PRINTER'S NO. 2961
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2222
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY KEPHART, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, GUENST AND GILLEN,
APRIL 16, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 16, 2024
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 11380, carrying
U.S. Route 219 over the West Branch Susquehanna River in
Burnside Borough, Clearfield County, as the Sarah "Marie"
Blose Rorabaugh Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sarah "Marie" Blose Rorabaugh Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Sarah "Marie" Blose Rorabaugh was born December 6,
1919, in Montgomery Township, Indiana County.
(2) She graduated from Montgomery Township "Arcadia"
High School in 1935 at 16 years of age.
(3) She went on to pursue a teaching degree from Indiana
State Teachers College, now known as Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1938.
(4) Ms. Rorabaugh joined the Women Accepted for
Volunteer Emergency Service, known as WAVES, on August 24,
1944, and served during World War II as a Mailman 3rd Class.
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(5) She was honorably discharged and was awarded the
Ribbon of Victory Medal for her service.
(6) Ms. Rorabaugh passed away at her home on May 31,
2010, in Burnside Township, Clearfield County.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
11380, carrying U.S. Route 219 over the West Branch Susquehanna
River in Burnside Borough, Clearfield County, is designated the
Sarah "Marie" Blose Rorabaugh 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.
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