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE,
IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8455, ON THAT PORTION OF U.S. ROUTE
219 OVER PALESTINE ROAD IN ADAMS TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS
THE SGT. JASON DALE KRIEDLER MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A
PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 1008 IN FAYETTEVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY,
AS THE FIRE CHIEF JAMES W. CUTCHALL MEMORIAL HIGHWAY;
PROVIDING FOR PENNSYLVANIA AND NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
HIGHWAY; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 9258,
CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 45 OVER ELK CREEK IN MILLHEIM
BOROUGH, CENTRE COUNTY, AS THE LT. COL. KENNETH D. ROYER
MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING BRIDGES, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE
KEYS 31407 AND 31408, CARRYING U.S. ROUTE 219 OVER U.S. ROUTE
30 IN JENNER TOWNSHIP, SOMERSET COUNTY, AS THE CORPORAL
ROBERT L. HAINES MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE,
IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 52616, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
555 OVER KERSEY RUN IN JAY TOWNSHIP, ELK COUNTY, AS THE
WEEDVILLE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE,
IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 19186, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
580 OVER CUSH CUSHION CREEK IN GREEN TOWNSHIP, INDIANA
COUNTY, AS THE PRIVATE ROBERT M. PITTMAN MEMORIAL BRIDGE;
DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8387, CARRYING
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 53 OVER PATTY'S RUN IN GALLITZIN TOWNSHIP,
CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE USMCWR MARY A. LIDWELL MEMORIAL
BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8514,
CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 271 OVER NORTH BRANCH BLACKLICK
CREEK IN BARR TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE BROWN BROTHERS
MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
611 FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH OLD EASTON ROAD TO THE
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INTERSECTION WITH KELLERS CHURCH ROAD IN PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP,
BUCKS COUNTY, AS THE JOSEPH KAY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; DESIGNATING
A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8612, CARRYING U.S. ROUTE
22 IN CRESSON TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE PFC STANLEY J.
LASSAK MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A PORTION OF U.S. ROUTES
22 AND 322 BEGINNING AT U.S. ROUTE 322, SEGMENT 772/OFFSET
1795, IN CENTRE COUNTY AND ENDING AT U.S. ROUTE 22, SEGMENT
573/OFFSET 2625 IN MIFFLIN COUNTY, AS THE J. DOYLE CORMAN
MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; DESIGNATING A PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
45, FROM THE INTERSECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 26, SEGMENT
0140, OFFSET 0000, IN PINE GROVE MILLS, CENTRE COUNTY, TO
U.S. BUSINESS ROUTE 322, SEGMENT 0240, OFFSET 0000, IN
BOALSBURG, CENTRE COUNTY, AS THE SERGEANT ADAM HARTSWICK
HIGHWAY; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY
36355, ON THAT PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 993 OVER BRUSH
CREEK IN NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, AS
THE BRIAN KEEFER MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A PORTION OF
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 11 FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH CENTRAL ROAD
TO THE INTERSECTION WITH LOWS ROAD IN BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA
COUNTY, AS THE RICH RIDGWAY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; AND MAKING
REPEALS.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Martin J. Kupchella Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Martin J. Kupchella was born April 14, 1920, in
Nanty Glo, Cambria County.
(2) Mr. Kupchella was employed as a coal miner before
becoming inducted into the United States Army during World
War II.
(3) During his time with the Army, Mr. Kupchella saw
action in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes,
Northern Apennines and Central Europe.
(4) On December 17, 1944, near Honengen, Belgium, Mr.
Kupchella volunteered to act as leader on a towed anti-tank
gun while under enemy fire and, when his platoon leader was
wounded, he ran into an open field to free a bogged-down
vehicle so that he could get the platoon leader to safety.
(5) Mr. Kupchella's actions, courage, initiative and
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devotion to duty during that battle earned him the Silver
Star Medal, which is the United States Armed Forces' third-
highest military decoration for valor in combat.
(6) Mr. Kupchella was also awarded the Good Conduct
Medal, the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal and
six Bronze Star Medals for his service during World War II.
(7) Upon returning home to Nanty Glo after the war, Mr.
Kupchella became active in his community as a member of VFW
Post 3489, Holy Name Society, American Legion Post 619 and
Coal Country Auto Club and as a member of the Knights of
Columbus Council 522 in Ebensburg.
(8) Mr. Kupchella passed away January 5, 2000, at 79
years of age.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
68687, carrying Pennsylvania Route 271 over a tributary of
Blacklick Creek in Blacklick Township, Cambria County, is
designated as the Martin J. Kupchella 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. 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.
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(5) PVT. REA WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON APRIL 16, 1945, IN
OKINAWA, JAPAN.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY
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 3. PFC RAYMOND LEE MCGARVEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) RAYMOND LEE MCGARVEY WAS BORN MAY 7, 1946, IN
BERWINSDALE, JORDAN TOWNSHIP, CLEARFIELD COUNTY.
(2) RAYMOND GRADUATED FROM BECCARIA-COALPORT-IRVONA HIGH
SCHOOL IN COALPORT BOROUGH, CLEARFIELD COUNTY.
(3) OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, RAYMOND WAS ACTIVE IN FUTURE
FARMERS OF AMERICA AND 4-H CLUB. HE ENJOYED SPENDING TIME
WITH HIS PARENTS, WALTER E. AND EVELYN MCGARVEY.
(4) PFC MCGARVEY ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED
STATES ARMY UNDER THE 25TH DIVISION, 3RD BRIGADE, 35TH
INFANTRY.
(5) PFC MCGARVEY EARNED MANY DECORATIONS, INCLUDING THE
COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR WITH VALOR, PURPLE
HEART, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE VIETNAM CROSS
OF GALLANTRY WITH PALM UNIT CITATION.
(6) ON JULY 3, 1966, PFC MCGARVEY WAS KILLED IN ACTION
BY MACHINE GUN FIRE WHILE SERVING ON A SEARCH AND DESTROY
MISSION LOCATED IN THE PLEIKU PROVINCE, VIETNAM. HE MADE THE
ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AFTER SINGLE-HANDEDLY CHARGING A FORTIFIED
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MACHINE GUN POSITION TO DEFEND HIS COMRADES AGAINST ENEMY
FIRE.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY
11527, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 729 OVER GAZZAM RUN IN JORDAN
TOWNSHIP, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE PFC RAYMOND
LEE MCGARVEY 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 4. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BRUCE A. COBB MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) BRUCE A. COBB WAS BORN JUNE 27, 1949, IN BRADFORD,
MCKEAN COUNTY.
(2) PRIVATE FIRST CLASS COBB ENLISTED IN THE UNITED
STATES MARINE CORPS SERVING WITH COMPANY I, 3RD BATTALION,
7TH MARINE REGIMENT.
(3) PRIVATE FIRST CLASS COBB WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON
MARCH 25, 1968, IN QUANG NAM PROVINCE, VIETNAM.
(4) PRIVATE FIRST CLASS COBB WAS AWARDED SEVERAL MEDALS
DURING HIS SERVICE AND POSTHUMOUSLY, INCLUDING: THE COMBAT
ACTION RIBBON, THE NAVY PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, THE
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL, THE VIETNAM CIVIL ACTIONS UNIT
CITATION, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE REPUBLIC OF
VIETNAM GALLANTRY CROSS UNIT CITATION, THE REPUBLIC OF
VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEART.
(5) PRIVATE FIRST CLASS COBB IS BURIED IN THE WILLOW
DALE CEMETERY IN BRADFORD, MCKEAN COUNTY.
(6) PRIVATE FIRST CLASS COBB'S NAME IS ENSHRINED ON THE
VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL, IN WASHINGTON, DC, AT PANEL 46E, LINE
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(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 25406,
CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 346 OVER WILLOW CREEK IN CORYDON
TOWNSHIP, MCKEAN COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE PRIVATE FIRST
CLASS BRUCE A. COBB 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 5. SERGEANT EDWARD VERNON MCCHESSNEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) EDWARD VERNON MCCHESSNEY WAS BORN JANUARY 21, 1930,
IN ALTOONA.
(2) SERGEANT MCCHESSNEY GRADUATED FROM ALTOONA HIGH
SCHOOL IN 1947 AFTER COMPLETING THE PLUMBING AND WELDING
PROGRAM.
(3) SERGEANT MCCHESSNEY WAS ONE OF 17 CHILDREN AND, IN
1930, RESIDED WITH HIS SISTER, GERALDINE SHADLE, AT THE HOME
OF THEIR GRANDPARENTS, WILLIAM AND IDA EDWARDS SHADLE, IN
HUSTON TOWNSHIP, BLAIR COUNTY.
(4) SERGEANT MCCHESSNEY SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR
FORCE DURING THE KOREAN WAR, ATTAINING THE RANK OF SERGEANT
IN THE 5TH BOMB SQUADRON, STATIONED AT TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE
IN FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA.
(5) SERGEANT MCCHESSNEY DIED ON MARCH 28, 1952, IN FORT
WAYNE, INDIANA, AS THE RESULT OF AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE
RETURNING TO BASE AFTER VISITING HIS PARENTS.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 5662,
CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 866 OVER THE FRANKSTOWN BRANCH OF
THE JUNIATA RIVER IN CATHARINE TOWNSHIP, BLAIR COUNTY, IS
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DESIGNATED AS THE SERGEANT EDWARD VERNON MCCHESSNEY 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 6. GERALD REITER AND LEON HAHN MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) GERALD ANDREW REITER WAS BORN FEBRUARY 12, 1948, IN
NATRONA HEIGHTS. LEON HENRY HAHN WAS BORN MAY 12, 1946, IN
MCKEES ROCK.
(2) PFC REITER ATTENDED WEST BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL AND SGT.
HAHN ATTENDED COOPER TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.
(3) OUTSIDE OF WORK, BOTH PFC REITER AND SGT. HAHN WERE
ACTIVE MEMBERS AT THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS LUTHERAN CHURCH.
(4) PFC REITER ENLISTED IN THE MARINES IN 1966. PFC
REITER WAS DEPLOYED TO VIETNAM WITH THE 5TH BATTALION. HE
RECEIVED TWO PURPLE HEARTS.
(5) PFC REITER WAS WOUNDED BY A LAND MINE IN OCTOBER
1966. UPON RECOVERY FROM HIS INJURIES, PFC REITER RETURNED TO
ACTION. PFC REITER WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON MAY 12, 1967, FROM
HOSTILE FIRE WHILE ON AN OPERATION IN THE VICINITY OF QUANG
TIN, VIETNAM.
(6) SGT. HAHN SERVED IN THE MARINES, LOGISTICS SUPPORT
GROUP ALPHA 3RD SERVICE BATTALION FORCE LOGISTICS COMMAND.
SGT. HAHN WAS STATIONED IN HUE, VIETNAM, ON THE "FUEL FARM."
(7) SGT. HAHN WAS UNLOADING CONTAMINATED FUEL WHEN AN
EXPLOSION OCCURRED, CAUSING HIM TO BE SEVERELY INJURED. HE
WAS TRANSFERRED TO YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, WHERE HE PASSED AWAY ON
MAY 16, 1968.
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(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY
11669, CARRYING QUEHANNA HIGHWAY OVER MOSQUITO CREEK, KARTHAUS
TOWNSHIP, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE GERALD REITER
AND LEON HAHN 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 7. ASHLEY E. WOOLRIDGE MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) ASHLEY E. WOOLRIDGE WAS BORN NOVEMBER 8, 1916.
(2) MR. WOOLRIDGE ATTENDED CLEARFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL,
WHERE HE GRADUATED IN 1934.
(3) MR. WOOLRIDGE THEN ATTENDED WEST POINT MILITARY
ACADEMY FROM 1934 TO 1935.
(4) MR. WOOLRIDGE RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
DEGREE FROM LOCK HAVEN STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE IN 1939 AND
THEN ATTENDED PENN STATE COLLEGE GRADUATE SCHOOL, WHERE HE
WAS ENROLLED IN THE MASTER'S PROGRAM IN EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATION BEFORE BEING CALLED INTO SERVICE IN 1941.
(5) OUTSIDE OF WORK, MR. WOOLRIDGE ENJOYED HIS FAMILY,
HORSES, FLYING, THE MOUNTAINS, HUNTING AND FISHING.
(6) MR. WOOLRIDGE ALSO MINED SURFACE COAL FOR OVER 50
YEARS AND TAUGHT RELATED MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND ENGLISH AT
HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL.
(7) MR. WOOLRIDGE COMPLETED U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS (USAAC)
FLYING SCHOOL IN JULY 1942, COMMISSIONED AS A SECOND
LIEUTENANT AS A RATED PILOT IN THE USAAC.
(8) MR. WOOLRIDGE WENT OVERSEAS DURING SEPTEMBER 1943 AS
PILOT AND FLIGHT LEADER IN THE 319TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP AND
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FLEW A MARTIN B-26 MARAUDER.
(9) THROUGHOUT HIS SERVICE, MR. WOOLRIDGE WOULD FLY THE
NORTH ATLANTIC (LABRADOR, GREENLAND, ICELAND AND ENGLAND),
AFRICA DURING AN INVASION IN NOVEMBER 1942, SARDINIA, CORSICA
AND FRANCE.
(10) MR. WOOLRIDGE WAS PLACED IN COMMAND OF THE 320TH
BOMBARDMENT GROUP IN THE 12TH AIR FORCE ON NOVEMBER 1, 1944,
AND THEN PROMOTED TO COLONEL IN FEBRUARY 1945 AFTER 106
COMBAT MISSIONS.
(11) MR. WOOLRIDGE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN NOVEMBER
1945.
(12) MR. WOOLRIDGE EARNED DECORATIONS SUCH AS THE SILVER
STAR, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH TWO CLUSTERS, AIR MEDAL
WITH 23 CLUSTERS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH TWO
CLUSTERS AND TWO CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC PALME.
(13) MR. WOOLRIDGE PASSED AWAY ON MAY 3, 2004, AT A
HOSPITAL IN PITTSBURGH.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY
52427, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 970 OVER THE WEST BRANCH OF
THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN BRADFORD TOWNSHIP, CLEARFIELD COUNTY,
IS DESIGNATED AS THE ASHLEY E. WOOLRIDGE MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO
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SECTION 8. PFC RICHARD F. "RICKY" RITTER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) PFC RICHARD FRANK RITTER WAS BORN OCTOBER 7, 1944,
IN WILLIAMSPORT.
(2) PFC RITTER GRADUATED FROM WARRIOR RUN HIGH SCHOOL.
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(3) PFC RITTER ENTERED THE MARINES AND WAS A PART OF
COMPANY A, FIRST ENGINEERING BATTALION, THIRD MARINE
DIVISION.
(4) PFC RITTER WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON MARCH 15, 1967,
NEAR DA NANG, VIETNAM.
(5) PFC RITTER RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART POSTHUMOUSLY.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE SECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 405 FROM
SEGMENT 0270/OFFSET 2380 TO SEGMENT 220/OFFSET 2306 ON
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 44 IN DELAWARE TOWNSHIP AND WATSONTOWN
BOROUGH IN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY IS DESIGNATED AS THE PFC
RICHARD F. "RICKY" RITTER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
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SECTION 9. SGT. ALLAN R. BEVINGTON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) ALLAN R. BEVINGTON WAS BORN DECEMBER 25, 1983, IN
BEAVER FALLS.
(2) SGT. BEVINGTON GRADUATED FROM BEAVER FALLS HIGH
SCHOOL IN 2002, WHERE HE PLAYED BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL.
(3) WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL, SGT. BEVINGTON ENLISTED
IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AS A COMBAT ENGINEER.
(4) OUTSIDE OF WORK, SGT. BEVINGTON LOVED SPENDING TIME
HUNTING AND FISHING, AND DURING HIS FIRST LEAVE FROM THE
ARMY, SGT. BEVINGTON PURCHASED A 2002 FORD MUSTANG GT, WHICH
WAS HIS DREAM CAR.
(5) SGT. BEVINGTON DISPLAYED GREAT DEDICATION AND SKILL
WITHIN HIS FIRST AND ONLY UNIT, BRAVO COMPANY 40TH ENGINEERS
1ST ARMORED DIVISION, STATIONED IN BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY.
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(6) WHILE DEPLOYED ON HIS FIRST TOUR IN IRAQ, SGT.
BEVINGTON WAS QUICKLY PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT AS A
RESULT OF HIS LEADERSHIP.
(7) SGT. BEVINGTON WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND
BRONZE STAR FOR DEFENDING HIS UNIT ON HIS FIRST DEPLOYMENT
AND WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR ON HIS LAST DEPLOYMENT.
(8) SGT. BEVINGTON WAS SENT TO SPECIAL TRAINING AS A
SAPPER, EARNING THE TITLE AS AN ELITE COMBAT ENGINEER.
(9) DURING SGT. BEVINGTON'S LAST TOUR, HIS UNIT WAS
PREPARING TO RETURN TO GERMANY IN ONE WEEK.
(10) IN PREPARATION FOR CONVOY, SGT. BEVINGTON'S SQUAD
WAS SENT ON A PRE-ROUTE INSPECTION, DURING WHICH THEY FOUND
AN IED.
(11) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2006, WHILE PREPARING TO DISARM
THE IED, THE IED WENT OFF, KILLING SGT. BEVINGTON INSTANTLY
AND WOUNDING ANOTHER SOLDIER.
(12) SGT. BEVINGTON IS SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER, BEVERLY
BEVINGTON, FATHER, FRANK LAW, BROTHERS, CHARLES (CHUCK) AND
ROBERT (BOB) BEVINGTON, NIECES, SARAH SMILEY, CHEALSEY
BEVINGTON AND NEPHEW, BROCK BEVINGTON.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 18 FROM
THE INTERSECTION WITH 37TH STREET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH
WALLACE RUN ROAD IN BEAVER FALLS, BEAVER COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED
AS THE SGT. ALLAN R. BEVINGTON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
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SECTION 10. CPL. MELVIN PHILIP "DUTCH" HENRY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
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(1) MELVIN PHILIP "DUTCH" HENRY WAS BORN NOVEMBER 8,
1906.
(2) CPL. HENRY GREW UP IN HOUTZDALE BOROUGH, CLEARFIELD
COUNTY. HE ATTENDED PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
(3) OUTSIDE OF WORK, CPL. HENRY WAS A STUNT MAN AND
PARACHUTIST WITH JACK LANGLEY'S FLYING FALCONS.
(4) CPL. HENRY SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR
CORPS, 1ST AIR CARGO SQUADRON.
(5) THROUGHOUT HIS MILITARY CAREER, CPL. HENRY
DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND BRAVERY, EARNING THE
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE AIR
MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.
(6) ON JUNE 18, 1945, CPL. HENRY WAS REPORTED MISSING-
IN-ACTION OVER BURMA, INDIA. A PRESUMPTIVE FINDING OF DEATH
WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 19, 1946.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY
11231, ON THAT PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 53 OVER THE BEAVER
RUN RIVER, HOUTZDALE BOROUGH, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED
AS THE CPL. MELVIN PHILIP "DUTCH" HENRY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
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SECTION 11. STAFF SERGEANT JOHN P. PARKS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) JOHN P. PARKS WAS BORN JUNE 21, 1913, IN BEAVERDALE
AND WAS THE SON OF THE LATE WILLIAM AND MARY (RONAN) PARKS.
(2) STAFF SERGEANT PARKS ATTENDED WINDBER AREA SCHOOLS
IN WINDBER.
(3) STAFF SERGEANT PARKS HAD TEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
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PATRICK, MARY AND PATRICIA.
(4) STAFF SERGEANT PARKS WAS MARRIED TO THERESA (RODEN)
PARKS.
(5) OUTSIDE OF SERVICE, STAFF SERGEANT PARKS WAS
EMPLOYED BY EBENSBURG CENTER, ATTENDED HOLY CHILD JESUS
CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WINDBER AND WAS A MEMBER AT AMERICAN
LEGION POST 137, FORMERLY HUNTER WEAVER POST 795, VFW AND DAV
POST 795.
(6) STAFF SERGEANT PARKS ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES
ARMY ON JANUARY 21, 1941, AND TRAINED AT ARMY CAMPS IN TEXAS,
WISCONSIN AND LOUISIANA BEFORE GOING OVERSEAS IN OCTOBER
1941.
(7) DURING DEPLOYMENT, STAFF SERGEANT PARKS ACCOMPLISHED
A FEAT OF HEROISM WHILE OCCUPYING GUIPAVAS, FRANCE.
(8) AFTER DISCOVERING A MACHINE GUN POSITION,
APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS TO ITS FRONT, THE PATROL WAS PREPARING
TO WITHDRAW WHEN STAFF SERGEANT PARKS CHARGED THE GERMAN CREW
AND SEIZED CONTROL BEFORE THE SIX NAZI GUNNERS COULD FIRE SO
MUCH AS A SINGLE SHOT.
(9) WITH THE MACHINE GUN KNOCKED OUT, 21 OTHER GERMANS
EMERGED FROM FOXHOLES AND HEDGEROWS, SURRENDERING TO STAFF
SERGEANT PARKS.
(10) STAFF SERGEANT PARKS WAS A RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE
HEART, SILVER STAR AND BRONZE STAR.
(11) ACCOMPANYING THE AWARD OF THE SILVER STAR WAS A
CITATION TELLING IN DETAIL OF HIS ACTION STATING, "THE
GALLANTRY AND INITIATIVE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE DUTY DISPLAYED
BY THIS ENLISTED MAN ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST
TRADITION OF SERVICE."
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HOME IN WINDBER ON JANUARY 21, 1995, SURVIVED BY ONE BROTHER
AND TWO SISTERS.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY
31485, LOCATED ON PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 601 IN PAINT BOROUGH,
SOMERSET COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE STAFF SERGEANT JOHN P.
PARKS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
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SECTION 12. CAPTAIN WALTER HARRISON SIGAFOOS III MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) WALTER HARRISON SIGAFOOS III WAS BORN AUGUST 29,
1946, IN RICHBORO.
(2) CAPTAIN SIGAFOOS LIVED IN A HOME NEAR 800 BUSTLETON
PIKE AND ATTENDED THE ADDISVILLE REFORMED CHURCH ON 945
SECOND STREET PIKE, RICHBORO.
(3) CAPTAIN SIGAFOOS ENJOYED WATCHING AND PLAYING
SPORTS, HUNTING, READING AND SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY,
ESPECIALLY HIS SON.
(4) CAPTAIN SIGAFOOS GRADUATED SECOND IN THE COUNCIL
ROCK HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1964, LETTERING IN BASEBALL,
FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL, AND WAS APPOINTED TO THE UNITED
STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY ON JUNE 29, 1964, GRADUATING AS A
SECOND LIEUTENANT IN JUNE 1968, LATER BEING PROMOTED TO FIRST
LIEUTENANT ON MAY 12, 1969.
(5) ON APRIL 25, 1971, FIRST LIEUTENANT SIGAFOOS
LAUNCHED IN AN F-4D ON A COMBAT MISSION OVER LAOS AND, DURING
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THE MISSION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN, CAUSING BOTH FIRST
LIEUTENANT SIGAFOOS AND CAPTAIN JEFFREY C. LEMON TO BE
DECLARED MISSING IN ACTION.
(6) AS OF APRIL 28, 2001, REMAINS HAVE NOT BEEN
RECOVERED.
(7) THE LOCATION OF LOSS WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES
NORTHEAST OF THE CITY OF BAN PHON, THE SAME DISTANCE
SOUTHWEST OF THE LAO/SOUTH VIETNAMESE BORDER, AND 54 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ATTOPEU, SARAVANE PROVINCE, LAOS, AND IT
WAS ALSO ROUGHLY 57 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF KHAM DUC, SOUTH
VIETNAM.
(8) WHILE CARRIED IN THE STATUS OF MISSING IN ACTION,
THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE PROMOTED FIRST LIEUTENANT
SIGAFOOS TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.
(9) CAPTAIN SIGAFOOS WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, THE
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS
ACHIEVEMENT AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL BY THE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FOR HIS SERVICES.
(10) CAPTAIN SIGAFOOS ALSO EARNED THE PARACHUTES BADGE
AS WELL AS THE SMALL ARMS EXPERT MEDAL DURING HIS TIME.
(11) TODAY, CAPTAIN SIGAFOOS IS MEMORIALIZED ON THE
COURTS OF THE MISSING AT THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF
THE PACIFIC. HIS NAME IS ALSO INSCRIBED, ALONG WITH ALL HIS
FALLEN COMRADES, ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL IN
WASHINGTON, DC.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 232 FROM
THE INTERSECTION WITH BUSTLETON PIKE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH
ALMSHOUSE ROAD IN NORTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, BUCKS COUNTY, IS
DESIGNATED AS THE CAPTAIN WALTER HARRISON SIGAFOOS III MEMORIAL
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SECTION 13. VICTOR E. KIDD MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) VICTOR E. KIDD WAS BORN MARCH 19, 1947, IN BEDFORD
COUNTY.
(2) PFC KIDD ATTENDED BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE
GRADUATED IN 1965. HE WAS ALSO A 1967 GRADUATE OF THOMPSON
BUSINESS COLLEGE IN THE CITY OF YORK, YORK COUNTY.
(3) OUTSIDE OF WORK, HE ENJOYED BASEBALL, HUNTING AND
FISHING.
(4) PFC KIDD ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE ON SEPTEMBER 18,
1967, AND HELD THE POSITION OF ARMY PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, 4TH
BATTALION, 9TH INFANTRY, 25TH DIVISION.
(5) PFC VICTOR E. KIDD WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON APRIL 7,
1968, AS A RESULT OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS RECEIVED WHILE ON A
COMBAT OPERATION WHEN ENGAGED IN HOSTILE FORCE DURING A
FIREFIGHT IN THE TAY NINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM.
(6) PFC KIDD RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR POSTHUMOUSLY FOR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEYS
3973/42427, CARRYING U.S. ROUTE 30 OVER THE RAYSTOWN BRANCH OF
THE JUNIATA RIVER IN SNAKE SPRING TOWNSHIP, BEDFORD COUNTY, IS
DESIGNATED AS THE VICTOR E. KIDD 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.
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(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) CHIEF JEFFORY L. BUCK WAS BORN NOVEMBER 25, 1965, IN
WEST READING.
(2) CHIEF BUCK GRADUATED FROM FLEETWOOD AREA HIGH
SCHOOL.
(3) CHIEF BUCK SERVED WITH THE WALNUTTOWN FIRE COMPANY
IN RICHMOND TOWNSHIP, BERKS COUNTY, FOR A TOTAL OF 43 YEARS
AND SERVED AS DEPUTY CHIEF FOR 20 YEARS BEFORE BECOMING CHIEF
IN 2017.
(4) CHIEF BUCK WORKED FOR EAST PENN MANUFACTURING IN
LYON STATION FOR 35 YEARS AND ALSO WORKED FOR THE BOYERTOWN
FOUNDRY.
(5) OUTSIDE OF WORK, CHIEF BUCK ENJOYED SPENDING TIME
WITH FAMILY, HUNTING, CAMPING, FISHING AND WOOD CHOPPING.
(6) CHIEF BUCK MARRIED JENNIFER M. BADMAN ON APRIL 18,
1992, AND HAD TWO SONS, ROBERT AND CHAD.
(7) CHIEF BUCK WAS A MEMBER OF ALSACE MANOR SOCIAL
QUARTERS.
(8) ASSISTANT CHIEF ROBERT R. SHICK, JR., WAS BORN
AUGUST 22, 1969, IN ABINGTON.
(9) ASSISTANT CHIEF SHICK GRADUATED FROM WILLIAM TENNENT
HIGH SCHOOL.
(10) ASSISTANT CHIEF SHICK SERVED WITH THE WALNUTTOWN
FIRE COMPANY IN RICHMOND TOWNSHIP, BERKS COUNTY, FOR MORE
THAN THREE DECADES, INCLUDING MULTIPLE YEARS AS ASSISTANT
CHIEF.
(11) ASSISTANT CHIEF SHICK ALSO SERVED FOR A TIME WITH
THE VIRGINVILLE FIRE COMPANY IN RICHMOND TOWNSHIP, BERKS
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(12) ASSISTANT CHIEF SHICK WORKED FOR EAST PENN
MANUFACTURING IN LYON STATION FOR 29 YEARS AND FOR VIWINCO
WINDOWS AND DOORS OF MORGANTOWN BEGINNING IN 2025.
(13) ASSISTANT CHIEF SHICK ALSO WORKED FOR DON'S ROOFING
IN EGYPT, LEHIGH COUNTY, AND WORKED ON CLEAN-UP #3 AT POCONO
RACEWAY FOR 10 YEARS.
(14) OUTSIDE OF WORK, ASSISTANT CHIEF SHICK ENJOYED
COACHING FLEETWOOD YOUTH SOCCER CLUB, CAMPING, FOUR-WHEELING,
OFF-ROADING AND SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY.
(15) ASSISTANT CHIEF SHICK MARRIED JENNIFER C. HELD ON
MARCH 16, 1990, AND HAD TWO CHILDREN, BRETT AND BRITTANY.
(16) CHIEF BUCK AND ASSISTANT CHIEF SHICK WERE FATALLY
INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY ON APRIL 4, 2026, WHILE
CONDUCTING A MISSING PERSON SEARCH WITH THE WALNUTTOWN FIRE
COMPANY ALONG U.S. ROUTE 222.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE PORTION OF U.S. ROUTE 222 FROM THE
INTERSECTION WITH DRIES ROAD IN MAIDENCREEK TOWNSHIP TO THE
INTERSECTION WITH KEMPSVILLE ROAD IN RICHMOND TOWNSHIP, BERKS
COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE CHIEF JEFFORY L. BUCK AND ASSISTANT
CHIEF ROBERT R. SHICK, JR., MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE HIGHWAY TO
TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.
SECTION 15. VIETNAM WAR VETERAN SGT. CALVIN G. MAGUIRE MEMORIAL
BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) CALVIN GENE MAGUIRE WAS BORN APRIL 3, 1948, IN
ALTOONA TO WILLIAM ROY MAGUIRE AND LAURA MAE RICHARDS
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(2) SGT. MAGUIRE ATTENDED ALTOONA AREA HIGH SCHOOL.
(3) SGT. MAGUIRE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY ON
FEBRUARY 20, 1967. HIS TOUR IN VIETNAM COMMENCED ON MAY 16,
1969.
(4) SGT. MAGUIRE EARNED MULTIPLE DECORATIONS THROUGHOUT
HIS SERVICE, INCLUDING THE EXPERT BADGE FOR 11-14 RIFLE,
NATIONAL SERVICE DEFENSE MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, ARMY
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, VIETNAM
SERVICE MEDAL, VIETNAM GALLANTRY CROSS AND VIETNAM CAMPAIGN
MEDAL.
(5) SGT. MAGUIRE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON JULY 12, 1969,
DURING HIS TOUR IN VIETNAM.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY
42872, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 4013 OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD
AND 8TH AVENUE IN THE CITY OF ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY, IS
DESIGNATED AS THE VIETNAM WAR VETERAN SGT. CALVIN G. MAGUIRE
MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
MAINTAIN AN APPROPRIATE SIGN DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE
TO TRAFFIC ON THE BRIDGE.
SECTION 16. TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE BERNARD C. STROHMIER MEMORIAL
BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) BERNARD C. STROHMIER WAS BORN APRIL 9, 1924, IN
LORETTO. HE WAS RAISED ON A FARM BETWEEN CHEST SPRINGS AND
LORETTO.
(2) TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE STROHMIER ATTENDED ST. MONICA
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BATTALION, WHICH SERVED AS SUPPORT FOR THE INFANTRY.
(3) AFTER ENTERING THE ARMY ON MARCH 13, 1943, AT FORT
JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO GERMANY IN
OCTOBER 1944.
(4) WHILE DEFENDING PARKER'S CROSSROADS DURING THE
BATTLE OF THE BULGE, TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE STROHMIER WAS TAKEN
PRISONER ON DECEMBER 24, 1944. HE WAS PROCESSED THROUGH
SEVERAL GERMAN CAMPS, INCLUDING PRUM, GEROLSTEIN AND TRIER.
DURING THIS TIME, HE EXPERIENCED EXTREME MALNUTRITION,
DEHYDRATION, DYSENTERY AND EXPOSURE TO COLD.
(5) TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE STROHMIER WAS LIBERATED BY THE
NINTH ARMORED DIVISION AFTER AN ALLIED AIR ATTACK. HE
RECEIVED BLOOD TRANSFUSION, PLASMA AND INTRAVENOUS
TRANSFUSION OF LIQUIDS IN ENGLAND AND WAS THEN FLOWN TO THE
UNITED STATES TO RECEIVE REHABILITATION BEFORE BEING
DISCHARGED IN JULY 1946. TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE STROHMIER SPENT
OVER ONE YEAR IN TREATMENT AND HAD LOST 75 POUNDS DURING HIS
INTERNMENT, WEIGHING 90 POUNDS ON LIBERATION.
(6) AFTER RETURNING FROM SERVICE, HE WORKED AS A GUARD
AT THE CAMBRIA COUNTY PRISON AND THEN AS A RURAL MAIL
CARRIER, RETIRING IN 1979.
(7) TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE BERNARD C. STROHMIER PASSED
AWAY AT HOME IN LORETTO ON JANUARY 10, 2021.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8546,
CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1001 OVER RJ CORMAN RAILROAD IN ALLEGHENY
TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE TECHNICIAN 5TH
GRADE BERNARD C. STROHMIER MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
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SECTION 17. FIREFIGHTER ADAM E. COLE MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) ADAM E. COLE WAS BORN MAY 25, 1983, IN GETTYSBURG.
(2) MR. COLE WAS A 2002 GRADUATE OF BIGLERVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL.
(3) MR. COLE WAS A MEMBER OF APPLE CITY FUTURE FARMERS
OF AMERICA WHERE HE EARNED SEVERAL DEGREES AND AWARDS,
INCLUDING THE GREENHAND DEGREE, STAR GREENHAND, CHAPTER
DEGREE, APPLE DEGREE, KEYSTONE DEGREE, AMERICAN DEGREE, PA
STATE STAR IN HORTICULTURE, DEKALB AWARD AND THE SOUTH
MOUNTAIN ANTIQUE ENGINE ASSOCIATION AGRICULTURE AWARD. MR.
COLE WAS ALSO THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA VICE PRESIDENT
FOR TWO YEARS AND CHAPLAIN FOR ONE YEAR.
(4) MR. COLE WAS EMPLOYED BY COLE BROTHERS TREE FARM IN
BIGLERVILLE AND WAS A CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN.
HE ALSO SERVED AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AT BUCHANAN VALLEY
FIRE COMPANY.
(5) OUTSIDE OF WORK, MR. COLE ENJOYED SPENDING TIME WITH
HIS FAMILY, INCLUDING HIS PARENTS; HIS SISTER, MEAGAN R.
COLE; HIS BROTHER, BROCK D. COLE; MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS,
HOWARD AND COLLEEN FLESHMAN OF NEW CHESTER; AND HIS DEAR
FRIEND, AMANDA GOLDEN. MR. COLE WAS AN AVID SPORTSMAN AND A
DEDICATED WASHINGTON REDSKINS FAN, NASCAR ENTHUSIAST AND
MEMBER OF THE BUCHANAN VALLEY ROD AND GUN CLUB WHERE HE
SERVED AS ACTIVITIES REPORTER. HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF ST.
IGNATIUS CATHOLIC CHURCH, ORRTANNA.
(6) ADAM E. COLE PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 4, 2007, FROM
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(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY
53749, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 234 OVER THE CONEWAGO CREEK
IN FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, ADAMS COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE
FIREFIGHTER ADAM E. COLE MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
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SECTION 18. SGT. ELWOOD EUGENE RUMBAUGH MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) ELWOOD EUGENE RUMBAUGH WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 10, 1943,
IN WARREN, OHIO.
(2) SGT. RUMBAUGH ATTENDED LEAVITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL IN
LEAVITTSBURG, OHIO.
(3) OUTSIDE OF WORK, SGT. RUMBAUGH WAS A RESIDENT OF
CAMBRIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE HE ENJOYED SPENDING TIME
WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND HUNTING.
(4) SGT. RUMBAUGH JOINED THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE,
WHERE HE SERVED AS FLIGHT ENGINEER CH-53 HELICOPTER, 21ST
SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON STAFF SERGEANT.
(5) SGT. RUMBAUGH WAS DECLARED MISSING-IN-ACTION ON MAY
15, 1975, NEAR KOH TANG ISLAND, GULF OF THAILAND.
(6) SGT. RUMBAUGH WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS
SERVICE DURING VIETNAM ON MAY 15, 1975.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY
48742, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 4009 OVER FOX RUN IN NORTHERN
CAMBRIA BOROUGH, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE SGT.
ELWOOD EUGENE RUMBAUGH MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
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SECTION 19. SGT. JASON DALE KRIEDLER MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) JASON DALE KRIEDLER WAS BORN DECEMBER 23, 1929, IN
CAMBRIA COUNTY.
(2) SGT. KRIEDLER ATTENDED SOUTH FORK HIGH SCHOOL IN
CAMBRIA COUNTY.
(3) OUTSIDE OF WORK, SGT. KRIEDLER ENJOYED WORKING ON
CARS.
(4) SGT. KRIEDLER JOINED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AS AN
AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC, 2ND ECHELON, AS A SERGEANT WITH B
COMPANY, 2ND ENGINEER BATTALION, 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION.
(5) SGT. KRIEDLER EARNED VARIOUS HONORS AND AWARDS FOR
HIS SERVICE, INCLUDING THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, KOREAN
SERVICE MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, REPUBLIC OF
KOREA PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, REPUBLIC OF KOREA WAR
SERVICE MEDAL, UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART,
AND HIS NAME IS DISPLAYED AT THE CAMBRIA COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL.
(6) SGT. JASON DALE KRIEDLER WAS REPORTED MISSING-IN-
ACTION ON DECEMBER 1, 1950, DURING THE BATTLE OF CHOSIN
RESERVOIR IN NORTH KOREA.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8455,
CARRYING U.S. ROUTE 219 OVER PALESTINE ROAD IN ADAMS TOWNSHIP,
CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE SGT. JASON DALE KRIEDLER
MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO
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(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) FAYETTEVILLE FIRE CHIEF JAMES W. CUTCHALL WAS
TRAGICALLY SHOT AND KILLED ON JULY 2, 1977, WHEN HE ARRIVED
AT THE SCENE OF A BLAZE SET BY HIS KILLER, WHO THEN AMBUSHED
THE RESPONDING FIREFIGHTERS.
(2) CHIEF CUTCHALL WAS ONLY 33 YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME
OF HIS DEATH AND WAS WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST
OUTSTANDING FIRE CHIEFS IN THE NATION.
(3) CHIEF CUTCHALL WAS KNOWN FOR USING THE FOLLOWING
SAYING IN HIS SPEECHES: "TO BE A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND
MAKE AN ERROR IS HUMAN. TO BE A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND
WORRY ABOUT THOSE ERRORS IS COMPASSION. TO BE A VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE ERRORS IS
PROFESSIONALISM."
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 1008 IN
FAYETTEVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE FIRE CHIEF
JAMES W. CUTCHALL MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE HIGHWAY TO
TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.
SECTION 21. PENNSYLVANIA AND NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) THE MEDAL OF HONOR IS OUR NATION'S HIGHEST AWARD FOR
VALOR PRESENTED TO VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR ACTING WITH CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY AND INTREPIDITY
ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AT THE RISK OF ONE'S LIFE
DURING COMBAT WITH AN ENEMY OF THE UNITED STATES.
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MILITARY AND PUBLIC ALIKE.
(3) THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
WERE BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA, 382 RECIPIENTS ENTERED SERVICE
FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND 241 RECIPIENTS WERE LAID TO REST IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
(4) PENNSYLVANIA'S MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS SERVED
DURING 14 WARS, FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO THE IRAQ WAR, OVER A
PERIOD OF MORE THAN 145 YEARS.
(5) THE NONPROFIT BEND HEROES FOUNDATION AND THE OREGON
LEGISLATURE CREATED A LAW DESIGNATING ALL 451 MILES OF THE
BORDER-TO-BORDER US ROUTE 20 IN OREGON AS THE OREGON MEDAL OF
HONOR HIGHWAY, A FIRST IN OUR NATION TO HONOR ALL OF A
STATE'S MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.
(6) THE OREGON LAW PROPOSES A NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
HIGHWAY TO BE CREATED ON US ROUTE 20 AT 3,365 MILES IN
LENGTH.
(7) LEGISLATURES AND GOVERNORS IN ALL 12 STATES ALONG US
ROUTE 20 HAVE DESIGNATED THEIR STATE MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAYS
COVERING 100% OF THE 3,365-MILE MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY ACROSS
AMERICA.
(8) ON DECEMBER 17, 2024, US ROUTE 20 WAS DESIGNATED AS
THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY. BY DESIGNATING US ROUTE
20 AS THE PENNSYLVANIA AND NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY,
WE HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF MEDAL OF HONOR
RECIPIENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.
(9) PENNSYLVANIA HAS THE SECOND-HIGHEST NUMBER OF MEDAL
OF HONOR RECIPIENTS OF ANY STATE.
(10) A 45-MILE, BORDER-TO-BORDER PENNSYLVANIA AND
NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY DESIGNATED ON US ROUTE 20
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FUTURE MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS AND ADVANCE A 3,365-MILE
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PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC OCEANS.
(11) PENNSYLVANIA DEEPLY APPRECIATES THE SERVICE AND
SACRIFICE OF ITS MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS AND THE POSITIVE
ROLES THEY PLAYED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR MORE THAN 145
YEARS.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE ENTIRE PORTION, 45.433 MILES, OF US
ROUTE 20 IN PENNSYLVANIA, BEGINNING AT THE PENNSYLVANIA-OHIO
STATE LINE AND ENDING AT THE PENNSYLVANIA-NEW YORK STATE LINE,
IS DESIGNATED AS THE PENNSYLVANIA AND NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
HIGHWAY.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS, BROWN WITH WHITE TRIM AND LETTERING,
DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE HIGHWAY TO TRAFFIC IN EACH DIRECTION
OF THE ROUTE IN EACH HOUSE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT THE ROUTE PASSES
THROUGH AND NEAR THE BORDERS OF OHIO AND NEW YORK. THE SIGN
SHALL ALSO DISPLAY THE ARMY MEDAL OF HONOR, NAVY MEDAL OF HONOR
AND AIR FORCE MEDAL OF HONOR.
SECTION 22. LT. COL. KENNETH D. ROYER MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) KENNETH D. ROYER WAS BORN OCTOBER 2, 1933, IN CENTRE
HALL.
(2) LT. COL. ROYER ATTENDED EAST PENNS VALLEY HIGH
SCHOOL. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, HE ATTENDED A BUSINESS SCHOOL IN
HARRISBURG.
(3) OUTSIDE OF WORK, LT. COL. ROYER WAS A MEMBER OF THE
MILLHEIM LIONS CLUB, THE SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST IN
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OF THE AMERICAN LEGION KEYSTONE POST #444 IN MILLHEIM WHERE
HE HELD THE POSITIONS OF COMMANDER, DUTY COMMANDER, ADJUTANT
AND CHAPLAIN. LT. COL. ROYER WAS A SUPPORTER OF HIS
GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN'S HIGH SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES. HE ENJOYED BOWLING, PLAYING POOL, ATTENDING PENN
STATE FOOTBALL GAMES WITH HIS WIFE AND FAMILY AND ATTENDING
GRANGE FAIR WHERE THEY HAD A FAMILY TENT SINCE 1973.
(4) LT. COL. ROYER JOINED THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE,
SERVING AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL, B-52 RADAR NAVIGATOR, AT
MANY BASES IN THE UNITED STATES AND OVERSEAS.
(5) LT. COL. ROYER RECEIVED THE CITATION TO ACCOMPANY
THE AWARD OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DISTINGUISHED
FLYING CROSS - B-52 RADAR NAVIGATOR OVER SOUTHEAST ASIA ON
APRIL 4, 1972.
(6) WHILE FLYING A CRITICAL BOMBING MISSION AGAINST A
HIGH-PRIORITY TARGET, LT. COL. ROYER'S AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED
HOSTILE FIRE IMMEDIATELY AFTER MAKING A SUCCESSFUL WEAPONS
RELEASE. DURING THE ATTACK, LT. COL. ROYER CONSTANTLY KEPT
HIS PILOT ADVISED OF MISSILE DETONATIONS AND OTHER AIRCRAFT
POSITIONS, THEREBY DRAMATICALLY ASSISTING IN THE SAFE
RECOVERY OF ALL AIRCRAFT AND CREWS.
(7) LIEUTENANT COLONEL KENNETH D. ROYER PASSED AWAY ON
OCTOBER 11, 2024, AT MOUNT NITTANY HOSPITAL, STATE COLLEGE.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 9258,
CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 45 OVER ELK CREEK IN MILLHEIM
BOROUGH, CENTRE COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE LT. COL. KENNETH D.
ROYER MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
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SECTION 23. CORPORAL ROBERT L. HAINES MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS
AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
(1) CORPORAL ROBERT L. HAINES WAS BORN FEBRUARY 12,
1946, IN SOMERSET COUNTY.
(2) CORPORAL HAINES GRADUATED FROM FORBES HIGH SCHOOL IN
KANTNER IN 1964. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, HE ENLISTED IN THE
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND SERVED WITH COMPANY B, 1ST
BATTALION, 9TH MARINE REGIMENT, 3RD MARINE DIVISION.
(3) ON JULY 2, 1967, DURING OPERATION BUFFALO NEAR THE
DEMILITARIZED ZONE, CORPORAL HAINES WAS SERVING NEAR QUANG
TRI IN THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM WHEN HIS UNIT CAME UNDER
INTENSE ENEMY FIRE. AS HE MOVED FORWARD IN AN EFFORT TO LINK
HIS SQUAD WITH ANOTHER PLATOON, THE UNIT BECAME PINNED DOWN
AMID THE HEAVY FIGHTING.
(4) DURING THE ENGAGEMENT, CORPORAL HAINES WAS STRUCK BY
FRAGMENTATION FROM AN ARTILLERY ROUND, SUSTAINING FATAL
WOUNDS TO THE CHEST.
(5) THE BATTLE PROVED SO FIERCE THAT IT TOOK FIVE
BATTALIONS AND THREE DAYS TO SECURE THE AREA. THE COST OF THE
FIGHTING THAT DAY WAS SEVERE, WITH THE 1ST BATTALION, 9TH
MARINE REGIMENT SUFFERING 84 MARINES KILLED IN ACTION, 166
WOUNDED AND ONE REPORTED MISSING.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEYS
31407 AND 31408, CARRYING U.S. ROUTE 219 OVER U.S. ROUTE 30 IN
JENNER TOWNSHIP, SOMERSET COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE CORPORAL
ROBERT L. HAINES MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
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SECTION 24. WEEDVILLE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) BOTH PENNSYLVANIANS AND THE NATION ARE INDEBTED TO
THE VETERANS OF JAY TOWNSHIP (WEEDVILLE), ELK COUNTY, FOR
THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE IN WORLD WAR II.
(2) SEVENTY-SIX JAY TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS SERVED IN WORLD
WAR II.
(3) GIVING RECOGNITION TO THE SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN OF
JAY TOWNSHIP (WEEDVILLE), ELK COUNTY, IS FITTING TO
MEMORIALIZE AND HONOR THOSE WHO BRAVELY FOUGHT FOR AND SERVED
THEIR COUNTRY DURING WORLD WAR II.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY
52616, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 555 OVER KERSEY RUN IN JAY
TOWNSHIP, ELK COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE WEEDVILLE WORLD WAR
II 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 25. PRIVATE ROBERT M. PITTMAN MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) ROBERT M. PITTMAN WAS BORN JUNE 19, 1921, IN GREEN
TOWNSHIP, INDIANA COUNTY.
(2) ROBERT ATTENDED COMMODORE HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE HE
GRADUATED ON MAY 20, 1940.
(3) PRIVATE ROBERT M. PITTMAN WAS AWARDED VARIOUS HONORS
THROUGHOUT HIS SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, INCLUDING
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(4) PRIVATE ROBERT M. PITTMAN WAS ABOARD THE USS
DORCHESTER WHEN IT WAS TORPEDOED NEAR GREENLAND, AND HIS
REMAINS WERE LOST AT SEA.
(5) THE SHIP IS THE SHIP OF THE "FOUR CHAPLAINS," WHO
GAVE AWAY THEIR LIFE JACKETS THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE.
(6) PRIVATE ROBERT M. PITTMAN'S NAME IS LISTED ON THE
TABLETS OF THE MISSING OF THE EAST COAST MEMORIAL, NEW YORK,
NY.
(7) PRIVATE ROBERT M. PITTMAN WAS REPORTED MISSING IN
ACTION AND ULTIMATELY DECLARED DEAD ON FEBRUARY 3, 1943.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY
19186, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 580 OVER CUSH CUSHION CREEK
IN GREEN TOWNSHIP, INDIANA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE PRIVATE
ROBERT M. PITTMAN 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 26. USMCWR MARY A. LIDWELL MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) PRIVATE FIRST CLASS MARY A. LIDWELL WAS BORN OCTOBER
11, 1923, IN AMSBRY AND ATTENDED GALLITZIN HIGH SCHOOL IN
1942.
(2) PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LIDWELL VOLUNTEERED FOR THE
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS IN 1943 AND BECAME A MEMBER OF THE
WOMEN'S AVIATION RESERVE SQUADRON UNTIL SHE LEFT THE SERVICE
IN 1946. THE WOMEN'S AVIATION RESERVE SQUADRON, LOCATED IN EL
TORO, CALIFORNIA, AT THE TIME, WAS TASKED WITH REPAIRING
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WORK, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LIDWELL WAS AWARDED THE
CONGRESSIONAL ROSIE THE RIVETER MEDAL.
(3) PRIVATE FIRST CLASS LIDWELL, AT 101 YEARS OF AGE,
CONTINUES TO BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF HER COMMUNITY IN ASHVILLE
BOROUGH BY VOLUNTEERING HER TIME AT HER CHURCH, BEING
INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS, FUNDRAISING FOR CHARITIES AND
WORKING WITH THE VFW LADIES AUXILIARY. SHE ALSO SERVED AS THE
ASHVILLE BOROUGH SECRETARY AND TREASURER FOR MANY YEARS.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8387,
CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 53 OVER PATTY'S RUN IN GALLITZIN
TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE USMCWR MARY A.
LIDWELL 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 27. BROWN BROTHERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS
AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
(1) THE BROWN BROTHERS, STEWART, HOMER, GRANT, DELL AND
EVERETT, GREW UP IN NICKTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ALL ATTENDED
THE GRIFFITH SCHOOL IN NICKTOWN.
(2) STEWART BROWN WAS BORN IN 1906 AND OPERATED A GARAGE
IN NICKTOWN. HE LATER LIVED IN MICHIGAN AND HAD ONE CHILD. HE
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY IN 1943, SERVED AS AN ARMY TECHNICAL
SERGEANT AND PASSED AWAY IN 1961.
(3) HOMER BROWN WAS BORN IN 1913 AND WORKED AS A
MECHANIC. HE LIVED NEAR PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, AND HAD TWO
CHILDREN. HE ENTERED THE ARMY IN 1943, SERVED AS AN ARMY
ARTILLERY SERGEANT IN ITALY AND PASSED AWAY IN 1960.
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TWICE. HE ENTERED THE ARMY IN 1942, SERVED AS AN ARMY
SERGEANT IN FRANCE AND PASSED AWAY IN 1967.
(5) DELL BROWN WAS BORN IN 1917 AND WORKED AS A
LUMBERMAN, IN SHAFT AND SLOPE MINING AND FOR BELL TELEPHONE.
HE LIVED IN NICKTOWN, MARRIED AND HAD SIX CHILDREN. HE
ENTERED THE ARMY IN 1942, SERVED AS AN ARMY TECHNICAL
SERGEANT IN THE MEDICAL CORPS IN ITALY, SICILY AND NORTH
AFRICA AND PASSED AWAY IN 1987.
(6) EVERETT BROWN WAS BORN IN 1918 AND WORKED AS A
MACHINIST FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. HE LIVED NEAR
PITTSBURGH, MARRIED AND HAD FOUR CHILDREN. HE ENTERED THE
ARMY IN 1943, SERVED AS AN ARMY AIR FORCE SERGEANT IN ENGLAND
AND PASSED AWAY IN 1970.
(7) COLLECTIVELY, THE FIVE BROWN BROTHERS SERVED IN THE
UNITED STATES ARMY DURING WORLD WAR II ACROSS MULTIPLE
THEATERS, INCLUDING ITALY, FRANCE, ENGLAND, SICILY AND NORTH
AFRICA.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8514,
CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 271 OVER NORTH BRANCH BLACKLICK
CREEK IN BARR TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE
BROWN BROTHERS 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 28. JOSEPH KAY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) JOSEPH W. "JOEY" KAY WAS BORN MAY 8, 1989, IN
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(2) MR. KAY WAS A 2007 GRADUATE OF CENTRAL BUCKS EAST
HIGH SCHOOL. MR. KAY CONTINUED HIS EDUCATION AT PENNSYLVANIA
COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY WHILE PURSUING A CAREER AS AN
ELECTRICIAN.
(3) OUTSIDE OF WORK, MR. KAY WAS DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE
BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY AND WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO LEND A
HELPING HAND TO NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
HE WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED RACE CAR DRIVER, COMPETING IN THE MID-
ATLANTIC RACING SPRINT SERIES AND AT ACTION TRACK USA, WHERE
HE EARNED THE RESPECT AND ADMIRATION OF FELLOW COMPETITORS
AND FANS FOR BOTH HIS TALENT AND SPORTSMANSHIP.
(4) MR. KAY'S LIFE WAS ROOTED IN SERVICE TO HIS
COMMUNITY. CONTINUING A FAMILY LEGACY OF VOLUNTEERISM AND
PUBLIC SERVICE, HE PROUDLY SERVED WITH THE PLUMSTEADVILLE
VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, WHERE HE DEMONSTRATED DEDICATION,
SELFLESSNESS AND A WILLINGNESS TO HELP OTHERS WHENEVER
NEEDED. IN RECOGNITION OF HIS COMMITMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS,
HE WAS NAMED FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR IN 2012. ADDITIONALLY,
MR. KAY WORKED ALONGSIDE HIS FATHER IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS
AND SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF JOHN W. KAY ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTORS IN RICHBORO.
(5) MR. KAY IS SURVIVED BY HIS LOVING WIFE OF THREE
YEARS, RACHEL; PARENTS, JOHN W. AND SUSAN (QUIGLEY) KAY; IN-
LAWS, PAM AND STEVE SALERA; BROTHER-IN-LAW, PETER SALERA; AND
GRANDFATHER, JACK KAY. HE IS ALSO MOURNED BY HIS THREE
DEVOTED SISTERS AND THEIR SPOUSES: SHANNON A. RITTENHOUSE,
LAUREN A. ETTER AND MEGAN K. MCBRIDE AND EIGHT CHERISHED
NIECES AND NEPHEWS: CARSON, CALLUM AND SLOANE RITTENHOUSE;
LANDON, GARRETT AND CHARLOTTE ETTER; AND BRIDGET AND SEAN
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ARLINE AND DONALD QUIGLEY AND ELIZABETH KAY.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 611 FROM
THE INTERSECTION WITH OLD EASTON ROAD TO THE INTERSECTION WITH
KELLERS CHURCH ROAD IN PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, BUCKS COUNTY, IS
DESIGNATED AS THE JOSEPH KAY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE HIGHWAY TO
TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.
SECTION 29. PFC STANLEY J. LASSAK MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) STANLEY J. LASSAK WAS BORN JANUARY 11, 1921, IN
CRESSON.
(2) PFC LASSAK RECEIVED EDUCATION UP UNTIL THE EIGHTH
GRADE BEFORE GOING TO WORK ON THE FAMILY FARM.
(3) OUTSIDE OF WORK, PFC LASSAK ENJOYED SPENDING TIME
WITH FAMILY AND GARDENING.
(4) PFC LASSAK ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN
SEPTEMBER 1942. DURING HIS SERVICE, HE BECAME A PRIVATE FIRST
CLASS WITH THE MEDICAL DETACHMENT OF THE 22ND INFANTRY
REGIMENT AND SERVED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1945.
(5) THROUGHOUT HIS SERVICE, PFC LASSAK EARNED SEVERAL
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS, INCLUDING THE PURPLE HEART, BRONZE
STAR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
(6) ON DECEMBER 5, 1993, PFC LASSAK WAS STRUCK AND
KILLED BY A CAR ON LEVEL ROAD IN CRESSON TOWNSHIP IN CAMBRIA
COUNTY.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8612,
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CARRYING U.S. ROUTE 22 IN CRESSON TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS
DESIGNATED AS THE PFC STANLEY J. LASSAK 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 30. J. DOYLE CORMAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(A) DESIGNATION.--THE SECTIONS OF U.S. ROUTES 22 AND 322
BEGINNING AT U.S. ROUTE 322, SEGMENT 772/OFFSET 1795, IN CENTRE
COUNTY AND ENDING AT U.S. ROUTE 22, SEGMENT 573/OFFSET 2625 IN
MIFFLIN COUNTY ARE DESIGNATED AS THE J. DOYLE CORMAN MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY.
(B) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE HIGHWAY TO
TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.
SECTION 31. SERGEANT ADAM HARTSWICK HIGHWAY.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) SERGEANT ADAM HARTSWICK PRESERVED A LONGSTANDING
FAMILY TRADITION OF MILITARY SERVICE BY PURSUING A PATH IN
THE UNITED STATES ARMY AFTER GRADUATING FROM STATE COLLEGE
AREA HIGH SCHOOL IN STATE COLLEGE IN 2009.
(2) SERGEANT HARTSWICK BEGAN HIS SERVICE TO OTHERS AS A
VOLUNTEER WITH CENTRE LIFELINK EMS.
(3) AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, SERGEANT
HARTSWICK COMPLETED HIS MEDICAL TRAINING AT FORT SAM HOUSTON
IN TEXAS, WHICH PAVED HIS WAY TO BECOMING AN ARMY SENIOR
COMBAT MEDIC.
(4) SERGEANT HARTSWICK WAS DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN IN
DECEMBER 2012.
(5) IN MAY 2013, WHILE RUSHING TO THE SCENE OF AN
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EXPLOSION THAT KILLED FOUR UNITED STATES SERVICE MEMBERS IN
THE KANDAHAR PROVINCE, SERGEANT HARTSWICK TRAGICALLY LOST
BOTH OF HIS LEGS AFTER STEPPING ON AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE
DEVICE AFTER TENDING TO A WOUNDED SOLDIER.
(6) AFTER LOSING BOTH OF HIS LEGS, SERGEANT HARTSWICK'S
COMPOSURE REMAINED INTACT AS HE WAS ABLE TO INSTRUCT HIS
PLATOON LEADER ON HOW TO ADMINISTER HIS AID.
(7) WHILE HE WAS RESTING IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER SURGERY,
A THREE-STAR GENERAL PROMOTED ADAM HARTSWICK TO SERGEANT.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE SECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 45, FROM
THE INTERSECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 26, SEGMENT 0140, OFFSET
0000, IN PINE GROVE MILLS, CENTRE COUNTY, TO U.S. BUSINESS ROUTE
322, SEGMENT 0240, OFFSET 0000, IN BOALSBURG, CENTRE COUNTY, IS
DESIGNATED AS THE SERGEANT ADAM HARTSWICK HIGHWAY.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE HIGHWAY TO
TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.
SECTION 32. BRIAN KEEFER MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) MR. KEEFER WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 26, 1971, IN INDIAN
HEAD.
(2) MR. KEEFER WAS THE FOREMAN AND SUPERINTENDENT OF
GULISEK CONSTRUCTION.
(3) WHILE WORKING ON A BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECT IN
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, MR. KEEFER WAS STRUCK BY A LARGE
CONSTRUCTION TRUCK ALONG A CLOSED STRETCH OF PENNSYLVANIA
ROUTE 993 IN NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, OUTSIDE OF IRWIN.
(4) MR. KEEFER SUCCUMBED TO INJURIES HE SUSTAINED FROM
THE ACCIDENT ON THE MORNING OF JULY 8, 2025.
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36355, ON THAT PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 993 OVER BRUSH
CREEK IN NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, IS
DESIGNATED AS THE BRIAN KEEFER 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 33. RICH RIDGWAY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) RICHARD "RICH" RIDGWAY WAS BORN IN BLOOMSBURG,
COLUMBIA COUNTY, ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1944.
(2) HE GRADUATED FROM SOUTHERN COLUMBIA AREA HIGH SCHOOL
AND SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH HONOR AND DISTINCTION AS A MEMBER
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD.
(3) MR. RIDGWAY ATTENDED THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE
UNIVERSITY BEFORE RELOCATING TO NEW YORK CITY WHERE HE BEGAN
HIS CAREER IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY.
(4) HE RETURNED TO BLOOMSBURG IN 1980 AND OPENED
RIDGWAY'S RESTAURANT, WHICH HE AND HIS WIFE, MARY, OPERATED
FOR 26 YEARS.
(5) ACTIVE IN HIS COMMUNITY, MR. RIDGWAY WAS ELECTED AND
SERVED AS A SCOTT TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR AND COLUMBIA COUNTY
COMMISSIONER FOR 12 YEARS.
(6) HE WAS A LIFE MEMBER OF BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE
ORDER OF ELKS BLOOMSBURG LODGE NO. 436 AND A MEMBER OF VALLEY
OF BLOOMSBURG AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 273.
(7) MR. RIDGWAY WAS A REVERED AND RESPECTED MEMBER OF
HIS COMMUNITY, AND HIS LOSS IS FELT BY THE MANY INDIVIDUALS
THAT ADMIRED AND LOVED HIM.
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(B) DESIGNATION.--THE PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 11 FROM
THE INTERSECTION WITH CENTRAL ROAD TO THE INTERSECTION WITH LOWS
ROAD IN BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE RICH
RIDGWAY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND
MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE HIGHWAY TO
TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.
SECTION 34. REPEALS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE REPEAL UNDER
PARAGRAPH (2) IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SECTION 20.
(2) SECTION 15 OF THE ACT OF JUNE 17, 2016 (P.L.342,
NO.46), IS REPEALED.
(3) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE REPEAL UNDER
PARAGRAPH (4) IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SECTION 21.
(4) SECTION 16 OF THE ACT OF JUNE 30, 2021 (P.L.339,
NO.64), IS REPEALED.
(5) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE REPEAL UNDER
PARAGRAPH (6) IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SECTION 26.
(6) SECTION 3 OF THE ACT OF JUNE 30, 2025 (P.L.36,
NO.17), IS REPEALED.
(7) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE REPEAL UNDER
PARAGRAPH (8) IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SECTION 30.
(8) THE ACT OF DECEMBER 15, 1999 (P.L.925, NO.62), IS
REPEALED.
(9) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE REPEAL UNDER
PARAGRAPH (10) IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SECTION 31.
(10) SECTION 13 OF THE ACT OF JULY 2, 2014 (P.L.929,
NO.103), IS REPEALED.
Section 2 35. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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