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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 9 - COUNTY HIGHWAY BONDS (§§ 54-9-101 — 54-9-212) › Part 2 - CONSTRUCTION OF COUNTY HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-9-201 — 54-9-212) › Section 54-9-211 - Inspection by department of transportation - Payments to contractor

(a)
From time to time the department of transportation shall inspect the work as it progresses on the project.
(b)
On all county road and highway projects, the contractor shall be entitled to payments on account of the contractor's contract in the same way and manner as payments are made to contractors performing state highway contracts, but no payments shall be made until the state engineer certifies that the work of the contractor, for which the contractor claims payment, has been satisfactorily performed in accordance with the contract.
Acts 1959, ch. 320, § 11; T.C.A., § 54-854; Acts 1983, ch. 320, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 9 - COUNTY HIGHWAY BONDS (§§ 54-9-101 — 54-9-212) › Part 2 - CONSTRUCTION OF COUNTY HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-9-201 — 54-9-212) › Section 54-9-212 - Contractor to furnish evidence of payment in full for materials and labor - Notice of settlement by publication - Claims filed

(a)
Before final acceptance of the project as having been finally completed, the contractor shall furnish evidence to the chief administrative officer of the county highway department, if any, and/or the chief fiscal officer of the county, that all the materials used by the contractor, or the contractor's subcontractors or agents, have been fully paid for and all laborers and other employees working for the contractor, or the contractor's subcontractors or agents, have been fully paid.
(b)
When this is done, full settlement may be made with the contractor, but not until thirty (30) days' notice in some newspaper published in the county where the work is done, if there is a newspaper published there, and if not, in a newspaper in an adjoining county, that settlement is about to be made and notifying all claimants to file notice of their claims with the officials, and the period for filing shall not be less than thirty (30) days after the last published notice.
(c)
In the event claims are filed, the officials shall withhold a sufficient sum to pay the claims in the same way and manner as is provided for claimants making claims against contractors dealing with the department of transportation in accordance with §
54-5-123
, and claimants may bring suits against contractors in the way and manner provided in §
54-5-124
, as suits are brought against contractors dealing with the department. Where claims are allowed by the courts, §§
54-5-126
and
54-5-127
shall be applicable.
Acts 1959, ch. 320, § 12; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A., § 54-855; Acts 1983, ch. 320, § 13.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-113) › Section 54-10-101 - Public roads and ferries

All roads and ferries laid out or appointed agreeably to law are to be deemed public roads and ferries.
Code 1858, § 1182 (deriv. Acts 1804, ch. 1, § 1; 1819, ch. 26, § 1); Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 1; integrated in Shan., § 1617; Code 1932, § 2727; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-901.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-113) › Section 54-10-102 - Power of county legislative body

The county legislative body has the power to build, repair, and maintain bridges and highways, and pay for the building, repair, and maintenance of bridges and highways out of general county funds, and, through commissioners and a superintendent of the county jail or workhouse, has the power to work certain inmates upon any public highway, with the aid and superintendence of the local commissioner and overseer, or independently of them.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 44; Shan., § 1707; mod. Code 1932, § 3016; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-902.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-113) › Section 54-10-103 - Classification of roads

(a)
The county legislative bodies shall classify the public roads in the counties, but shall not divide them into more than four (4) classes of widths, as described in §
54-10-104
, and shall specify in each class the width of roadbed between ditches and the distance between fences, which dimensions shall be within §
54-10-104
, and which classification shall be entered of record in the office of the county clerk in a book to be kept for that purpose.
(b)
Before the county legislative body may classify a road as provided in this section, the chief administrative officer of the county highway department shall submit a listing of all county roads to the county legislative body. The listing shall include a summary of all changes from the road listing submitted previously. The summary shall provide the road name, date the change was approved by the county legislative body and the reason for the change, including, but not limited to, opening, closing, reduction or extension in length, or correction of error. The chief administrative officer of the county highway department shall also include recommendations for classifying the roads.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308,s 35, eff. 7/1/2013.
Code 1858, § 1183; Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 11; integrated in Shan., § 1618; Code 1932, § 2728; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 22, 36; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-903; Acts 1987, ch. 16, § 1; 1997, ch. 80, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-113) › Section 54-10-104 - Classes and specifications of roads - Working and grading

(a)
All roads laid off and worked under this chapter shall be known and classified as roads of the first, second, third and fourth class.
(b)
Roads of the first class shall be not more than one hundred feet (100') nor less than twenty-four feet (24') wide; roads of the second class, not more than forty feet (40') nor less than eighteen feet (18') wide; roads of the third class, not more than thirty feet (30') nor less than fourteen feet (14') wide; and roads of the fourth class, not more than twenty feet (20') nor less than ten feet (10') wide.
(c)
All roads of the first class shall have worked a roadbed of at least twenty feet (20') as the minimum width for first class roads, sixteen feet (16') for roads of the second class, twelve feet (12') for roads of the third class, and eight feet (8') for roads of the fourth class; and, in constructing the roadbed, concrete, broken stones or gravel or other material approved by the department of transportation shall be used, when concrete, broken stones, gravel or other approved material can be conveniently obtained, to form the surface; provided, that where it is possible and practicable, the roadbeds shall be graded with a fall of one inch (1") to the foot from the center of road to the ditches.
(d)
Overseers shall also maintain ditches at each side of the roadbed adequate to drain the roadbed.
(e)
The county legislative body may require sections of roads near populous cities to have roadbeds graded to any width not beyond the maximum width allowed in this section for all roads of the class; and when the condition of the road requires it, timbers shall be employed to construct the roadbed in whatever way the commissioner may direct, and, if practicable, the commissioner may have wet or spouty places underdrained by tile draining.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 26; Shan., § 1619; mod. Code 1932, § 2729; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-904; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-113) › Section 54-10-105 - Survey of roads to ascertain needed improvements - Estimates

(a)
Any county legislative body, a majority of the members assenting, may elect or appoint three (3) commissioners authorized to employ engineers and other necessary and expert service to survey, inspect, and classify all roads that have already been laid off or accepted by the county as public roads, and make maps and charts of the roads, showing the changes and improvements that public interest requires to be made on the roads.
(b)
The employed personnel and necessary and expert service may also survey, inspect, lay off, and classify any new road or roads, or extension of old roads that, in the opinion of the commission, the public welfare requires to be opened or extended.
(c)
The improvements authorized by this section include grading, filling, extending, metaling, ditching, widening, bridging, draining and ditching, piping, sewering, and crossings of roads, as well as all necessary material required in the construction of the road, roads, and crossings.
(d)
The commission shall ascertain and report in detail the probable or approximate cost of making the improvements, together with the probable damages that will be done to adjacent lands by the changes.
Acts 1891, ch. 211, § 1; Shan., § 1686; Code 1932, § 2959; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-920.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-113) › Section 54-10-106 - Report of acts and recommendations

The commission shall make a full report of its acts and recommendations to the county legislative body quarterly, attaching to the report maps, charts, plans, and specifications, itemized and showing in detail the estimated costs of the proposed improvements.
Acts 1891, ch. 211, § 2; Shan., § 1687; Code 1932, § 2960; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-921.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-113) › Section 54-10-107 - Adoption and recording of report

When the report of the commission is submitted to the county legislative body, the county legislative body shall take a vote on the report, and, if a majority of the members vote for adopting the report of the commissioners, the vote shall be entered of record and the report spread upon the minutes.
Acts 1891, ch. 211, § 3; Shan., § 1688; Code 1932, § 2961; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-922.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-113) › Section 54-10-111 - Designation of bicycle routes

The county legislative body of each county may designate and appropriately mark on appropriate county roads, or portions of county roads, routes for the use of bicycles.
Acts 1994, ch. 909, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-113) › Section 54-10-112 - Possession of municipal or county traffic control sign prohibited

(a)
The possession of a municipal or county traffic control sign erected upon any municipal or county street, road or highway by any person who is not an employee of a municipal or county highway department, or who has not entered into a contract with a municipality or county for the sale or erection of a traffic control sign, is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine only of no more than five hundred dollars ($500). The possession of each traffic control sign in violation of this section shall be considered a separate offense.
(b)
This section shall only apply to a municipal or county traffic control sign that contains markings or other form of identification on the traffic control sign indicating the municipality or county that erected or caused to be erected the sign, and the date the sign was acquired or erected by the municipality or county.
(c)
In addition to the fine provided for in subsection (a), any person convicted of a violation of this section shall also be required to pay restitution to the highway department that erected or caused to be erected the traffic control sign, for the costs of replacing the sign. The highway department shall submit information documenting the costs of replacement for the judge to review. After review, the judge shall order the appropriate amount of restitution, which shall be distributed directly to the highway department.
(d)
This section shall only apply to municipal or county traffic control signs that are acquired or erected after July 1, 1998.
Acts 1998, ch. 917, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-113) › Section 54-10-113 - Possession of municipal or county street, road or highway sign prohibited

(a)
The possession of a municipal or county street, road or highway sign erected upon any municipal or county street, road or highway by any person who is not an employee of a municipal or county highway department, or who has not entered into a contract with a municipality or county for the sale or erection of a street, road or highway sign, is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine only of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). The possession of each street, road or highway sign in violation of this section shall be considered a separate offense.
(b)
This section shall only apply to a municipal or county road, street or highway sign that contains markings or other form of identification on the sign indicating the municipality or county that erected or caused to be erected the sign, and the date the sign was acquired or erected by such municipality or county.
(c)
In addition to the fine provided for in subsection (a), any person convicted of a violation of this section shall also be required to pay restitution to the highway department that erected or caused to be erected the street, road or highway sign, for the costs of replacing the sign. The highway department shall submit information documenting the costs of replacement for the judge to review. After review, the judge shall order the appropriate amount of restitution, which shall be distributed directly to the highway department.
(d)
This section shall only apply to municipal or county street, road or highway signs that are acquired or erected after July 1, 1998.
Acts 1998, ch. 917, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-201 - Changing or closing roads - Application by petition

All applications to open, change, or close a road shall be made by written petition, signed by the applicant, to the commissioner of the district through which the road runs or is asked to be located, specifying in particular the changes or action asked; or, if the road extends into two (2) or more districts, or is the dividing line between districts, then to the commissioners of the districts.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1620; Code 1932, § 2730; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-905.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-202 - Notice to interested parties of action to open or close

No road shall be opened, changed, or closed, without giving at least five-days' notice to all interested parties of the time the road or roads are to be opened, changed, or closed, and a surveyor or civil engineer may be employed, if necessary, to locate the interested parties. Landowners and those controlling land touched by the proposed highway shall be deemed interested parties.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1621; Code 1932, § 2731; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-906.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-203 - Nonresident landowners notified

If any owner of the land affected by the opening, changing, or closing of a public highway is a nonresident, then notice to the owner's agent or attorney, if the owner's agent or attorney resides in the county, shall be sufficient. If there is no such agent or attorney, then the notice shall be made by publication for four (4) consecutive weeks in the newspaper having the greatest circulation in the county, the last publication to be at least one (1) week before the hearing.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1622; Code 1932, § 2732; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-907.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-204 - Jury of view - Members - Oath

(a)
Where the opening, changing, or closing of a public highway only affects one (1) commissioner's district, the commissioner shall associate with two (2) other freeholders of the district with whom the commissioner has never consulted on the question involved, and who shall be in no way related to the parties affected by the opening, changing, or closing of the highway, and who shall take and subscribe to an oath before the commissioner to act without favor or partiality in the matter, whose oaths, thus subscribed, shall become part of the record, upon appeal being taken.
(b)
The commissioner and two (2) freeholders shall constitute a jury of view.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1623; Code 1932, § 2733; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-908.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-205 - Damages - Payment

The jury of view has the power of condemnation and to assess damages, which shall be paid out of the general funds raised for county purposes, upon the order of the commissioner on the county mayor, who shall issue a warrant if the county mayor approves the order.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1624; Code 1932, § 2734; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-909; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-206 - Appeals from action of jury of view

(a)
Any person aggrieved by the action of the jury of view may appeal to the court of general sessions, and from there to the circuit and appellate courts.
(b)
In case of an appeal, the jury of view shall forward all the papers in the case, with its action on the case, to the court of general sessions to which appeal was made.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1625; mod. Code 1932, § 2735; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, § 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-910.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-207 - Costs and damages accruing in suit - Payment

(a)
All costs accruing in the suit shall be paid by the appellant, if the action of the jury of view is sustained by the court giving final decision, unless for good reason it should otherwise order.
(b)
Should the case be decided against the action of the jury of view, then all costs and any additional damages assessed by the court shall be paid out of the general fund raised for the current county purposes.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1626; Code 1932, § 2736; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-911.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-208 - Action after final judgment

If the action of the jury of view be affirmed, the commissioner or commissioners shall then proceed as if no appeal had been taken; if otherwise, the order of the court shall be carried out.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1627; Code 1932, § 2737; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-912.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-209 - Bond for appeal costs

All persons appealing from the decision of a jury of view to any court having jurisdiction of the matter shall execute a bond for the costs of the suit.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1628; Code 1932, § 2738; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-913.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-210 - Attorney for county upon appeal

In case of an appeal, the district attorney general shall attend to the case for the county in the circuit court, and shall be paid the sum of five dollars ($5.00) for each case attended to, to accrue to the state, and the attorney general and reporter shall represent the county in the cases before the appellate courts.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1629; mod. Code 1932, § 2739; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-914.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-211 - Compensation of jury of view

The jury of view each shall receive two dollars ($2.00) per day for services, which, with other costs and damages accruing on the opening, changing or closing of roads, shall be paid out of the general county funds, upon the order of the commissioner upon the county mayor, upon which the county mayor shall issue a warrant, subject always to the county mayor's approval.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1630; mod. Code 1932, § 2740; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-915; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-212 - Waiver of damage by landowners

When landowners and those controlling land touched by the highway proposed to be opened, changed or closed waive, in writing, any claim for damages sustained by the opening, changing or closing, then the commissioner or commissioners shall proceed, independently of a jury of view, to execute the particular action asked in the petition, if, in their discretion, they think the public interest will not be materially injured by the action.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1631; Code 1932, § 2741; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-916.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-213 - Commissioner may act without petition

The commissioner may, without petition or application, proceed to open, change, close and construct any public highway that the commissioner deems necessary for the public interest.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1632; Code 1932, § 2742; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-917.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-214 - Jury of view in joint districts

(a)
Where any two (2) road districts are involved in any question requiring a jury of view, the two (2) commissioners and one (1) freeholder shall constitute the jury.
(b)
Where three (3) or more districts are involved, then the commissioners of all the districts interested shall constitute the jury of view, and no commissioner shall be required to take an oath before serving on the jury of view.
Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1633; Code 1932, § 2743; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-918.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 10 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-101 — 54-10-216) › Part 2 - OPENING, CLOSING OR CHANGING PUBLIC ROADS (§§ 54-10-201 — 54-10-216) › Section 54-10-215 - Controversy to be heard at first term

The court in which any suit or controversy for establishing a ferry or laying out a road is pending shall hear and determine it at the first term after it is docketed.
Code 1858, § 1193 (deriv. Acts 1817, ch. 35, § 1); Shan., § 1633a1; mod. Code 1932, § 2744; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-919.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 1 - FORDS (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-106) › Section 54-11-101 - County legislative bodies may clear out fords

It may be lawful for county legislative bodies to clear out fords of rivers where public roads cross the fords, upon the plans and conditions set forth in this part.
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 115, § 1; Shan., § 1741; Code 1932, § 3067; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1101.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 1 - FORDS (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-106) › Section 54-11-102 - Reports of fords - Action of legislative body

At the April session of the county legislative body, a majority of the members consenting, the members of each civil district in the county shall report those fords to the county mayor that they think should be cleared of obstructions, and the county legislative body shall act on each proposition separately, a majority of the county legislative body present determining whether it will receive the propositions; then, the county mayor shall report all the propositions received.
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 115, § 2; Shan., § 1742; Code 1932, § 3068; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1102; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 1 - FORDS (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-106) › Section 54-11-103 - Manner of clearing fords

(a)
The fords shall be cleared of all loose rock, and all fastened rock shall be battered down that can be done by a heavy, blunt, or square-end crowbar or sledge hammer.
(b)
All other obstructions that can be conveniently removed, and all rubbish removed, shall be deposited where it will not deepen the ford of the stream.
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 115, § 3; Shan., § 1743; Code 1932, § 3069; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1103.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 1 - FORDS (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-106) › Section 54-11-104 - Width of ford

The width of the ford shall depend upon the use the public makes of it, but it shall not be required to be cleared over sixty feet (60') wide.
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 115, § 3; Shan., § 1744; Code 1932, § 3070; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1104.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 1 - FORDS (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-106) › Section 54-11-105 - Advertisement of fords to be cleared

The county clerk shall make out a list of the propositions reported by the county mayor, and give it to the sheriff, who shall immediately advertise at the different fords proposed to be cleared, or at some public place near the fords, that contracts will be given to bidders at the July session of the legislative body; provided, that a majority of the members of the county legislative body agree.
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 115, § 4; Shan., § 1745; Code 1932, § 3071; impl. am. Acts 1978, §§ 7, 22, 36; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1105; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 1 - FORDS (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-106) › Section 54-11-106 - Return of certificate of completion - Payment

Each contractor shall return to the August session of the county legislative body, or some subsequent session, a certificate, with two (2) responsible freeholders signed as witnesses, that the contractor has complied with the law set forth in §
54-11-103
. Then the county mayor shall issue a warrant, which shall be paid as other county claims.
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 115, § 5; Shan., § 1746; Code 1932, § 3072; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 22; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1106; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-201 - Bridges to be made by overseer - Securing materials

Bridges shall be made by the overseer and the overseer's assistants, through swamps and over small runs and creeks, for which purpose, as well as for making causeways, the overseer may cut poles and other necessary timber, without incurring any penalty.
Code 1858, § 1211 (deriv. Acts 1804, ch. 1, §§ 14, 16); Shan., § 1707a1; Code 1932, § 3017; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1107.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-202 - Bridges to be made by county - Tax levy

Bridges that cannot be built by the overseer and the overseer's assistants shall be a county charge, and the county legislative body shall make a levy on the taxables to raise money for the purpose, and shall contract and agree for building, keeping, and repairing the bridges.
Code 1858, § 1212 (deriv. Acts 1804, ch. 1, § 5); Shan., § 1708; Code 1932, § 3018; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1108.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-203 - Bridges to be made by two counties - Apportionment of cost

When a bridge is necessary over any creek or river that divides one county from another, the legislative body of each county shall join in an agreement for building, keeping, and repairing it, and the charge shall be defrayed by both counties in proportion to the number of taxable polls in each county.
Code 1858, § 1213 (deriv. Acts 1804, ch. 1, § 5); Shan., § 1709; Code 1932, § 3019; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1109.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-204 - Contract, agreement and order binding

Every contract, agreement, and order for bridges shall bind the county that makes or enters into it.
Code 1858, § 1214 (deriv. Acts 1804, ch. 1, § 6); Shan., § 1710; Code 1932, § 3020; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-205 - Bridge railings - Height

It is the duty of the county legislative bodies, in letting out all contracts for the erection of bridges, to require that they be made secure, with good and substantial railing of the height of three feet (3').
Acts 1870-1871, ch. 119, § 1; Shan., § 1747; Code 1932, § 3073; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-206 - Reserved

Repealed by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308, s 10, eff. 7/1/2013.
Code 1858, § 1215 (deriv. Acts 1804, ch. 1, § 7); Shan., § 1711; Code 1932, § 3021; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1112.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-207 - Power of county legislative body to build bridges

In addition to the powers vested in and exercised by county legislative bodies over public roads and bridges, the county legislative bodies respectively are empowered, the same being a county purpose, to build a bridge or bridges over and across any stream or river running through the county, which bridge shall be located on or near and convenient to a public highway, due regard being had both to advantages of location and convenience of the citizens of the county having to pass over the bridge, and may be located wholly or partly within the limits of any municipal corporation.
Acts 1885, ch. 149, § 1; Shan., § 1712; Code 1932, § 3022; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-208 - Bridge tax - Special levy

(a)
The bridge or bridges shall be paid for by special tax, not to exceed, in any year, twenty cents (20¢) on the one hundred dollars' ($100) worth of property, to be levied by the county legislative body annually on all taxable property of the county, until the bridge or bridges are paid for, or until the interest-bearing warrants or bonds provided for in this part are redeemed.
(b)
Nothing in this part shall prevent the county legislative body from paying for the bridge or bridges or redeeming any or all of the warrants or bonds, out of any moneys or funds in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Acts 1885, ch. 149, § 2; Shan., § 1713; Code 1932, § 3023; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1114.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-209 - Excess cost in constructing bridges

Should it, in the opinion of the county legislative body, appear that the cost of the bridge or bridges will exceed the amounts raised by taxation the county legislative body sees as proper to levy during the time the bridge or bridges are being constructed, the excess may be provided for from the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to title 9, chapter 21.
Acts 1885, ch. 149, § 3; Shan., § 1714; Code 1932, § 3024; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1115; Acts 1980, ch. 601, § 17; 1988, ch. 750, § 58.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-212 - Voting for a bridge - Procedure

(a)
Whenever, in the opinion of the county legislative body, it will be best so to do, it may submit to a vote of the people of the county the question of whether any bridge shall be built or not.
(b)
The county legislative body shall direct the county election commission to hold an election on the question.
(c)
If a majority of the votes cast are for a bridge, the county legislative body, at its next regular session, shall order the bridge built; if against it, no bridge shall be ordered built by the county legislative body within two (2) years after the election in subsection (b) was ordered, unless the question is again submitted to the people and voted on favorably.
Acts 1885, ch. 149, § 5; Shan., § 1716; Code 1932, § 3027; modified; Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1118.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-213 - Proceeding by petition for building bridge or causeway - Appointment of commissioner

(a)
If a petition filed under §
54-13-103
is for building a bridge or causeway at the expense of the county, the county legislative body shall, at the same session when it is presented, appoint three (3) commissioners to receive proposals for the work, which proposals shall clearly specify the extent, character, and description of the bridge or causeway.
(b)
The commissioners shall report their proceedings to the session designated by the county legislative body.
Code 1858, § 1266 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 29, § 3); Shan., § 1730; Code 1932, § 3056; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1119.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-214 - Acceptance of proposal

Of the proposals reported, the county legislative body may receive and accept that which seems to it best; and shall then direct the work to progress under regulations and securities it deems proper.
Code 1858, § 1267 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 29, § 3); Shan., § 1731; Code 1932, § 3057; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1120.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-215 - Examination of work upon completion by commissioners appointed by county legislative body - Payment

(a)
Upon being notified that the work is completed, the county legislative body shall appoint three (3) commissioners, unconnected either by affinity or consanguinity with the contractor, to examine and report upon the work.
(b)
The county legislative body, if satisfied that the work is done conformably to the contract, shall receive it, and make an order on the county trustee as the contract may require.
Code 1858, § 1268 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 29, § 3); Shan., § 1732; Code 1932, § 3058; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1121.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-216 - Vacancy in board of commissioners - Bond and oath

The county legislative body shall fill all vacancies on any board of town, or bridge commissioners, and any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall execute the same bond, if a bond is required, take the same oath, and have the same powers and emoluments, as the predecessor.
Code 1858, § 1269 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 29, § 12); Shan., § 1733; mod. Code 1932, § 3059; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1122.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-217 - Tax for payment of bridge or causeway

Public bridges and causeways on public roads, erected by order of the county legislative body, shall be paid for by a tax on polls and other taxables, to be set by the county legislative body, and not to exceed, in any year, the amount of the state tax.
Code 1858, § 1270 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 29, § 2); Shan., § 1734; Code 1932, § 3060; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1123.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-218 - Taxes to be collected by trustee

The moneys shall be collected by the county trustee and be kept by the county trustee subject to the order of the county legislative body, which order, together with the receipt of the person in whose favor it is made, shall be a sufficient voucher for the county trustee in settlement with the county mayor.
Code 1858, § 1271 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 29, § 2); Shan., § 1735; mod. Code 1932, § 3061; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1124; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-219 - Bridges over rivers through county seat towns

A county legislative body is empowered, the same being a county purpose, to build, or assist in building, or in obtaining within the corporate limits of a municipal corporation that is the county seat of the county, a toll-free bridge across any river running through and dividing the municipality and county.
Acts 1881, ch. 95, § 1; Shan., §§ 1635, 6049; Code 1932, §§ 2762, 10254; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1125.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-220 - Location of bridges in county seat towns - Toll-free - Maintenance

(a)
The bridge shall be located upon or near and convenient to a public highway traversing the county, due regard being had both to the advantages of location and convenience of the citizens of the county having to pass over the bridge.
(b)
The bridge shall be forever free to all persons, vehicles, and stock that may pass over the bridge, and shall be kept up and maintained by the municipality within which it is located.
Acts 1881, ch. 95, § 1; Shan., §§ 1636, 6049; Code 1932, §§ 2763, 10254; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1126.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-221 - Special tax for bridge in county seat towns - Payment from proceeds of stock or bond sales

(a)
The bridge shall be paid for by a special tax, not to exceed, in any year, the amount of the state tax, to be levied by the county legislative body, annually, on all the taxables of the county.
(b)
Nothing in this section shall prevent the county legislative body from paying for the bridge out of any moneys or funds in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated, or by a sale or sales of any stocks or bonds held and owned by the county, and that may be sold or negotiated for the purpose of the payment.
Acts 1881, ch. 95, § 2; Shan., §§ 1637, 6050; Code 1932, §§ 2764, 10255; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1127.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-222 - Joint county and city bridges authorized - Terms - Toll or free

(a)
The county, acting through the county legislative body, has the power to unite with any municipal corporation in the erection and regulation of bridges for public travel and traffic, over any stream, running by or through the municipality, upon terms agreed upon by the county and municipality erecting the bridges.
(b)
The bridges may be toll or free, and may be changed from toll to free, or from free to toll bridges, from time to time, by the joint action of the county and municipality interested.
Acts 1901, ch. 99, § 1; Shan., § 1716a1; Code 1932, § 3028; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1128.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-223 - Power to issue bonds

For the purpose of providing funds to erect bridges, the county and municipality have the power to issue bonds pursuant to title 9, chapter 21.
Acts 1901, ch. 99, § 2; Shan., § 1716a2; mod. Code 1932, § 3029; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1129; Acts 1980, ch. 601, § 18; 1988, ch. 750, § 59.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-224 - Tolls - Rules for management

The county and municipal corporation erecting a bridge as provided in §§
54-11-222
and
54-11-223
have the power to fix the tolls to be charged and collected and provide for the collection of the tolls, and make all necessary rules and regulations for the keeping up and management of the bridge when erected.
Acts 1901, ch. 99, § 3; Shan., § 1716a3; Code 1932, § 3030; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1130.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 54 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 54-1-101 — 54-22-105) › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC FORDS, FERRIES, AND BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-101 — 54-11-309) › Part 2 - BRIDGES (§§ 54-11-201 — 54-11-227) › Section 54-11-225 - Repairs of bridges by county legislative bodies - Commissioners to make contracts

The county legislative body has full power, at any session of the county legislative body, when, in its opinion, the public good demands it, to appoint commissioners, who shall have power to contract for, and have completed, any repairs of bridges, levees or causeways, upon any public road in the county that, in the opinion of the county legislative body, the public good requires.
Acts 1859-1860, ch. 90, § 1; Shan., § 1738; mod. Code 1932, § 3064; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1131.