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==Legacy== As a reflection of his popularity, Musial has had infrastructure named after him. In May 2011, the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]] changed the name of the bridge that carries the C. Vance Deicas Memorial Highway (S.R. 1077) over the Monongahela River from Donora-Monessen Bridge to [[Donora-Monessen Bridge|Stan Musial Bridge]] after Musial, who was a native of the area.<ref name=Solobay2011-05-24> {{cite web |url=http://www.senatorsolobay.com/senate-passes-bill-naming-local-bridge-for-%E2%80%98stan-the-man%E2%80%99-musial |title=Senate Passes Bill Naming Local Bridge for 'Stan the Man' Musial |publisher=Office of Tim Solobay |date=May 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103212120/http://www.senatorsolobay.com/senate-passes-bill-naming-local-bridge-for-%E2%80%98stan-the-man%E2%80%99-musial |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }} </ref> In October 2013, the [[St. Louis Fire Department]] started operating a [[Stan Musial (fireboat)|fireboat named after Musial]].<ref name=Cbs2012-05-24>{{cite news |url = http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/05/24/new-rescue-boats-to-patrol-st-louis-riverfront/ |title = New Rescue Boats To Patrol St. Louis Riverfront |publisher = [[CBS News]] |author = Brett Blume |date = May 24, 2012 |access-date = September 30, 2013 |archive-date = June 3, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120603001801/http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/05/24/new-rescue-boats-to-patrol-st-louis-riverfront |url-status = dead |quote = St. Louis fire officials say they'll be more prepared than ever to make timely rescues on the Mississippi River once two new boats arrive. }}</ref> In July 2013, the new [[Interstate 70]] bridge over the Mississippi River between [[Illinois]] and [[Missouri]] at St. Louis received the official name of [[Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge]].<ref name="law">{{cite web |url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/stan-span-gets-obama-approval/article_4648d990-3f02-5597-a62b-4dc5a0673ff5.html |title='Stan Span' gets Obama approval |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |date=July 12, 2013 |access-date=February 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127081646/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/stan-span-gets-obama-approval/article_4648d990-3f02-5597-a62b-4dc5a0673ff5.html |archive-date=November 27, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, the [[Bob Feller Act of Valor Award]] honored Musial as one of 37 Baseball Hall of Fame members for his service in the United States Navy during World War II.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://actofvaloraward.org/hof-players/|title=WWII HOF Players |website=actofvaloraward.org|access-date=August 18, 2021|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008204152/https://actofvaloraward.org/hof-players/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Stan Musial Lifetime Achievement Award]] was named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/wayne-gretzky-to-receive-stan-musial-lifetime-achievement-award/c-326147840|title=Gretzky to receive Stan Musial Lifetime Achievement Award|publisher=National Hockey League|date=September 14, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2022}}</ref>
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