Corporal Michael Cohen Memorial Bridge

Act 45 of 2020, § 2, under MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES - DESIGNATION.

Act 45 of 2020, § 2

Section 2. Corporal Michael Cohen Memorial Bridge.

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

(1) Corporal Michael Cohen was a resident of York County and attended Dallastown Area School District.

(2) Corporal Cohen was attending York Technical Institute, studying to receive a computer degree, when he chose to enlist in the Marine Corps.

(3) Immediately following the attack on September 11, 2001, Corporal Cohen moved up his enlistment date and missed his graduation because he knew he wanted to serve his country during that important time.

(4) Serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Corporal Cohen lost his life when he was killed in action in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 22, 2004, during what would later be called the "bloodiest battle since Vietnam."

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 2087 over Inners Creek near Lake Redman, York Township, York County, is designated the Corporal Michael Cohen 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.