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Title 23, Chapter 9: BRIDGES

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

23 §351. Definition of state highway 
23 §352. Exceptions (REPEALED) 
23 §353. Existing contracts, judgments and decisions not affected 
23 §354. Reconstruction of bridges generally 
23 §355. Proceedings under general statute 
23 §356. Parallel bridge naming 
23 §357. Rules governing corrosion mitigation methods for steel bridges 

Subchapter 2: STATE HIGHWAY BRIDGES

23 §401. Construction, reconstruction and improvement 
23 §402. Maintenance 

Subchapter 3: STATE AID AND 3RD CLASS ROAD BRIDGES

23 §451. Construction and rebuilding in towns (REPEALED) 
23 §452. Apportionment of cost; definitions (REPEALED) 
23 §453. Plans and specifications; contracts; requisitions; bids; financing (REPEALED) 
23 §454. Supervision; statement of cost; salvage; failure to pay share of cost (REPEALED) 
23 §455. Bridges crossing boundary lines; joint board; apportionment of costs (REPEALED) 
23 §456. Limit on building; emergencies (REPEALED) 
23 §457. State not liable for damages; caution signs (REPEALED) 
23 §458. Cost of maintenance (REPEALED) 
23 §459. Personnel paid from bridge funds (REPEALED) 

Subchapter 4: INTERNATIONAL AND INTERSTATE BRIDGES

Article 1: MAINTENANCE

23 §501. State bears proportionate cost (REPEALED) 

Article 2: WIRES AND PIPELINES

23 §551. Affixing wires and pipelines (REPEALED) 
23 §552. Application; report (REPEALED) 
23 §553. Hearing; procedure (REPEALED) 
23 §554. Granting of application; limits on use of right or permit (REPEALED) 

Subchapter 4-A: LOCAL BRIDGES

23 §561. Applicability 
23 §562. Definitions 
23 §563. Inspection, posting and closure 
23 §564. Minor spans 
23 §565. Bridges 
23 §566. Changes affecting responsibilities 
23 §567. Bridge capital improvement priorities 
23 §568. Emergency improvements 

Subchapter 5: BRIDGES OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE

23 §601. Maintenance and rehabilitation (REPEALED) 
23 §602. Finding of fact 
23 §603. Management 

Subchapter 6: TOWN WAY BRIDGES

23 §605. Reconstruction in towns (REPEALED) 
23 §606. Apportionment of costs; definitions (REPEALED) 
23 §607. Maintenance (REPEALED) 

Subchapter 7: LOCAL BRIDGES

23 §608. Findings of fact (REPEALED) 
23 §608-A. Definitions (REPEALED) 
23 §608-B. Transfer (REPEALED) 
23 §608-C. Capital improvement candidates (REPEALED) 
23 §608-D. Preliminary engineering (REPEALED) 
23 §609. Approval to proceed (REPEALED) 
23 §609-A. County commissioners authorized to borrow (REPEALED) 
23 §609-B. Cost sharing (REPEALED) 
23 §609-C. Payment of town and county costs (REPEALED) 
23 §609-D. Bridges crossing boundary line; apportionment of costs (REPEALED) 
23 §610. State not liable for damage (REPEALED) 
23 §610-A. Capital allocation (REPEALED) 
23 §610-B. Priority of improvements (REPEALED) 
23 §610-C. Emergency improvements (REPEALED) 
23 §610-D. Salvage (REPEALED) 
23 §610-E. Supervision (REPEALED) 
23 §610-F. Maintenance of structures (REPEALED) 
23 §610-G. Local bridges on federal systems (REPEALED) 
23 §610-H. Legislative findings (REPEALED) 
23 §610-I. Extraordinary bridges (REPEALED) 
23 §610-J. Extraordinary Bridge Construction Reserve (REPEALED) 
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