CO SJR017

Designates the North Academy Bridge spanning Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs as the "Naval Aviation Pilot and Aviation Machinist Mate Petty Officer First Class Daniel T. Griffin Bridge"

Honors Petty Officer First Class Daniel T. Griffin, a Colorado Springs resident and naval enlisted pilot who was killed on December 7, 1941, believed to be the first American serviceman killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor

Griffin was flying a PBY Catalina aircraft at Kaneohe Naval Air Station, Hawaii, when he attempted to take off during the Japanese attack, was shot down, and was fatally wounded by enemy gunfire while swimming to shore

Admiral Chester Nimitz issued a citation recognizing Griffin's valor, and the U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Daniel T. Griffin destroyer escort in 1943 in his honor

Authorizes the Colorado Department of Transportation to explore a cooperative agreement with Colorado Springs City Council for maintenance of the bridge designation signs