The Department of Highways with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized to construct a highway and to erect and construct a bridge over the Schuylkill River, in Montgomery County, between a point in the Borough of Norristown on the north bank of the Schuylkill River and a point in the Borough of Bridgeport or a township adjacent thereto on the south bank of the Schuylkill River. The Department of Highways shall determine the exact location of the bridge and may acquire the necessary land for the approaches thereto.
36 P.S. § 2989.31