Private Fredrick Kinley Memorial Bridge

Act 13 of 2021, § 1, under PRIVATE FREDRICK KINLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATION.

Act 13 of 2021, § 1

Section 1. Private Fredrick Kinley Memorial Bridge.

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

(1) Fredrick Kinley was born January 2, 1907, in Portage.

(2) Mr. Kinley was drafted in February 1944 and served during World War II in the United States Army 313th Infantry, 79th Division, Company K, which was an anti-tank company.

(3) Private Kinley was killed in action on December 14, 1944, in France and is buried in St. Avold, France, at the Lorraine American Cemetery.

(4) Private Kinley was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8365, carrying Pennsylvania Route 53 over Little Conemaugh River in Croyle Township, Cambria County, is designated the Private Fredrick Kinley 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 and both directions on the crossing route.