Pennsylvania Act 2010-2 — QUEEN ALIQUIPPA BRIDGE - DESIGNATION

Act text

AN ACT

Designating the bridge carrying US Route 522 over the Aughwick Creek in Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, as the Queen Aliquippa Bridge.

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

Section 1. Queen Aliquippa Bridge.

(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Queen Aliquippa was a leader of the Seneca Tribe of American Indians in the 18th century.

(2) She was an ally to the British forces during the French and Indian War and was mentioned in the journal of George Washington, who was leading British forces against the French at this time.

(3) She died in December 1754 in the Aughwick Valley of Huntingdon County.

(b) Designation.--The bridge carrying US Route 522 over the Aughwick Creek in Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, shall be designated as the Queen Aliquippa Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain appropriate signs at both ends of the bridge designated in subsection (b).

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.