Lanzendorfer Brothers Memorial Bridge

Act 23 of 2022, § 50, under MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES AND REPEALS - DESIGNATION.

Act 23 of 2022, § 50

Section 50. Lanzendorfer Brothers Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) The Lanzendorfer family settled in Blacklick Township, Cambria County, and raised eight sons, Wilfred John, Francis Henry, Robert Andrew, Paul Eugene, George Russell, Thomas William, Richard Arthur and Dawn Edward.

(2) The Lanzendorfer brothers distinguished themselves as honorable veterans, all eight of them having served in the United States military.

(3) The eldest son, Wilfred John Lanzendorfer, entered the United States Marine Corps in 1939, and the youngest son, Dawn Edward Lanzendorfer, entered the United States military after his high school graduation.

(4) Four of the Lanzendorfer brothers served in the United States military during World War II, two brothers served in the Korean War and the other two brothers served in the United States military during peacetime.

(5) Throughout their lives, the Lanzendorfer brothers had many significant accomplishments in their community, including the following:

(i) Wilfred Lanzendorfer served as a tax collector for many years.

(ii) George Lanzendorfer served as a police chief of Blacklick Township.

(iii) Robert Lanzendorfer was postmaster of Twin Rocks for 41 years.

(iv) Additionally, George Lanzendorfer and his sons were involved in the coal and trucking industries.

(6) Seven of the eight Lanzendorfer brothers remained in Twin Rocks, Cambria County, and one of the brothers moved five miles away to Mundys Corner, Cambria County.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 68510, carrying Pennsylvania Route 271 over Coal Pit Run in Blacklick Township, Cambria County, is designated the Lanzendorfer Brothers 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.