Pennsylvania Act 2010-5 — CHRISTOPHER E. LOUDON MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATION

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AN ACT

Designating a bridge on that portion of US Route 219 over Little Toby Creek, Brockway Borough, Jefferson County, as the Christopher E. Loudon Memorial Bridge.

The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Christopher E. Loudon was born on March 25, 1983, in DuBois City, Clearfield County.

(2) He graduated from Slippery Rock University with a baccalaureate degree in environmental science in 2005.

(3) After graduation, Christopher Loudon entered the United States Army on September 9, 2005, was commissioned as an infantry officer and was assigned to the 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood, Texas.

(4) Second Lieutenant Loudon deployed to Iraq in July 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

(5) Second Lieutenant Loudon was killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 17, 2006, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

(6) During his service in the United States Army, Second Lieutenant Loudon received the following awards and decorations: the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Ranger Tab.

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

Section 1. Christopher E. Loudon Memorial Bridge.

(a) Designation.--The bridge located on US Route 219 over Little Toby Creek, Brockway Borough, Jefferson County, is hereby designated as the Christopher E. Loudon Memorial Bridge.

(b) 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.

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.