PA HB2310

Designates Bridge Key 31485 on Pennsylvania Route 601 in Paint Borough, Somerset County, as the Staff Sergeant John P. Parks Memorial Bridge

Staff Sergeant John P. Parks (1913-1995) was a World War II U.S. Army veteran who enlisted January 21, 1941, and served overseas beginning October 1941

Parks received the Purple Heart, Silver Star, and Bronze Star for heroism in Guipavas, France, where he single-handedly charged a German machine gun position and captured 27 enemy soldiers

Department of Transportation must erect and maintain signs displaying the bridge name for traffic in both directions

Act takes effect in 60 days