Section 7. Samuel L. Snyder Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Samuel L. Snyder was born on February 12, 1882, in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County. Mr. Snyder was a building contractor, developer and realtor in Denver for nearly six decades. It is estimated that he built approximately 200 homes in the Denver area alone.
(2) Mr. Snyder served as the fire chief for the Denver Fire Company for 33 years and held the title of honorary chief at the time of his death in 1965.
(3) Mr. Snyder donated the land on which the new fire house was built and served as a trustee of the Lancaster County Firemen's Association. He was also a member of the Firemen's Association of Pennsylvania, the Keystone State Fire Chiefs Association and the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
(4) He was a leader in Masonic organizations, a charter member of the Denver Lions Club since 1926, as well as a past president and a vice president of the Lancaster Automobile Club. He served on the council of the St. John's Lutheran Church in Denver Borough and contributed funding to assist the St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church in Denver.
(5) Following World War II, there was a movement in Denver Borough for a community park. Mr. Snyder donated 15 acres of land for what is now the Denver Memorial Park and Playground, as well as leading efforts to develop the park.
(6) Mr. Snyder died on February 19, 1965, at the age of 83.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on that portion of State Route 1026, Section 004 over the Cocalico Creek, Denver Borough, and West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, is hereby designated as the Samuel L. Snyder 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.