27:19-1 - Construction;Ā maintenance and repair;Ā joint county bridges
27:19-1.Ā Construction;Ā maintenance and repair;Ā joint county bridges
The board of chosen freeholders may construct, or acquire by gift, purchaseĀ or condemnation, and maintain and operate, and widen when necessary, viaductsĀ and bridges, including drawbridges, in the county, when and where the publicĀ convenience requires, and keep all viaducts and bridges wholly within theĀ county in repair and in safe condition for public travel.
Boards of chosen freeholders of counties adjoining each other but separatedĀ in whole or in part by a ravine, marsh, river or stream, may jointly construct,Ā or acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation, and maintain and operate, andĀ widen when necessary, viaducts and bridges, including drawbridges, at theirĀ joint expense, over such ravine, marsh, river or stream, when and where theĀ public convenience requires, and keep all such viaducts and bridges in repairĀ and in safe condition for public travel.
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The board of chosen freeholders may construct, or acquire by gift, purchaseĀ or condemnation, and maintain and operate, and widen when necessary, viaductsĀ and bridges, including drawbridges, in the county, when and where the publicĀ convenience requires, and keep all viaducts and bridges wholly within theĀ county in repair and in safe condition for public travel.
Boards of chosen freeholders of counties adjoining each other but separatedĀ in whole or in part by a ravine, marsh, river or stream, may jointly construct,Ā or acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation, and maintain and operate, andĀ widen when necessary, viaducts and bridges, including drawbridges, at theirĀ joint expense, over such ravine, marsh, river or stream, when and where theĀ public convenience requires, and keep all such viaducts and bridges in repairĀ and in safe condition for public travel.
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