THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY DeWEESE, SCAVELLO, K. BOYLE, BRENNAN, MARSHALL, KNOWLES, PYLE, STEVENSON, STERN, KORTZ, HENNESSEY, SONNEY, HARKINS, DiGIROLAMO, CUTLER, GABLER, EVERETT, MOUL, GEORGE, BARRAR, READSHAW, BENNINGHOFF, SAINATO, BROOKS, MARSICO, KIRKLAND, HORNAMAN, GOODMAN, MAJOR, FLECK, MICOZZIE, MANN, MILLARD, HARHART, CALTAGIRONE, BOYD, KULA, AUMENT, MAHONEY, W. KELLER, GODSHALL, MULLERY, HESS, MIRABITO, D. COSTA, MARKOSEK, FABRIZIO, CLYMER, BRADFORD, MILLER, GROVE, GEIST AND DALEY, APRIL 5, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 5, 2011  

AN ACT

Designating the bridge that carries Pennsylvania Turnpike Route

43 over the Monongahela River between Denbo in the Borough of

Centerville, County of Washington, and Alicia in the Township

of Luzerne, County of Fayette, as the PFC Ronald C. "Smokey"

Bakewell Memorial Bridge.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  PFC Ronald C. "Smokey" Bakewell Memorial Bridge.

(a)  Declaration.--The General Assembly declares that Private

First Class Ronald C. "Smokey" Bakewell made the ultimate

sacrifice for this Commonwealth on August 2, 1968, when he died

from hostile, small arms fire while serving in the Army of the

United States in South Vietnam. On June 16, 1968, PFC Bakewell,

age 20, was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry,

1st Air Cavalry Division, when less than two months later his

life ended in the service of his country.

(b)  Designation.--The bridge that carries Pennsylvania

Turnpike Route 43 over the Monongahela River between Denbo in

the Borough of Centerville, County of Washington, and Alicia in

the Township of Luzerne, County of Fayette, is designated the

PFC Ronald C. "Smokey" Bakewell Memorial Bridge.

(c)  Signs.--The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shall place

and maintain appropriate signs at both ends of the bridge as

designated in subsection (b).

Section 2.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.