Pennsylvania Act 2010-52 — NATHAN BURNFIELD MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE AND VETERANS MEMORIAL GAY STREET BRIDGE - DESIGNATIONS

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NATHAN BURNFIELD MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE AND VETERANS MEMORIAL GAY STREET
                          BRIDGE - DESIGNATIONS
                  Act of Jul. 9, 2010, P.L. 379, No. 52               Cl. 87
                                  AN ACT

     Designating the interchange at Exit 32-B of Interstate 70 in
        Washington County as the Nathan Burnfield Memorial
        Interchange; and designating the Gay Street Bridge on State
        Route 113, which crosses French Creek in the Borough of
        Phoenixville, Chester County, as the Veterans Memorial Gay
        Street Bridge.

        The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
            (1)  Attaining the rank of first lieutenant with the
        Canton Volunteer Fire Department in Washington County, Nathan
        Burnfield committed himself to public service within the
        community as a firefighter for six years.
            (2)  Nathan Burnfield continued his public service as a
        police officer for South Strabane Township, Washington
        County, where he served as the CPR instructor and the arson
        investigator for the department for five years, in addition
        to his duties as a firefighter.
            (3)  On November 4, 2008, Officer Burnfield was off duty
        and traveling with two other officers returning from three
        days of police training at the California University of
        Pennsylvania when they stopped to remove a truck wheel and
        tire that were blocking lanes on Interstate 70, near the
        Bentleyville exit.
            (4)  As Officer Burnfield cleared the wheel and tire from
        the roadway, he was struck by a dump truck that could not
        stop in time and he subsequently died at 27 years of age.
            (5)  Nathan Burnfield will be remembered for his devotion
        to duty and his remarkable dedication to the citizens of
        South Strabane Township and Canton Township.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

     Section 1.  Nathan Burnfield Memorial Interchange at Exit 32-B
                    (Bentleyville) of Interstate 70 in Washington
                    County.
        (a)  Designation.--Exit 32-B (Bentleyville) of Interstate 70
     in Washington County, in both directions, is hereby designated
     as the Nathan Burnfield Memorial Interchange.
        (b)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall, in
     appropriate locations, erect and maintain signs displaying the
     name designated under subsection (a).
     Section 2.  Veterans Memorial Gay Street Bridge.
        (a)  Designation.--The Gay Street Bridge which crosses French
     Creek on State Route 113 in Phoenixville Borough, Chester
     County, is hereby designated as the Veterans Memorial Gay Street
     Bridge.
        (b)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
     maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under
     subsection (a) in both directions.
     Section 3.  Effective date.
        This act shall take effect in 60 days.