Section 53. PFC Hopson Covington Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Private First Class Hopson Covington was born on October 20, 1943.
(2) PFC Covington was drafted into the United States Army and began his tour in Vietnam on August 21, 1967, with the 25th Infantry Division.
(3) PFC Covington was killed in action December 29, 1967, in Tay Ninh Province.
(4) PFC Covington was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star for Valor.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 67570, carrying State Route 2006, also known as New Falls Road, over the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bristol Township, Bucks County, is designated the PFC Hopson Covington 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.