Private Chancy Franklin Davis Memorial Bridge

Act 102 of 2019, § 12, under MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES - DESIGNATION.

Act 102 of 2019, § 12

Section 12. Private Chancy Franklin Davis Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Chancy Franklin Davis was born March 28, 1924, in Alverda, Indiana County.

(2) Private Davis enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1942.

(3) After basic training at Parris Island, North Carolina, Private Davis served in the Pacific Ocean Theater during World War II as a member of the 3rd Marine Division.

(4) On November 20, 1943, Private Davis was killed in the Battle of Piva Forks while defending against a Japanese counterattack toward recent American landings at Torakina Bay in the Solomon Islands.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on Pennsylvania Route 553, bridge ID 32055302000620, over Dutch Run in Pine Township, Indiana County, is designated the Private Chancy Franklin Davis 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.