Section 2. Mrs. Madeline Finney Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) In 1966, Mrs. Madeline "Madge" Finney decided something must be done about a small bridge, built in 1908 to span Pigeon Creek, in her town of Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, that was simply too small for what was then "modern traffic."
(2) Mrs. Finney recognized how unsafe it was for the more than 60 children that crossed the bridge twice daily to go to and from school, including six of her own children.
(3) Mrs. Finney spearheaded the four-year campaign to expand the bridge.
(4) In a letter to then State Senator William J. Lane, she wrote, "I do not intend to let this Highway Department have any peace until something is done about this bridge."
(5) Mrs. Finney also oversaw the letter-writing campaign of 95 children and numerous adults to then Governor William Scranton.
(6) The bridge was completed in 1970.
(7) Mrs. Finney died on July 12, 2020.
(8) Mrs. Finney's tireless work saved the lives of countless people by fighting for the expansion of this bridge.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 35000, on that portion of State Route 2040 in Bentleyville Borough, Washington County, is designated the Mrs. Madeline Finney Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to traffic northbound and southbound on the bridge.