Definitions; concrete overflow bridge or ford as bridge

68-1101. Definitions; concrete overflow bridge or ford as bridge. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise the following words shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them wherever they appear in chapter 68 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto: (1) The word "bridge" shall mean a structure having a clear span of more than twenty (20) feet, measured along the center line of the road between the inside faces of end supports, and multiple-span structures where the sum of the individual clear spans plus the aggregate width of the intermediate support or supports is in excess of twenty (20) feet; (2) the word "culvert" shall mean any waterway structure not defined as a bridge; (3) the word "subway" shall mean a clear opening for public highway travel under a bridge or trestlework; (4) the word "structure" shall mean either a bridge, a culvert or a subway. For the purposes of this chapter, a concrete overflow bridge or ford forty (40) feet or more in length shall be considered a bridge, and may be constructed and maintained in accordance with the laws relating to the construction and maintenance of bridges; and any concrete overflow bridge or for less than forty (40) feet in length shall be considered a culvert and may be constructed and maintained in the manner provided by law for the construction and maintenance of culverts. History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 1; L. 1919, ch. 97, § 1; R.S. 1923, 68-1101; L. 1961, ch. 299, § 23; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Levy for building and repairing bridges; statute construed. Railway Co. v. Cloud County, 104 Kan. 324, 326, 179 P. 376. 2. Classification of bridges considered. Dubourdieu v. Delaware Township, 106 Kan. 650, 655, 189 P. 386. 3. Statute providing for construction and maintenance of bridges within cities interpreted. City of Cottonwood Falls v. Chase County, 113 Kan. 164, 213 P. 648. 4. Road drag fund is county rather than state fund. State, ex rel., v. Franklin County, 115 Kan. 531, 538, 223 P. 261. 5. Galvanized conduit regarded as being a "culvert." Arnold v. Coffey County Comm'rs, 131 Kan. 343, 344, 291 P. 762. 6. Cited in holding county liable for cost of bridge on benefit-district road. State, ex rel., v. Sumner County Comm'rs, 132 Kan. 870, 876, 297 P. 658. 7. Culvert off center of road as defect creating liability considered. Houdashelt v. State Highway Comm., 137 Kan. 485, 489, 21 P.2d 343. 8. Use of county bridge funds for state highways is not unlawful. State, ex rel., v. State Highway Comm., 138 Kan. 294, 303, 309, 26 P.2d 606. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026