Section 25. Marine Lance Corporal Ralph Hammel Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Marine Lance Corporal Ralph Hammel was born May 8, 1947, in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania.
(2) Prior to enlisting in the United States Marine Corps, Marine Lance Corporal Hammel attended Hollidaysburg Area High School.
(3) Marine Lance Corporal Hammel served as part of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Division.
(4) On March 7, 1968, Marine Lance Corporal Hammel died as a result of wounds sustained in combat from enemy mortar fire in the Quan Tri Province of South Vietnam.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 46159, carrying Pennsylvania Route 36 on Charger Highway, Blair Township, Blair County, is designated as the Marine Lance Corporal Ralph Hammel 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.