Section 44. Trooper Michael Stewart III Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Michael Stewart III was born on July 22, 1990, in Latrobe, PA.
(2) Trooper Stewart graduated from Greater Latrobe Senior High School in 2008 and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2012.
(3) Trooper Stewart graduated from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy, Class 138, and served as a trooper with the Chambersburg and Greensburg barracks.
(4) Trooper Michael Stewart III died on July 14, 2017, in the line of duty.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 36313, carrying Pennsylvania Route 981, also known as Lloyd Avenue, over Loyalhanna Creek in Latrobe, Westmoreland County, is designated the Trooper Michael Stewart III 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.