Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell Memorial Bridge

Act 177 of 2012, § 8, under MULTIPLE BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY DESIGNATIONS.

Act 177 of 2012, § 8

Section 8. Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell Memorial Bridge.

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

(1) United States Air Force Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell, age 23, was killed in action on January 5, 2012, while serving in Afghanistan with the Air Force's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division.

(2) Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell was killed when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Shir ghazi, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

(3) Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell was a 2006 graduate of Harborcreek High School in Harborcreek, Pennsylvania.

(4) Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell enlisted in the Air Force in 2006 and was assigned to the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. He had been serving in Afghanistan since November of 2011.

(5) Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell is survived by his wife, Alaina, and his parents.

(b) Designation.--The eastbound bridge carrying Interstate 90 over Six-Mile Creek in Harborcreek Township, Erie County, is hereby designated the Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell 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.