Section 11. Ensign USN Connie Rita Esposito Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) United States Navy Nurse Corps (NNC) Ensign (ENS) Constance Rita Esposito was born in Brockway, Pennsylvania, on September 7, 1923.
(2) USN NNC ENS Constance Rita Esposito served our country in the United States Navy during the Korean War Era.
(3) On September 19, 1950, USN NNC ENS Constance Rita Esposito was killed when the military transport plane she was on crashed into the Pacific Ocean while enroute to the United States Naval Hospital in Yokosuka, Japan. The aircraft crashed and exploded shortly after taking off from Kwajalein Island. All 26 naval personnel on board lost their lives in the crash.
(4) USN NNC ENS Constance Rita Esposito will hereby be remembered for her strength and courage in serving others and defending America's freedoms.
(b) Change of name.--The bridge in Brockway Borough, Jefferson County, known as the Main Street Bridge, is hereby renamed the Ensign USN Connie Rita Esposito Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the changed name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.