Effective: November 2, 1989
Latest Legislation: House Bill 258 - 118th General Assembly
The board of county commissioners together with the county engineer or an engineer to be selected by the board, or the director of transportation, may ascertain the safe carrying capacity of the bridges on roads or highways under their jurisdiction. Where the safe carrying capacity of any such bridge is ascertained and found to be less than the load limit prescribed by sections 5577.01 to 5577.12 of the Revised Code, warning notice shall be conspicuously posted near each end of the bridge. The notice shall caution all persons against driving on the bridge a loaded conveyance of greater weight than the bridge's carrying capacity.
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.