2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Act 28 - COMMANDER WILLIAM J. SCHOFIELD, III, MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATION

An Act

Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 1951, carrying State Route 4017 on Wetzel Road, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, as the Commander William J. Schofield, III, Memorial Bridge.

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

Section 1.  Commander William J. Schofield, III, Memorial Bridge.

(a)  Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1)  Commander William J. Schofield, III, was born on August 12, 1926.

(2)  Commander Schofield graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1944 and enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II.

(3)  Upon his discharge from the military in 1946, Commander Schofield attended the University of Pittsburgh while continuing to serve in the Naval Reserve.

(4)  In 1949, Commander Schofield received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a year later was recalled and saw action in Korea.

(5)  Commander Schofield served as a surface warfare ship pilot and retired as group commander for reserve activities in 1972.

(6)  Commander Schofield was a member of the executive committee of the Greater Pittsburgh Advisory Board of the Salvation Army, a trustee and past president of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, a past vice president and board member of the Mental Health Association of Allegheny County, a board member of the Kiwanis Club of Glenshaw, a former president of the Shaler Area school board from 1976 to 1981 and 1986 to 1993, a board secretary of the Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions and a member of the Allegheny County Local Emergency Planning Committee and the Pennsylvania State Association of County Directors of Veterans Affairs.

(7)  Commander William J. Schofield, III, died on January 24, 2005, of natural causes.

(b)  Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 1951, carrying State Route 4017 on Wetzel Road, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, is designated the Commander William J. Schofield, III, 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.

Section 2.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.