68-1109. Roadway and grade of bridges and culverts on county and township roads and on highways over railroad tracks. (a) Except as otherwise provided, all bridges constructed on county major collector roads or highways and on county minor collector roads or highways shall have a clear roadway of not less than 24 feet. Except as otherwise provided, bridges constructed on township and local service roads and highways shall have a clear roadway of not less than 20 feet. A bridge over 100 feet in length constructed on a county major collector road or highway or on a county minor collector road or highway may have a clear roadway of less than 24 feet, if approved by the county engineer, and a bridge over 100 feet in length constructed on a township or local service road or highway may have a clear roadway of less than 20 feet when approved by the county engineer.
(b) All culverts constructed on county major collector roads or highways or on county minor collector roads or highways shall have a clear roadway of not less than 24 feet. The roadway of any bridge constructed on any public road or highway over the tracks of any railroad shall not be less than 24 feet wide for any county major collector road or highway or county minor collector road or highway and not less than 20 feet wide for any township or local service road or highway.
History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 9; R.S. 1923, 68-1109; L. 1961, ch. 299, § 25; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 143; L. 1986, ch. 252, § 5; L. 2005, ch. 84, § 9; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges
Article 11 - General Provisions
68-1101 Definitions; concrete overflow bridge or ford as bridge.
68-1103 County roads, bridges and culverts; construction and repair; costs, financing.
68-1105 Estimates, plans and specifications for bridges and culverts; employment of engineer.
68-1107 Classification of bridges and culverts.
68-1108 Standard specifications.
68-1113 Bids for contracts, how made.
68-1113a Consolidation of bridge construction or repair projects; lump sum bids; acceptance.
68-1115 Acceptance and rejection of bids; recording of bids; penalty for premature opening of bids.
68-1116 Day labor system; county engineer's duties; limitation.
68-1117 Execution of contracts; bond of contractor.
68-1118 Approval of contracts.
68-1120 Payment on contracts; liability on bond of contractor.
68-1121 County engineer's accounts and records.
68-1122 Bridge or culvert on county or township lines; apportionment of expense; proceedings.
68-1126 Unsafe bridges or culverts; condemnation; report of condition; repair or reconstruction.
68-1135 Special bridge fund; tax levy, use of proceeds.
68-1136 Same; use for construction, reconstruction and approaches.