Pennsylvania HB 1361: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 56130, carrying Pennsylvania Route 562 over Manatawny Creek in Amity Township, Berks County, as the PFC Travis C. Zimmerman Memorial Bridge.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1548
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1361
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY GILLEN, MALONEY, SOLOMON, GREINER, STENDER, JAMES,
COOPER, CAUSER, DAY, RIGBY AND SAMUELSON, APRIL 30, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 30, 2025
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 56130, carrying
Pennsylvania Route 562 over Manatawny Creek in Amity
Township, Berks County, as the PFC Travis C. Zimmerman
Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. PFC Travis C. Zimmerman Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Travis Clyde Zimmerman was born October 26, 1986.
(2) PFC Zimmerman was the son of Lloyd C. Zimmerman,
Jr., and Gail (Clemens) Camperson.
(3) He attended Boyertown Area High School graduating in
2005.
(4) PFC Zimmerman enjoyed hunting, fishing, canoeing,
swimming, golf, frisbee, wrestling and tennis.
(5) He enlisted in the United States Army and was
stationed at Fort Campbell with Bravo Company of the 101st
Airborne, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, known as
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the Screaming Eagles.
(6) PFC Zimmerman was further stationed at Camp Striker
in South Baghdad, Iraq.
(7) Travis Clyde Zimmerman was killed in action on April
22, 2006, in Iraq while serving his country.
(8) He was posthumously promoted to Private First Class
and awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
56130, carrying Pennsylvania Route 562 over Manatawny Creek in
Amity Township, Berks County, is designated as the PFC Travis C.
Zimmerman 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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