PRINTER'S NO. 643
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.633
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY RIGBY, FREEMAN, KAUFFMAN, SMITH, HADDOCK, DELLOSO,
ROWE, BARTON AND GILLEN, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8387, carrying
Pennsylvania Route 53 over Patty's Run in Gallitzin Township,
Cambria County, as the USMCR Mary A. Lidwell Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. USMCR Mary A. Lidwell Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Private First Class Mary A. Lidwell was born October
11, 1923, in Amsbry and attended Gallitzin High School in
1942.
(2) Private First Class Lidwell volunteered for the
United States Marine Corps in 1943 and became a member of the
Women's Aviation Reserve Squadron until she left the service
in 1946. The Women's Aviation Reserve Squadron, located in El
Toro, California, at the time, was tasked with repairing
damaged airplanes during World War II. For her exemplary
work, Private First Class Lidwell was awarded the
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18 Congressional Rosie the Riveter Medal.
(3) Private First Class Lidwell, at 101 years of age,
continues to be an active member of her community in Ashville
Borough by volunteering her time at her church, being
involved in community projects, fundraising for charities and
working with the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She also served as the
Ashville Borough Secretary and Treasurer for many years.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8387,
carrying Pennsylvania Route 53 over Patty's Run in Gallitzin
Township, Cambria County, is designated the USMCR Mary A.
Lidwell 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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