Alvin E. Morrison Memorial Bridge

Act 98 of 2014, § 3, under GLENN BOWERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE, BLAIR COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE, ALVIN E. MORRISON MEMORIAL BRIDGE, ROBERTO CLEMENTE WAY, CHARLES CHRIN INTERCHANGE, FRED L. LEBDER INTERCHANGE AND OFFICER ROBB MCCRAY MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATIONS.

Act 98 of 2014, § 3

Section 3. Alvin E. Morrison Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--

(1) S. Sgt. Alvin E. Morrison attended Greenwood School, Roosevelt Junior High School and Altoona High School.

(2) S. Sgt. Morrison was a radio operator and ball turret gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress with the U.S. Air Force 560th squadron in World War II.

(3) On one of the many Flying Fortress raids over France, German planes shot down S. Sgt. Morrison's B-17 bomber, and the airplane's entire crew was forced to bail out, killing S. Sgt. Morrison along with several other crew members.

(4) S. Sgt. Morrison was awarded the Air Medal, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal and Honorable Service in World War II Lapel Button.

(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 764 in the City of Altoona, Blair County, over 31st Street is hereby designated the Alvin E. Morrison 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.