Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4957 | Elimination of Crossings
Section 4957.06 | Cost of Maintenance of Bridge Borne by County or State.

Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
After the completion of the crossing alteration, the crossings and approaches shall be kept in repair as follows:
(A) When the public way crosses a railroad, or railroad and interurban railroad, by an overhead bridge, the cost of maintenance must be borne by the county or the state as may be provided by law.
(B) When the public way passes under a railroad, or railroad and interurban railroad, the bridge and its abutments shall be kept and maintained by the railroad company, or the railroad company and interurban railroad company, as the case may be, in such proportions as are fixed by agreement between the parties or, in the absence of such agreement, in such proportions as may be fixed by the court of common pleas of the county in which the improvement is located, and the public way and its approaches shall be maintained and kept in repair by the county in which they are situated or by the state as may be provided by law.

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Ohio Revised Code

Title 49 | Public Utilities

Chapter 4957 | Elimination of Crossings

Section 4957.01 | Alteration or Elimination of Grade or Other Crossings.

Section 4957.02 | Resolution to Alter or Abolish.

Section 4957.03 | Ordinance or Resolution to Proceed With Improvement.

Section 4957.04 | Acquiring Necessary Property - Sale to Railroad Company.

Section 4957.05 | Apportionment of Cost.

Section 4957.06 | Cost of Maintenance of Bridge Borne by County or State.

Section 4957.07 | Assessment and Determination of Damages.

Section 4957.08 | Company Failing to Comply With Agreement.

Section 4957.09 | Grade Crossing on County Line Road.

Section 4957.10 | Powers as to Grades Above or Below Railroad Tracks.

Section 4957.11 | Changes in Location of Public Ways.

Section 4957.12 | Preparation of Plans and Specifications.

Section 4957.13 | Court to Determine Manner of Improvement.

Section 4957.14 | Petition to Court.

Section 4957.15 | Procedure.

Section 4957.16 | Order of the Court.

Section 4957.17 | Writ of Mandamus.

Section 4957.18 | Apportionment of Cost Between Municipal Corporation and Railroad.

Section 4957.19 | Payment of Railroad Company's Proportion of Cost.

Section 4957.20 | Notice of Intention to Make Improvement.

Section 4957.21 | Claims for Damages and Judicial Inquiry.

Section 4957.22 | Height of Viaduct.

Section 4957.23 | Acquiring Land for Erection of Piers and Supports.

Section 4957.24 | Cost of Maintenance.

Section 4957.25 | Street Railway Company to Share Expense.

Section 4957.26 | Repairs.

Section 4957.27 | Crossings Above or Below Grade.

Section 4957.28 | Railroad Crossings.

Section 4957.29 | Highway Crossings.

Section 4957.30 | Petition for Grade Crossings.

Section 4957.31 | Contents of Petition.

Section 4957.32 | Appeals.

Section 4957.33 | Additional Tracks and Switches.

Section 4957.34 | Plans and Specifications to Be Filed With Commission.

Section 4957.35 | Height of Structures Over Railroads.

Section 4957.36 | Exceptions.

Section 4957.37 | Costs.

Section 4957.38 | Injunction.