When a bridge is necessary over any creek or river that divides one county from another, the legislative body of each county shall join in an agreement for building, keeping, and repairing it, and the charge shall be defrayed by both counties in proportion to the number of taxable polls in each county.
Code 1858, § 1213 (deriv. Acts 1804, ch. 1, § 5); Shan., § 1709; Code 1932, § 3019; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1109.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Chapter 11 - Public Fords, Ferries, and Bridges
§ 54-11-201. Bridges to Be Made by Overseer — Securing Materials
§ 54-11-202. Bridges to Be Made by County — Tax Levy
§ 54-11-203. Bridges to Be Made by Two Counties — Apportionment of Cost
§ 54-11-204. Contract, Agreement and Order Binding
§ 54-11-205. Bridge Railings — Height
§ 54-11-207. Power of County Legislative Body to Build Bridges
§ 54-11-209. Excess Cost in Constructing Bridges
§ 54-11-213. Proceeding by Petition for Building Bridge or Causeway — Appointment of Commissioner
§ 54-11-214. Acceptance of Proposal
§ 54-11-216. Vacancy in Board of Commissioners — Bond and Oath
§ 54-11-217. Tax for Payment of Bridge or Causeway
§ 54-11-218. Taxes to Be Collected by Trustee
§ 54-11-219. Bridges Over Rivers Through County Seat Towns
§ 54-11-223. Power to Issue Bonds
§ 54-11-224. Tolls — Rules for Management
§ 54-11-225. Repairs of Bridges by County Legislative Bodies — Commissioners to Make Contracts