Pvt. Clyde C. McVitty Memorial Bridge

Act 63 of 2024, § 42, under MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES - DESIGNATION.

Act 63 of 2024, § 42

Section 42. Pvt. Clyde C. McVitty Memorial Bridge.

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

(1) Clyde C. McVitty was born January 29, 1923, in Amberson.

(2) Pvt. McVitty attended grammar school in the Chambersburg School District.

(3) Pvt. McVitty enlisted in the United States Army on February 13, 1943, and was trained at Camp Wheeler and Fort Benning, Georgia.

(4) Pvt. McVitty served with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.

(5) Pvt. McVitty left for overseas duty in July 1943, initially being stationed in Africa, and then later in Anzio, Italy.

(6) Pvt. McVitty was killed in action February 9, 1944, on the Anzio beachhead in Italy.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 56021, carrying Pennsylvania Route 997 over Conodoguinet Creek in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, is designated the Pvt. Clyde C. McVitty 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.