Bill > HB2221

This bill officially designates a specific bridge, identified as Bridge Key 52427, which carries Pennsylvania Route 970 over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Bradford Township, Clearfield County, as the Ashley E. Woolridge Memorial Bridge. The bill includes extensive findings detailing Ashley E. Woolridge's life, including his birth in 1916, his education at Clearfield Public School and West Point, his college degrees, his military service as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) during World War II where he flew numerous combat missions and earned significant decorations like the Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross, his post-war career in coal mining and teaching, and his passing in 2004. The Department of Transportation is directed to install signs on the bridge to display its new memorial name. The bill will become effective 60 days after its enactment.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2221