Sergeant Major Morton Shea Landy Memorial Bridge

Act 79 of 2010, § 2, under DESIGNATIONS - PURPLE HEART INTERCHANGE, SERGEANT MAJOR MORTON SHEA LANDY MEMORIAL BRIDGE, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ERNEST P. KLINE MEMORIAL BRIDGE, TRAFFORD VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDG.

Act 79 of 2010, § 2

Section 2. Sergeant Major Morton Shea Landy Memorial Bridge.

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

(1) Morton Shea Landy of Mahaffey entered the United

States Marine Corps in 1946.

(2) He was a highly decorated veteran. When he retired,

after serving 32 years and 30 days, he had attained the rank

of Sergeant Major and was only the second person to serve two

years beyond the 30-year limit.

(3) He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with

"V" for valor.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on S.R. 3001 in Mahaffey, Clearfield County, over the Chest Creek is hereby designated the Sergeant Major Morton Shea Landy Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name designated under subsection (b) to traffic in both directions on the bridge.