Section 1. The Department of Highways, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized and directed to erect and construct a bridge over the Ohio River, in Beaver County, between a point in or near the Borough of Shippingport to a point in or near the Borough of Midland on the opposite side of the Ohio River and to acquire the necessary land for approaches thereto.
Upon completion of the bridge, the Department of Highways shall operate and maintain the same as a toll bridge and shall charge and collect tolls at reasonable rates determined by it, until the cost of the bridge, and of operating and maintaining it, have been paid.