Section 19. Earle Chandler Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Earle James Chandler was born on June 23, 1958, in Butler, Butler County.
(2) Mr. Chandler graduated from Redbank Valley High School in 1976 and was an engineering graduate from Penn State University.
(3) Mr. Chandler loved the Lord, had a beautiful singing voice and sang in his church choir and a barbershop quartet. He loved the Pittsburgh Steelers, golf and Penn State and had a great sense of humor.
(4) Mr. Chandler was married to Elizabeth and had three daughters, Emily, Erin and Erica.
(5) Mr. Chandler was a dedicated member of the PennDOT District 1 Construction team for 20 years.
(6) At the time of his death, Mr. Chandler was working as a Transportation Construction Inspector (TCI) at a work site on State Route 8 in Erie County.
(7) Mr. Chandler was killed August 1, 2006, in the line of duty when he was struck by a construction truck at the work site.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 33747, carrying US Route 322 over Sugar Creek in Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County, is designated as the Earle Chandler 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.