Pennsylvania Act 2004-113 — 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATION

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79TH INFANTRY DIVISION MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATION
                 Act of Nov. 19, 2004, P.L. 868, No. 113              Cl. 87
                                  AN ACT

     Redesignating the bridge on State Route 228 which passes over
        Interstate 79 in Cranberry Township, Butler County, as the
        79th Infantry Division Memorial Bridge.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

     Section 1.  Redesignation of bridge in Butler County.
        (a)  Findings.--The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania finds and declares as follows:
            (1)  The 79th Infantry Division of the United States Army
        fought gallantly in Normandy and elsewhere during World War
        II.
            (2)  The 79th Infantry Division was known as the Cross of
        Lorraine Division from the insignia they wore on their
        shoulders. The insignia was adopted after the division
        distinguished itself in that region of France in World War I.
            (3)  The 79th Infantry Division contained three
        regiments, the 313th Infantry Regiment, the 314th Infantry
        Regiment and the 315th Infantry Regiment.
            (4)  The members of the 79th Infantry Division braved
        frigid waters and a torrent of enemy fire to land on the
        European continent at Utah Beach and begin the long march
        that would put an end to the tyranny of the Nazis. Sadly,
        many members would never return home to their families.
            (5)  June 2004 marks the 60th anniversary of the
        division's landing in Normandy.
            (6)  It is fitting and good public policy to honor those
        brave soldiers and thank them for their sacrifices to
        preserve our freedom.
        (b)  Redesignation.--The bridge on State Route 228 which
     passes over Interstate 79 in Cranberry Township, Butler County,
     Department of Transportation No. BMS 10-0228-0010-1443, is
     hereby redesignated as the 79th Infantry Division Memorial
     Bridge.
        (c)  Signs.--The department shall erect and maintain
     appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge redesignated
     in subsection (b) to traffic in both directions on the bridge.
     These signs shall contain a reproduction of the 79th Infantry
     Division insignia. The department shall also place an
     appropriate marker containing the name of the bridge on both
     sides of the bridge to be visible to traffic on Interstate 79.
     Section 2.  Effective date.
        This act shall take effect in 60 days.