2021 Tennessee Code
Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Chapter 11 - Public Fords, Ferries, and Bridges

§ 54-11-101. County Legislative Bodies May Clear Out Fords - It may be lawful for county legislative bodies to clear...

§ 54-11-102. Reports of Fords — Action of Legislative Body - At the April session of the county legislative body, a...

§ 54-11-104. Width of Ford - The width of the ford shall depend upon the use...

§ 54-11-105. Advertisement of Fords to Be Cleared - The county clerk shall make out a list of the...

§ 54-11-106. Return of Certificate of Completion — Payment - Each contractor shall return to the August session of the...

Part 2 - Bridges

§ 54-11-201. Bridges to Be Made by Overseer — Securing Materials - Bridges shall be made by the overseer and the overseer's...

§ 54-11-202. Bridges to Be Made by County — Tax Levy - Bridges that cannot be built by the overseer and the...

§ 54-11-203. Bridges to Be Made by Two Counties — Apportionment of Cost - When a bridge is necessary over any creek or river...

§ 54-11-204. Contract, Agreement and Order Binding - Every contract, agreement, and order for bridges shall bind the...

§ 54-11-205. Bridge Railings — Height - It is the duty of the county legislative bodies, in...

§ 54-11-207. Power of County Legislative Body to Build Bridges - In addition to the powers vested in and exercised by...

§ 54-11-209. Excess Cost in Constructing Bridges - Should it, in the opinion of the county legislative body,...

§ 54-11-213. Proceeding by Petition for Building Bridge or Causeway — Appointment of Commissioner - Code 1858, § 1266 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 29, §...

§ 54-11-214. Acceptance of Proposal - Of the proposals reported, the county legislative body may receive...

§ 54-11-215. Examination of Work Upon Completion by Commissioners Appointed by County Legislative Body — Payment - Code 1858, § 1268 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 29, §...

§ 54-11-216. Vacancy in Board of Commissioners — Bond and Oath - The county legislative body shall fill all vacancies on any...

§ 54-11-217. Tax for Payment of Bridge or Causeway - Public bridges and causeways on public roads, erected by order...

§ 54-11-218. Taxes to Be Collected by Trustee - The moneys shall be collected by the county trustee and...

§ 54-11-219. Bridges Over Rivers Through County Seat Towns - A county legislative body is empowered, the same being a...

§ 54-11-223. Power to Issue Bonds - For the purpose of providing funds to erect bridges, the...

§ 54-11-224. Tolls — Rules for Management - The county and municipal corporation erecting a bridge as provided...

§ 54-11-225. Repairs of Bridges by County Legislative Bodies — Commissioners to Make Contracts - The county legislative body has full power, at any session...

§ 54-11-226. Report of Commissioners as to Repairs - It is the duty of the commissioners under § 54-11-225...

§ 54-11-227. Payment of Reported Repairs - Upon the filing of the report of the commissioners, it...

Part 3 - Ferries

§ 54-11-301. Free Ferries Over Streams Running Through or Bounding Counties — Establishing - A county is empowered, through its county legislative body, to...

§ 54-11-305. Ferry Operator — Selection and Salary — Vacancy - The county legislative body at any session may select and...

§ 54-11-307. Appropriations for Operation and Construction of Ferries — Commissioner Appointed — Duties - The county legislative body has the power to:

§ 54-11-309. Limitations on Ferriage Rates — Application for Waivers - Automobile and passengers $2.00 Person, each, on foot 0.50 Truck...