Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
In the event it is necessary in the construction, use, or maintenance of a joint bridge to establish, alter, narrow, change the grade, or vacate a part or all of any public highway, the board of county commissioners of a county may, by resolution, declare such necessity and its intention to make such highway modifications or alterations, and provide in the resolution the manner in which the alterations or changes are to be made, the approximate cost so far as the county is concerned, the land or other property it is necessary to appropriate, how the cost of such alterations or changes is to be apportioned between the county and railroad or union depot company, and by whom the work of construction is to be done.
Prior to the passage of the resolution declaring such necessity there shall be filed with the board exhibits showing the location, elevation, and width of any highway to be established, altered, narrowed, vacated in whole or part, or grade thereof as changed, and a general plan of the joint bridge showing that portion to be used for general highway traffic, the supports, and any approaches to the bridge, together with such other information as may be required under the contract.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges
Section 5591.01 | Definition of Joint Bridge.
Section 5591.02 | Commissioners Must Build Certain Bridges.
Section 5591.03 | Joint County and Railroad Bridges.
Section 5591.04 | Contract for Construction.
Section 5591.05 | Board May Establish New Highway and Change Existing Grades.
Section 5591.06 | Appropriation of Property - Approaches - Damages - Vacation of Highways.
Section 5591.07 | Resolution to Modify or Alter Bridge - Exhibits.
Section 5591.08 | Notice to Be Served on Property Owners.
Section 5591.09 | Resolution to Determine to Proceed.
Section 5591.10 | Contents of Resolution.
Section 5591.11 | Dedication of Highway.
Section 5591.12 | Proceedings to Be the Same as in Other County Roads.
Section 5591.13 | Lands to Be Purchased or Appropriated.
Section 5591.14 | County May Issue Bonds.
Section 5591.15 | Publication in Newspaper.
Section 5591.16 | Majority Action of Commissioners Required.
Section 5591.17 | Rights and Title.
Section 5591.21 | Bridges - Bonds - Land Acquisition.
Section 5591.23 | Approaches to Bridges.
Section 5591.24 | Construction of Approaches to County Bridges.
Section 5591.25 | Board of County Commissioners of One or More Counties May Build Bridges.
Section 5591.27 | Bridge to Replace One Destroyed.
Section 5591.33 | Bridges Over Millraces.
Section 5591.34 | Purchase and Appropriation of Materials.
Section 5591.35 | Lighting of Bridges - Highway Intersections.
Section 5591.36 | Guardrails for Bridge or Steep Embankment.
Section 5591.37 | Noncompliance.
Section 5591.38 | Board of County Commissioners May Purchase Toll Bridge.
Section 5591.39 | Appropriation of Bridge - Toll to Cease.
Section 5591.40 | Right to Bridge Forfeited.
Section 5591.41 | County May Establish a Free Ferry.
Section 5591.42 | Carrying Capacity of Bridges - Warning Notice.