S0621B1115A02283 MAB:EJH 10/02/23 #90 A02283
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 621
Sponsor: SENATOR PITTMAN
Printer's No. 1115
Amend Bill, page 4, line 11, by inserting after "HIGHWAY;"
designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 55815, carrying
State Route 1005 over Crooked Creek in Rayne Township,
Indiana County, as the Sergeant Charles R. Learn Memorial
Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Pennsylvania
Route 443 bridge, over the Little Schuylkill River, located
in Walker Township, Schuylkill County, as the William Hoffman
Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Park
Road Bridge, located in Wyomissing, Berks County, as the
Joseph Walker Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge on U.S.
Route 209 over Middle Creek, located in Polk Township, Monroe
County, as the Charles Gardner Memorial Bridge; designating a
bridge, also known as the Bridge Street Bridge, located in
Weissport Borough, Carbon County, as the Ralph Strubinger
Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as U.S.
Route 422 Bridge, over the Little Cacoosing Creek, located in
Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, and South Heidelberg
Township, Berks County, as the Wilbur Bohn Memorial Bridge;
designating a bridge, on Little Mountain Road over the Little
Catawissa Creek, located in Union Township, Schuylkill
County, as the Joseph Zienkiewicz Memorial Bridge;
designating a bridge, on Pennsylvania Route 191 over Brodhead
Creek, located in Stroud Township, Monroe County, as the
Gordon Brink Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, on
Pennsylvania Route 924 over the railroad, located in
Gilberton Borough, Monroe County, as the Walter Skubel
Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, on Pennsylvania Route
512 over the Monocacy Creek, located in Bethlehem City,
Northampton County, as the Raphael Rivera Memorial Bridge;
designating a bridge on Pennsylvania Route 443 over the
Schuylkill River, located in Schuylkill Haven Borough,
Schuylkill County, as the Caitlin McGarry Memorial Bridge;
designating the portion of State Route 1013 (Academy Road)
from the intersection with Cromwell Road to the intersection
with Comly Road in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, as the
U.S. Army Ranger SPC Devin J. Kuhn Memorial Highway;
designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8660, carrying
State Route 3039 over the Conemaugh River in the City of
2023/90MAB/SB0621A02283 - 1 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
Johnstown, Cambria County, as the Corporal Robert J. Rusnak
Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge
Key 11476, on State Route 322, also known as Nichols Street
over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in the Borough
of Clearfield, Clearfield County, as the Walter Lane Memorial
Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 5221,
carrying U.S. Route 422 Business, also known as Penn Street,
over the Schuylkill River in the City of Reading, Berks
County, as the Police Officer Scott A. Wertz Memorial Bridge;
designating a portion of State Route 2005, known as Lehigh
Street, in Allentown, Lehigh County, from Segment 0060/Offset
1800 to the intersection with Vultee Street, as the Chief
Christopher Kiskeravage Memorial Highway;
Amend Bill, page 43, lines 6 and 7, by striking out "AND BOTH
DIRECTIONS ON THE CROSSING ROUTE"
Amend Bill, page 50, line 13, by inserting after "COUNTY,"
is designated
Amend Bill, page 50, by inserting between lines 17 and 18
Section 45. Sergeant Charles R. Learn Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Sergeant Charles R. Learn enlisted in the United
States Army on October 24, 1940.
(2) Sergeant Learn fought bravely during World War II.
(3) During his service, he received the Good Conduct
Medal, American Defense Service Medal, European-African-
Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and three W/3 Bronze Stars.
(4) Sergeant Learn returned from service on November 30,
1945.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
55815, carrying State Route 1005 over Crooked Creek in Rayne
Township, Indiana County, is designated as the Sergeant Charles
R. Learn 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 46. William Hoffman Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Pennsylvania
Route 443 bridge, over the Little Schuylkill River, located in
Walker Township, Schuylkill County, is designated as the William
Hoffman Memorial Bridge.
(b) 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 47. Joseph Walker Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Park Road
2023/90MAB/SB0621A02283 - 2 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
Bridge, located in Wyomissing, Berks County, is designated as
the Joseph Walker Memorial Bridge.
(b) 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 48. Charles Gardner Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The bridge, on U.S. Route 209 over Middle
Creek, located in Polk Township, Monroe County, is designated as
the Charles Gardner Memorial Bridge.
(b) 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 49. Ralph Strubinger Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The bridge, also known as the Bridge
Street Bridge, located in Weissport Borough, Carbon County, is
designated as the Ralph Strubinger Memorial Bridge.
(b) 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 50. Wilbur Bohn Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The bridge, identified as U.S. Route 422
Bridge, over the Little Cacoosing Creek, located in Lower
Heidelberg Township, Berks County, and South Heidelberg
Township, Berks County, is designated as the Wilbur Bohn
Memorial Bridge.
(b) 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 51. Joseph Zienkiewicz Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The bridge, on Little Mountain Road over
the Little Catawissa Creek, located in Union Township,
Schuylkill County, is designated as the Joseph Zienkiewicz
Memorial Bridge.
(b) 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 52. Gordon Brink Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The bridge, on Pennsylvania Route 191 over
Brodhead Creek, located in Stroud Township, Monroe County, is
designated as the Gordon Brink Memorial Bridge.
(b) 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 53. Walter Skubel Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The bridge, on Pennsylvania Route 924 over
the railroad, located in Gilberton Borough, Monroe County, is
designated as the Walter Skubel Memorial Bridge.
(b) 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 54. Raphael Rivera Memorial Bridge.
2023/90MAB/SB0621A02283 - 3 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
(a) Designation.--The bridge, on Pennsylvania Route 512 over
the Monocacy Creek, located in Bethlehem City, Northampton
County, is designated as the Raphael Rivera Memorial Bridge.
(b) 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 55. Caitlin McGarry Memorial Bridge.
(a) Designation.--The bridge, on Pennsylvania Route 443 over
the Schuylkill River, located in Schuylkill Haven Borough,
Schuylkill County, is designated as the Caitlin McGarry Memorial
Bridge.
(b) 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 56. U.S. Army Ranger SPC Devin J. Kuhn Memorial
Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Born and raised in Philadelphia, Specialist Devin
James Kuhn graduated from Archbishop Ryan High School in
2013, where he played several sports.
(2) SPC Kuhn enjoyed the outdoors and participated in
activities such as hiking, skiing, golfing and running in
endurance marathons.
(3) Proudly serving his country in the United States
Army as an army ranger, SPC Kuhn deployed once in support of
Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
(4) SPC Kuhn was decorated with the following awards:
(i) National Defense Service Medal.
(ii) Army Service Ribbon.
(iii) The Expert Infantryman Badge.
(iv) The Parachutist Badge.
(v) The Ranger Tab.
(5) SPC Kuhn tragically lost his life in a training
accident and is survived by his wife, Brittany, his parents,
James and Lynn Kuhn and his sister, Sara Kuhn.
(6) This Commonwealth and the nation are indebted to SPC
Kuhn for his bravery and sacrifice in protecting freedom and
liberty at home and abroad.
(7) Enacting this memorial highway would be a small yet
significant action to honor the service and life of SPC Kuhn.
(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 1013 (Academy
Road) from the intersection with Cromwell Road to the
intersection with Comly Road in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, is designated as the U.S. Army Ranger SPC Devin J. Kuhn
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 57. Corporal Robert J. Rusnak Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
2023/90MAB/SB0621A02283 - 4 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
(1) Robert Rusnak was born December 23, 1948, in
Johnstown.
(2) Corporal Rusnak enlisted in the United States Marine
Corps on June 28, 1967.
(3) Corporal Rusnak served in Company K, 3rd Battalion,
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.
(4) On September 9, 1968, Company K was conducting a
search and destroy operation in Quang Tri Province when it
suddenly came under intense fire from a large North
Vietnamese Army unit.
(5) Corporal Rusnak assisted in deploying his squad and
directing the delivery of accurate suppressive fire upon the
hostile positions.
(6) Corporal Rusnak observed a fellow Marine lying
wounded in an open area and dangerously exposed to enemy
fire.
(7) Corporal Rusnak heroically rushed across the fire-
swept terrain to aid his injured comrade.
(8) Corporal Rusnak was mortally wounded by the heavy
volume of enemy small arm fire.
(9) Corporal Rusnak was posthumously awarded the Silver
Star for his heroic actions in the line of duty.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8660,
carrying State Route 3039 over the Conemaugh River in the City
of Johnstown, Cambria County, is designated as the Corporal
Robert J. Rusnak 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 58. Walter Lane Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Walter Clarence Lane was born on August 31, 1909, in
Clearfield.
(2) Mr. Lane was a United States Army veteran of World
War II.
(3) He was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons,
Lodge No. 96.
(4) Prior to his death, Mr. Lane was employed by the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for seven years.
(5) Mr. Lane was an equipment operator for the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
(6) On August 28, 1970, Mr. Lane was engaged in a
highway repair job on Legislative Route 17037, two miles
south of New Millport, when he was tragically killed during
the performance of his duties.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
11476, on State Route 322, also known as Nichols Street, over
the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in the Borough of
Clearfield, Clearfield County, is designated as the Walter Lane
Memorial Bridge.
2023/90MAB/SB0621A02283 - 5 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
(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 59. Police Officer Scott A. Wertz Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Police Officer Scott A. Wertz was a lifelong
resident of Berks County.
(2) Police Officer Wertz attended Reading and Wilson
School Districts and graduated from Wilson High School in
1984.
(3) Police Officer Wertz dedicated 20 years of his life
to public service and law enforcement, working for six years
as a correctional officer at the Berks County Prison, and
later as a part-time police officer for the Sinking Spring
Borough and South Heidelberg Township Police Departments.
(4) Police Officer Wertz graduated from the Reading
Police Academy and joined the Reading Police Department in
1997, where he was a member of the Patrol Division, working
as a Field Training Officer, and served in a special detail
in the Criminal Investigations Division as part of the Auto
Theft Task Force.
(5) On August 6, 2006, Police Officer Wertz died in the
line of duty while responding with his partner to a call to
assist his fellow officers who were attempting to break up a
fight.
(6) Police Officer Wertz was a loving husband and father
and a dedicated police professional whose exemplary career
and sacrifice personify the meaning of hero.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 5221,
carrying U.S. Route 422 Business, also known as Penn Street,
over the Schuylkill River in the City of Reading, Berks County,
is designated as the Police Officer Scott A. Wertz 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 60. Chief Christopher Kiskeravage Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Chief Christopher Kiskeravage was a volunteer with
the Shenandoah Ambulance Corp as a teenager and continued
life as a career firefighter and paramedic.
(2) Chief Kiskeravage worked at Cetronia Ambulance as a
paramedic and was a member of the International Association
of Fire Fighters for the Easton Fire Department from 1989
until 1996 and the Allentown Fire Department from 1996 until
2019, when he retired as Assistant Chief.
(3) Chief Kiskeravage was a member of the Lehigh County
Special Operations team, Pennsylvania Urban Search and Rescue
Co. #3.
2023/90MAB/SB0621A02283 - 6 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
(4) Chief Kiskeravage was a Pennsylvania State Fire
Academy Instructor and was instrumental in the development of
the Allentown Fire Department Technical Rescue team.
(5) After retiring from Allentown where he was in
command of the fire academy, Chief Kiskeravage was appointed
as South Whitehall Township's first Fire Commissioner.
(6) Chief Kiskeravage trained firefighters across the
globe with Bucks County Community College's Fire and Public
Safety.
(7) Chief Kiskeravage also traveled internationally, as
well as across the United States, teaching emergency medical
technicians and topics related to fire suppression and
hazardous materials.
(8) On June 9, 2023, Chief Kiskeravage passed away at
the age of 56, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 2005, known as
Lehigh Street, in Allentown, Lehigh County, from Segment
0060/Offset 1800 to the intersection with Vultee Street, is
designated as the Chief Christopher Kiskeravage 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.
Amend Bill, page 50, line 18, by striking out "45" and
inserting
61
Amend Bill, page 51, by inserting between lines 14 and 15
(11) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under
paragraph (12) is necessary to effectuate the designation
under section 45.
(12) Section 5 of the act of June 10, 2022 (P.L.75,
No.23), is repealed.
Amend Bill, page 51, line 15, by striking out "46" and
inserting
62
2023/90MAB/SB0621A02283 - 7 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35