Section 31. Colonel Henry Bossert Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Colonel Henry Bossert was born on January 15, 1825, in Northampton County.
(2) Colonel Bossert attended Lafayette College in Easton.
(3) During the Civil War, Colonel Bossert commanded the 11th PA Infantry Regiment, the 137th PA Infantry Regiment, the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps of the Army of the Potomac and the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
(4) Colonel Bossert engaged in battle at Fredericksburg and Antietam during the Maryland Campaign.
(5) Colonel Bossert's calmness and bravery at the Battle of Antietam in the face of harsh combat and adversity was critical to the Union's strategic victory on that day.
(6) Colonel Bossert died on January 23, 1892, in Westport.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 12165, carrying Pennsylvania Route 150 over the Bald Eagle Creek, in Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County, is designated the Colonel Henry Bossert 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.