Construction -- Payment of cost and maintenance of bridge over drain crossing right-of-way of railroad or other franchise corporation
KRS 268.540
in effect268.540. Construction -- Payment of cost and maintenance of bridge over drain crossing right-of-way of railroad or other franchise corporation
If any drain is constructed in any district which crosses the right-of-way of a railroad or any corporation operating under a franchise, at any place other than at a natural depression in the earth or a watercourse, the railroad or corporation shall construct the bridge or culvert at the point where required. The expense shall be borne by the district, to be paid as part of the damages for the right-of-way in going across the railroad or corporation right-of-way and to be included in the judgment entered therefor. The railroad company or the corporation shall thereafter maintain the bridge or culvert and make any necessary changes.
Effective: October 1, 1942
History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2380b-37.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=12978Fetched: 10/20/2026