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AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 289
Sponsor: SENATOR RAFFERTY
Printer's No. 275
Amend Bill, page 1, line 3, by striking out the period after
"Bridge" and inserting
; and designating that portion of State Route 4027, also known
as Business U.S. Route 220, over the Norfolk Southern
mainline railroad tracks in Grazierville, Snyder Township,
Blair County, as the John Frederick Bridges Memorial Bridge.
Amend Bill, page 1, by inserting between lines 13 and 14
Section 2. John Frederick Bridges Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) John Frederick Bridges graduated from the Tyrone
Area School District and enlisted in the United States Army
in September 1942.
(2) Sergeant Bridges served with distinction in the
778th Tank Battalion, part of General George Patton's 3rd
Army Division, until his death on March 7, 1945, while in
action in Germany.
(3) Sergeant Bridges was awarded the Purple Heart with
Oak Leaf Cluster for giving his life and protecting his men.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on that portion of
State Route 4027, also known as Business U.S. Route 220, over
the Norfolk Southern mainline railroad tracks in Grazierville,
Snyder Township, Blair County, is hereby designated the John
Frederick Bridges 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.
Amend Bill, page 1, line 14, by striking out "2" and
inserting
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