Sec. 19.
Hereafter no bridge shall be constructed which shall have a carrying capacity less than that specified by the bridge specifications of the state highway department, current at the time the work of construction is commenced, or which shall have a roadway width at the narrowest part thereof, of less than 19 feet, measured above top of curb, or which shall have a clear height for vehicles of less than 14 feet: Provided, That the provisions of this section as to width shall not be applicable to bridges on township and village roads which have an average traffic count, as determined by the state highway department, of less than 500 vehicles in 14 hours, until on and after the first day of July 1927.
History: 1925, Act 354, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 4540 ;-- CL 1948, 254.19
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 354 of 1925 - Bridges and Culverts (254.1 - 254.32)
354-1925-GENERAL-PROVISIONS. - General Provisions. (254.17...254.24)
Section 254.17 - Bridge; Specifications by State Department Without Cost.
Section 254.18 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
Section 254.19 - Bridge; Carrying Capacity.
Section 254.19a - Federally Compliant and Risk-Based Inspection Plan.
Section 254.20 - Posting of Narrow and One-Lane Bridges; Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Section 254.21 - Movable Bridge; Warning, Protection, Penalty.
Section 254.22 - Bridge Over Navigable Stream; Construction and Maintenance.
Section 254.23 - Movable Span Bridge; Rules, Posting, Duty of Commissioner.
Section 254.24 - Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.