Section 17. Ross W. Dixon Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Mr. Ross W. Dixon was born on October 19, 1952, in Spangler, Pennsylvania.
(2) Mr. Dixon followed in his father's footsteps, serving as a part-time police officer with the Ebensburg Borough Police Department.
(3) Mr. Dixon began his career with the Cambria County Sheriff's Office in 2005, working several positions throughout the Cambria County Courthouse.
(4) Throughout Mr. Dixon's nearly 50-year career in law enforcement, he served as his father did with unconditional kindness.
(5) Mr. Dixon was very active, well known and loved throughout the Ebensburg community.
(6) Mr. Dixon taught karate, as well as coached baseball and track.
(7) Mr. Dixon passed away from an on-duty exposure to COVID-19 on February 9, 2021.
(8) At the time of his death, Deputy Ross Dixon was employed full time with the Cambria County Sheriff's Office.
(9) Mr. Ross W. Dixon's name will be formally dedicated on the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, in May of 2022.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 45635, located on State Route 1036 in Ebensburg Borough, Cambria County, over Howells Run at Lake Rowena is designated the Ross W. Dixon 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.