Section 6. Paul Reider Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) In 1789, Paul Reider purchased a tract of land on the banks of the Juniata River from David English.
(2) Over time, Reider's descendants founded the town of Reider's Ferry at that point on the Juniata River, which was formally established in 1804 as the town of Reidersville.
(3) Today, the town of Reidersville is known as Newport.
(4) The Reider's Ferry Bridge Company, founded in 1838, constructed a covered bridge in 1851 spanning the Juniata River connecting Newport to Howe Township.
(5) That bridge was destroyed in an 1889 flood and replaced with another covered bridge.
(6) In 1903, the covered bridge was replaced with an iron bridge.
(7) In 1934, the iron bridge was replaced with a steel bridge, which has remained unnamed.
(8) The Newport Celebrates 175 Steering Committee and the Newport Revitalization and Preservation Society both have voted unanimously that this community founder is deserving of commemorative action.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 34 that connects the banks of the Juniata River in Newport, Perry County, is hereby designated as the Paul Reider 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.