Section 3. The Harry Beal Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Harry Beal enlisted in the United States Navy in June 1948, at 17 years of age.
(2) Mr. Beal completed specialized training in underwater demolition, becoming what is commonly referred to as a Navy "frogman."
(3) In 1962, President John F. Kennedy set out to look for an elite group of Navy servicemen that could go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice, creating the United States Navy SEALs.
(4) The first person to step forward and sign up for the new unit, Harry Beal is recognized as the first official Navy SEAL.
(5) As a member of SEAL Team Two, based out of Little Creek, Virginia, Mr. Beal's 20 years of service took him to South America, Southeast Asia, Europe and the Caribbean Sea.
(6) Mr. Beal was part of a team that brought John Glenn out of the space capsule after orbiting the earth.
(7) Following his military service, Mr. Beal worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for 20 years before retiring.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified by Bridge Key 31377, located on State Route 2047 over the Flaugherty Creek in Meyersdale Borough, Somerset County, is designated the Harry Beal 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.