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NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-2 - Petition for bridge or viaduct; referendum; resolution

27:19-2. Petition for bridge or viaduct; referendum; resolution  If twenty per cent of the legal voters in a county believe that the public convenience requires that a viaduct or bridge should be constructed and maintained in the county, and the board of chosen freeholders has failed or neglected to construct the viaduct or bridge, they may present to the board their petition in writing setting forth the necessity for the viaduct or bridge, the location thereof and other particulars in regard thereto. Upon the filing of the petition with the clerk of the board, duly signed by such voters with their residences opposite their names, and requesting a referendum vote on the question of the construction of the viaduct or bridge, the board of chosen freeholders shall forthwith adopt a resolution that a vote is required upon the question, or it may proceed at once with the construction of the viaduct or bridge or cause it to be constructed, after the adoption of a resolution providing therefor.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-3 - Ballot; form and content

27:19-3. Ballot; form and content  If the board adopts a resolution that a vote is required upon the question, a certified copy of the resolution shall at once be filed with the county clerk, who shall in the manner and form provided by law, place the question upon all the ballots used at the next general election in the county in substantially the following form:  "To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO.  ] YES "Shall the board of chosen freeholders construct [ ] NO and maintain a viaduct (or bridge, as the case may be), at (set forth location and particulars)." If a majority of the legal voters of the county voting at the election vote in favor of the proposition the board shall forthwith proceed to build and construct the viaduct or bridge, or cause it to be constructed and thereafter maintain and operate it.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-4 - Petition for bridge or viaduct in adjoining counties; referendum or resolution

27:19-4. Petition for bridge or viaduct in adjoining counties; referendum or resolution  If twenty per cent of the legal voters in each of any adjoining counties believe that the public convenience requires that a viaduct or bridge be constructed and maintained over any ravine, marsh, river or stream separating such counties, or part thereof, and the boards of chosen freeholders have failed and neglected to construct such viaduct or bridge, they may present to the board of chosen freeholders of their respective counties their petition in writing, setting forth the necessity for the viaduct or bridge, the location thereof, and other particulars in regard thereto.  Upon the filing of such petitions with the clerks of the respective boards, duly signed by such voters with their residences set forth opposite their signatures, and requesting a referendum vote on the question of the construction of such viaduct or bridge, the boards of chosen freeholders shall forthwith adopt resolutions that a vote is required upon the question, or may proceed at once with the construction of the viaduct or bridge, or cause it to be constructed, after adopting resolutions providing therefor.  If the boards of chosen freeholders adopt resolutions that a vote is required upon the question, a certified copy of the resolutions shall be forthwith filed with the clerk of each of the counties, who shall, in the manner and form provided by law, place the question upon all the ballots used at the next general election in his county in substantially the following form:  "To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO.  "Shall the board of chosen freeholders of [ ] YES ......... county, and the board of chosen freeholders of county construct and maintain a viaduct (or [ ] NO bridge, as the case may be), at ................... (set forth location and particulars)?" If a majority of the legal voters of each county voting at such election, shall vote in favor of the proposition, the boards of chosen freeholders shall forthwith proceed to construct such viaduct or bridge, or cause it to be constructed and thereafter maintain and operate it.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-5 - Acquisition of property and rights therein; payment

27:19-5. Acquisition of property and rights therein; payment  In order to carry out the provisions of sections 27:19-1 to 27:19-4 of this title the board or boards, as the case may be, of chosen freeholders may acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation any lands, lands under water, riparian rights, or any other property, rights, privileges or franchises, required for the construction of such viaduct or bridge and its approaches, or any part thereof, and pay for the same and the expenses of acquiring the same, out of any moneys applicable to the construction of such viaduct or bridge.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-6 - Bridges and viaducts to connect highways

27:19-6. Bridges and viaducts to connect highways  All viaducts and bridges, with their approaches, shall connect at each end with a public road or street, or at one end with a public road or street and at the other end with a public park or recreation ground notwithstanding that such public park or recreation ground shall have no roads or streets laid out therein. Where necessary to make such connections, the viaduct or bridge, or its approaches, shall be carried over any ravines, marshes, pits, railroad cuts, embankments, tide washed lands, canals, or other obstructions.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-7 - Commission to settle disputes; appointment, powers, duties and compensation

27:19-7. Commission to settle disputes; appointment, powers, duties and compensation  Whenever it shall have been determined that the public convenience requires that a viaduct or bridge be constructed at the joint expense of adjoining counties, or that a viaduct or bridge being maintained at such joint expense should be repaired or rebuilt, and the boards of chosen freeholders of such counties shall be unable to agree as to the location or character of the new viaduct or bridge, or as to the materials of which it shall be constructed, or as to whether a viaduct or bridge already erected and out of repair shall be repaired or rebuilt, or if said boards shall be unable to agree in any respect as to the manner or method of repairing or rebuilding any such viaduct or bridge, either of the boards may apply to a judge of the Superior Court, who shall appoint three commissioners who shall meet forthwith and summarily inquire into the matters in dispute. To that end the commissioners may employ one or more civil engineers and other persons. If in the judgment of the commissioners it shall be determined that the public convenience requires that the viaduct or bridge be constructed or repaired or rebuilt, they, or a majority of them, shall make and sign a report, under their hands, determining the matters in dispute, and cause a duplicate original of the report to be filed with the clerk of each of the boards. The commission may have plans, drawings, surveys and specifications prepared, advertise for and receive bids for the doing of the work, and award a contract or contracts for the work, and may supervise the doing of the work. The advertising and awards shall be made in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-five of the Title Municipalities and Counties (s. 40:25-1 et seq.). Any expense incurred by the commissioners, including the cost of construction, repair or rebuilding, shall, upon certification by them, be paid by the county treasurers of each of the counties in the same proportion as similar expenses relating to the viaduct or bridge. The commissioners shall serve as such and render their services without compensation and shall be known as "joint bridge commissioners for counties." Amended by L.1953, c. 27, p. 496, s. 24.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-9 - Closing unsafe bridges; repair; freeholders notified

27:19-9. Closing unsafe bridges; repair; freeholders notified  If any viaduct or bridge in any municipality, or between any two municipalities in the same county, or any viaduct or bridge over any ravine, marsh, river or stream dividing any counties in whole or in part, connecting two municipalities, shall at any time become or be rendered dangerous or unsafe for public travel, the governing body of either or both of the municipalities shall close such viaduct or bridge and its approaches until repaired or rendered safe for public travel. Any such governing body or bodies may repair such viaduct or bridge, or cause it to be repaired provided the cost thereof shall not exceed one hundred dollars, and after the repairs shall have been completed the cost thereof shall be paid by the county treasurer, after claim therefor shall have been filed with the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders. Upon the closing of any such viaduct or bridge the clerk or clerks of the municipality or municipalities closing it shall immediately notify the board or boards of chosen freeholders.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-10 - Bridges; actions for personal injuries or property damage

27:19-10. Bridges; actions for personal injuries or property damage  If the board of chosen freeholders of a county, or boards of chosen freeholders of two or more counties, are chargeable by law with the construction, erection, rebuilding or repair of a viaduct or bridge, and shall wrongfully neglect to perform their duty in that behalf, by reason whereof a person shall receive injury or damage to his person or property, he may bring an action at law against the county or counties and recover judgment to the extent of the injury or damage sustained. If, however, it shall be necessary to close a viaduct or bridge and stop travel over it on account of necessary repairs, or because it is unsafe for public travel, there shall be no liability on the part of the county or counties for damages by reason of the closing of the viaduct or bridge.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-11 - Toll bridges and viaducts; acquisition; maintenance as free bridges

27:19-11. Toll bridges and viaducts; acquisition; maintenance as free bridges  When a toll bridge or toll viaduct has been constructed and now exists, forming a part of a free public road, or connecting free public roads, the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which the toll bridge or toll viaduct and road or roads are situate, may acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation such toll bridge or toll viaduct, with all the franchises, privileges and rights of the owner thereof. When the bridge or viaduct shall have been so acquired it shall be forever thereafter free for public travel, and shall be maintained, widened, repaired or rebuilt the same as other bridges and viaducts in the county. If the toll bridge or toll viaduct connects two or more counties, the boards of freeholders of such counties may jointly acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation such bridge or viaduct, with all the franchises, privileges and rights of the owner thereof, and it shall be maintained, widened, repaired or rebuilt the same as other viaducts or bridges connecting two or more counties.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-12 - Acquisition of joint bridges; agreements; contents; cost apportioned

27:19-12. Acquisition of joint bridges; agreements; contents; cost apportioned  When two or more counties contemplate the joint acquisition by gift, purchase or condemnation, or the building and construction of any viaduct or bridge over any ravine, marsh, river or stream forming in whole or in part the boundary between them, a proposed agreement shall be prepared setting forth the viaduct or bridge to be acquired, or the work to be undertaken, the plans and specifications therefor, the estimated cost thereof, and the estimated cost of maintenance and operation after acquisition or completion, the proportion of the original cost and the cost of maintenance and operation thereof to be borne by each county, and any other provision deemed necessary to be inserted therein. If for any reason no proposed agreement shall have been prepared, and no agreement shall have been entered into between them, all costs and charges for acquisition, construction, maintenance, repair, rebuilding and operation shall be borne equally by each county.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-13 - Regulations for bridges and viaducts; bridge tenders; police powers

27:19-13. Regulations for bridges and viaducts; bridge tenders; police powers  The board of chosen freeholders shall make rules and regulations for the protection and use of the viaducts and bridges in the county under its care and control, and may place any viaduct or bridge in the special care or charge of such person as it may appoint for that purpose. Where there are one or more viaducts or bridges connecting two or more counties, the board of chosen freeholders of those counties or any joint committee having charge thereof, shall make rules and regulations for the protection and use thereof, and may place them in the special care or charge of such person or persons as they may appoint for that purpose. The person so appointed shall have the same powers as policemen in cities of the first class in respect to such viaduct, bridge or roads or its approaches for the enforcement of all laws, rules and regulations. Amended by L.1953, c. 289, p. 1793, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-14 - Advertisement for bids; designs, plans and specifications

27:19-14. Advertisement for bids; designs, plans and specifications  When it shall be necessary to advertise for bids to build and construct a viaduct or bridge, the board or boards of chosen freeholders shall, before advertising therefor, determine the kind, style and design (one or more) of the viaduct or bridge and its approaches, and have plans and specifications prepared therefor. All bids for the work shall be according to and in conformity with the plans and specifications.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-15 - Moneys for preliminary expenses; annual charges; how raised

27:19-15. Moneys for preliminary expenses; annual charges; how raised  All moneys necessary for the acquisition, construction, building, rebuilding, widening or extraordinary repair of a viaduct or bridge wholly in one county or joining two or more counties, and for the making of preliminary examinations, surveys, drawings, soundings and the securing of preliminary estimates of cost of construction of any viaduct or bridge and its approaches, or the removal or reconstruction of any viaduct or bridge required by the war department or any other department of the federal government having jurisdiction thereof, may be provided by the boards of chosen freeholders out of any funds of their respective counties not otherwise appropriated, or by the issue and sale of bonds. All moneys necessary for ordinary repairs, maintenance and operation of viaducts and bridges shall be raised annually by taxation.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-16 - Approaches included in "viaduct and bridge"

27:19-16. Approaches included in "viaduct and bridge"  As used in this article the term "viaduct and bridge" includes all approaches thereto, except when such approaches are a public road, street, avenue or highway.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-17 - Joint construction and operation of bridge in one county

27:19-17. Joint construction and operation of bridge in one county  Any two or more counties may acquire, construct, maintain and operate a viaduct or bridge wholly within the territorial limits of one county in the same manner as is herein provided for the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of viaducts and bridges over any ravine, marsh, river or stream forming in whole or in part the boundary between counties. All provisions in this article contained referring to a joint viaduct or bridge between counties shall be applicable to any such viaduct or bridge wholly within the territorial limits of one county.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-18 - Bridges to conform to wharf lines; drawbridges

27:19-18. Bridges to conform to wharf lines; drawbridges  No viaduct or bridge, or any piers, foundations or abutments thereof, shall be located, built or constructed in violation of pier or wharf lines fixed or established by any proper authority of this state or any federal authority. If a viaduct or bridge, when constructed, is liable to interfere with the navigation of a stream or river, it shall be provided with a suitable draw.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-19 - Tracks, pipes, conduits on bridges; agreement; appeal to utility commissioners

27:19-19. Tracks, pipes, conduits on bridges; agreement; appeal to utility commissioners  No person shall lay any tracks, pipes, or conduits, on, over or under a public viaduct or bridge, or connect any wires, cables or other appliances to any such viaduct or bridge without obtaining the consent of the board or boards of chosen freeholders operating or maintaining the viaduct or bridge and complying with such reasonable terms and conditions as may be prescribed by such board or boards, except that a public utility corporation which is subject to the regulation of the board of public utility commissioners and whose rates are subject to be fixed by that board, having the right to use the highway on both sides of a public viaduct or bridge, may lay its tracks, pipes or conduits on, over or under the viaduct or bridge, and may connect any wires, cables or other appliances thereto, at its own expense, under such reasonable terms and regulations as the board or boards of chosen freeholders operating and maintaining such viaduct or bridge may prescribe, which terms and regulations may be contained in an agreement between the board or boards of chosen freeholders and the public utility corporation. The agreement may contain such provisions in regard to the use of the viaduct or bridge as may be agreed upon, but in no event shall the public utility corporation be required to pay for such use more than an amount sufficient to compensate the county for the extra burden imposed upon the county by reason of the use of the viaduct or bridge by the public utility corporation. If the board or boards of chosen freeholders and the public utility corporation cannot agree upon the regulations or the amount to be paid hereunder, an appeal may be taken to the board of public utility commissioners which shall have power after hearing to fix the regulations governing such use, and the amount to be paid, if any, by the public utility corporation.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-20 - Bridge over certain tidal waters; legislative consent

27:19-20. Bridge over certain tidal waters; legislative consent  No bridge, viaduct or fixed structure shall be erected over or in any part of the navigable waters separating this state from any other state, where the tide ebbs and flows, without express permission of the legislature of this state to be hereafter given by a statute for that purpose, but nothing in this article shall forbid the erection of docks and wharves.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-21 - Liability during repairs

27:19-21. Liability during repairs  When it shall be necessary to repair or rebuild a bridge, culvert or viaduct the public authorities or person so repairing or rebuilding it shall not be liable for damages occasioned by obstructing or stopping navigation or traffic, if the repairs or rebuilding be prosecuted with all possible dispatch, and notice of such intended repairs or rebuilding which will result in obstructing or stopping navigation be given at least three days prior to commencing the work, by publishing notice thereof in some newspaper circulating in the county or counties adjacent to the bridge or viaduct.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-22 - Changing course of stream; acquisition of property

27:19-22. Changing course of stream; acquisition of property  When a board of chosen freeholders is about to construct a bridge over a stream which passes the location of the proposed bridge diagonally, and shall determine by resolution that it is advisable to change the course of the stream in so far as it may be necessary to cause it to pass under the location of the proposed bridge at right angles thereto, it may do so and may acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation any property or right of ways over which the stream shall pass by reason of the diversion of its course.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-23 - Joint county bridges; preliminary survey; cost of survey apportioned

27:19-23. Joint county bridges; preliminary survey; cost of survey apportioned  Where navigable waters mark the dividing line between two or more counties and the respective boards of chosen freeholders thereof have or shall have resolved that a bridge across such waters at any point or between any points, is a public necessity, such boards respectively may authorize the making of preliminary examinations, surveys, drawings, soundings and the securing of preliminary estimates of the cost of construction of a bridge and its approaches. Each board may appropriate an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars, which, together with the amount hereinafter appropriated to be paid by the state through the state highway commissioner, shall be used to pay the cost of the preliminary examinations, surveys, drawings, soundings and securing of preliminary estimates of the cost and expense of erecting and maintaining any such bridge and approaches.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-24 - Bond issue; maturity

27:19-24. Bond issue; maturity  In order to provide the money for the purposes of section 27:19-23 of this title the respective boards of chosen freeholders may issue bonds payable in not more than five years from the date of issue.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-25 - Contribution by state

27:19-25. Contribution by state  The state highway commissioner may expend an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars toward the payment of the cost of the preliminary survey contemplated by section 27:19-23 of this title, but no payment shall be made until the counties shall have made their appropriations as provided in sections 27:19-23 and 27:19-24 of this title.