H0178B0694A00558 AJB:BTW 04/13/15 #90 A00558
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 178
Sponsor: SENATOR TEPLITZ
Printer's No. 694
Amend Bill, page 1, line 12, by striking out "AND"
Amend Bill, page 1, line 16, by striking out the period after
"BRIDGE" and inserting
; and designating the bridge located on State Route 34 that
connects the banks of the Juniata River in Newport, Perry
County, as the Paul Reider bridge
Amend Bill, page 5, by inserting between lines 5 and 6
Section 6. Paul Reider Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) In 1789, Paul Reider purchased a tract of land on
the banks of the Juniata River from David English.
(2) Over time, Reider's descendants founded the town of
Reider's Ferry at that point on the Juniata River, which was
formally established in 1804 as the town of Reidersville.
(3) Today the town of Reidersville is known as Newport.
(4) The Reider's Ferry Bridge Company, founded in 1838,
constructed a covered bridge in 1851 spanning the Juniata
River connecting Newport to Howe Township.
(5) That bridge was destroyed in an 1889 flood and
replaced with another covered bridge.
(6) In 1903, the covered bridge was replaced with an
iron bridge.
(7) In 1934, the iron bridge was replaced with a steel
bridge, which has remained unnamed.
(8) The Newport Celebrates 175 Steering Committee and
the Newport Revitalization and Preservation Society both have
voted unanimously that this community founder is deserving of
commemorative action.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 34 that
connects the banks of the Juniata River in Newport, Perry
County, is hereby designated as the Paul Reider 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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