Section 29. Sgt. Skip Haswell Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Lloyd "Skip" E. Haswell, Jr., was born October 18, 1944, in Ellwood City.
(2) Sgt. Haswell graduated from Lincoln High School in 1964 and from the Community College of Beaver County with an associate's degree in Criminology.
(3) Sgt. Haswell entered the United States Marine Corps, training at Parris Island, Camp Pendleton and Okinawa Jungle Warfare Training Center.
(4) Sgt. Haswell served in Vietnam as a Sergeant in Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines operating out of Chu Lai Airbase from 1966 to 1967.
(5) Upon returning home from military service, Sgt. Haswell joined the Beaver Falls Police Department.
(6) Sgt. Haswell was named Policeman of the Year in 1970 and founded the first K-9 unit in Beaver County.
(7) Sgt. Haswell was elected Chief of Police in 1984 and retired in 1989.
(8) Sgt. Haswell trained with the United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation while a police captain.
(9) Upon retirement, Sgt. Haswell worked as Director of Marketing at the Medic Rescue Ambulance Service, Emergency Defensive Driver's Trainer and as Deputy Coroner with the Beaver County Coroner's Office.
(10) Sgt. Haswell passed away on March 4, 2024, at 79 years of age in Nokomis, Florida.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 57032, carrying Pennsylvania Route 351 over the Beaver River between Koppel Borough and North Sewickley Township, Beaver County, is designated the Sgt. Skip Haswell 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.