Definitions

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter: (1) "Bridge" means any structure designed to carry vehicular traffic over or under an obstacle to the normal flow of traffic and including any grade separation, culvert, or approach to a bridge. (2) "Approach" means any part of a road or street which is required to make a bridge a viable part of a county road or city street system but which does not extend more than five hundred (500) feet from the bridge. (3) "Construction" means both construction and reconstruction to a degree that new, supplementary, or substantially improved traffic service is provided and significant geometric or structural improvements are affected. (4) "Cost" means all expenditures required to construct, maintain, or repair a bridge, including engineering, equipment, land acquisition, materials, contracts, and bond interest. (5) "Municipal corporation" means a city or town. As added by Acts 1977, P.L.113, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.8-1989, SEC.54; P.L.104-1993, SEC.1.