Section 1. AMVETS Memorial Bridge.
(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) The North Braddock AMVETS Post 60 was granted a national charter by an act of Congress in February of 1946.
(2) Throughout the years, AMVETS Post 60 has been actively involved in and around the local community. AMVETS Post 60 was a cosponsor of the annual community Memorial Day parade, which started in the late 1940's and lasted until the early 1970's. Local fire departments, marching bands and Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts participated in the parade.
(3) AMVETS Post 60 helped sponsor the local little league, pony league and Boy Scouts and supported the local volunteer fire departments, EMS services and police departments.
(4) In the late 1970's, AMVETS Post 60 took the lead in restarting Memorial Day observances with other veterans' organizations and for the past 26 years has watched community involvement grow.
(5) Since November of 2008, AMVETS Post 60 has been holding a Veterans Day flag burning memorial service where American flags are properly disposed of.
(6) AMVETS Post 60 in North Braddock continues to serve veterans and its community by offering a helping hand when the need arises.
(b) Designation.--The bridges that carry Lincoln Highway over Electric Avenue in North Braddock Borough, Allegheny County, State Bridge No. 02 0030 0230 0001 and State Bridge No. 02 0030 0231 0000 are each hereby designated the AMVETS Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridges to traffic in both directions on the bridges.