Chapter 68 — ROADS AND BRIDGES

68-1212. History: L. 1919, ch. 102, §§ 1, 2; R.S. 1923, 68-1212; Repealed, L. 1933, ch. 309, § 27; April 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived …

68-1213. History: L. 1921, ch. 83, §§ 1 to 5; R.S. 1923, 68-1213; Repealed, L. 1933, ch. 309, § 27; April 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived…

68-1214. History: L. 1921, ch. 84, §§ 1 to 4; R.S. 1923, 68-1214; Repealed, L. 1933, ch. 309, § 27; April 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived…

68-1215. History: L. 1925, ch. 219, § 1; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 338, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

68-1218. History: L. 1925, ch. 218, § 1; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 338, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents …

68-1225. Certain counties between 16,000 and 20,000. The provisions of this act shall apply to any county having a population of more than sixteen thousand and less than twenty thousand with an assessed tangible valuation of not less than forty-four million dollars and less than …

68-1226. Same; warrants for construction, reconstruction and repair; limitations. The board of county commissioners of any such county is hereby authorized and empowered to issue no-fund warrants during the period of not to exceed three years for the purpose of providing revenue …

68-1227. Same; tax levy; issuance of warrants; interest, registration and redemption. Whenever no-fund warrants are issued under the authority provided by this act, the board of county commissioners shall make a tax levy at the first tax levying period after such warrants are iss…

68-1228. Same; cash basis and budget laws inapplicable. The provisions and restrictions of the cash basis and budget laws of this state shall not apply to the expenditures under the provisions of this act. History: L. 1947, ch. 355, § 4; April 4. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORD…

68-1229. History: L. 1951, ch. 384, § 1; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 305, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

68-1230. History: L. 1953, ch. 309, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 303, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 367, § 1; L. 1959, ch. 268, § 1; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 305, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF ST…

68-1231. History: L. 1961, ch. 470, § 1; Repealed, L. 2004, ch. 39, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

68-1232. History: L. 1961, ch. 171, § 1; Repealed, L. 1968, ch. 315, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

[Repealed or reserved.]

68-1401. Reconstruction of bridges in counties over $90,000,000 valuation; bonds; railroad grade separation structures, apportionment of cost; special assessments, when. Whenever in any county having an assessed valuation for taxation purposes of over ninety million dollars the b…

68-1402. Same; separate contracts for each bridge; sealed bids; surveys and plans. (a) The reconstruction, improvement, removal and relocation of bridges or approaches thereto provided for in this act shall be by written contract separately made and awarded as to each bridge, to …

68-1403. Same; issuance of bonds. In order to pay for the reconstruction, improvement, removal or relocation of any bridge and approaches thereto, provided for in this act, the board of county commissioners of such counties shall be and are hereby authorized and empowered, for an…

68-1404. Counties over $90,000,000 valuation; joint contracts; duties and liabilities of railways; monthly rental contracts. The board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with any county, township, city, drainage district, municipality, person, co…

68-1405. Same; bridges over navigable river; sale; removal; contracts for maintenance and repair. It shall be the duty of the county commissioners of any county of this state to which this act applies now or hereafter having therein any public bridge or bridges over any navigable…

68-1406. Counties having more than $110,000,000 valuation; construction of new bridge, when; bond issue. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county of this state, having an assessed valuation for taxation purposes of more than one hundred and ten million dollars, ha…

68-1406a. Same; act supplemental. This act is supplemental to and is to be construed as amendatory of and not as repealing K.S.A. 68-1401 to 68-1405. History: L. 1919, ch. 101, § 2; June 17; R.S. 1923, 68-1406, ¶ 2. Revisor's Note: This section was included in the Revised Statute…

68-1407. Same; surveys, plans and specifications; letting of contracts; publication notice; bond of contractor. (a) The county engineer, when directed by the board of county commissioners, shall make all necessary surveys and investigations and prepare plans and specifications fo…

68-1408. Same; issuance of bonds; tax levy. The bonds authorized to be issued by K.S.A. 68-1406 shall be issued and sold as provided by law, and such bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid by a general tax levied upon all the taxable property of the county. History: R.S. 19…

68-1409. Counties over $110,000,000 valuation; use of bridge for railway or other purposes; compensation; use of proceeds; monthly rental contracts. No railway company, other than a street railway company, shall construct, and use any tracks upon, or use any tracks constructed by…

68-1410. Same; contracts for maintenance and repair. All bridges constructed under the provisions of this act shall be under the control of and maintained by the board of county commissioners of the county constructing the same, and such county commissioners shall have power to c…

68-1410a. Ordinance or resolution under K.S.A. 68-1404 and 68-1409; publication; hearing after written objections filed; notice; term of contract. The ordinance or resolution of the board of county commissioners authorizing the execution of any contract relating to any such bridg…

68-1411. Repair of certain bridges in counties between 140,000 and 200,000; bond issue. Any county having a population of not less than 140,000 nor more than 200,000, in which any board of county commissioners, have constructed or reconstructed any bridge or bridges through order…

68-1412. Joint contracts for bridge improvement in certain abutting counties; bonds; tax levy. Counties having a population of not less than twenty thousand and not more than thirty thousand, and having an assessed valuation of not less than thirty-five million dollars and not mo…

68-1413. Replacement, reconstruction or repair of certain bridges damaged by flood or other casualty; use of funds; bonds. Whenever it is necessary to replace, reconstruct or repair any bridge or bridges over any river on any county road, which road connects with a county road of…

68-1414. Same; changing channel of river or erection of structures; use of funds; bonds. Whenever it is necessary to replace, reconstruct, or repair any bridge over any navigable river on any county road, which road connects with a county road of another county within or outside …

68-1501. Authority and purpose. Municipalities, corporations, persons and individuals are hereby authorized and empowered to build and construct bridges, dams (for power, irrigation and other purposes) and obstructions (for the purpose of preserving the banks from erosion) in, ov…

68-1502. Plans and specifications; approval; flood gates. Any municipality, corporation, person or individual desiring to construct a bridge, dam or other obstruction for either public or private purposes, or to repair or maintain a bridge, dam or other obstruction already constr…

68-1503. Approval of plans of prior projects. Any municipality, corporation, person or individual who has already constructed any bridge or bridges, dam or dams or other obstructions in, over or across any of the navigable rivers of the state, shall make application and submit th…

68-1504. Cost of inspection and approval of plans. The services required to be performed by the secretary of transportation under the provisions of K.S.A. 68-1502 and 68-1503, and amendments thereto, shall be free of cost to the municipality, corporation or person requiring such …

68-1505. Inapplicable to certain rivers. This act shall not apply to that portion that lies within or alongside of any drainage district, of any of the navigable rivers of the state, that flow through or alongside any drainage districts organized under chapter 215 [*] of the Sess…

68-1506. Act supplemental to other laws. This act is additional and supplemental to all other statutes and acts of the state, authorizing and regulating the construction and maintenance of bridges, dams and other obstructions in, over and across the navigable rivers of the state:…

68-1601. History: L. 1933, ch. 247, § 1; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

68-1602. History: L. 1933, ch. 247, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 157; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

68-1603. History: L. 1933, ch. 247, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 158; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

68-1604. History: L. 1933, ch. 247, § 4; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

68-1605. History: L. 1933, ch. 247, § 5; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

68-1606. History: L. 1933, ch. 247, § 6; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

68-1607. History: L. 1933, ch. 248, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 159; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

68-1608. History: L. 1933, ch. 248, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 160; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

68-1609. History: L. 1933, ch. 248, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 161; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

68-1610. History: L. 1972, ch. 248, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 162; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

68-1611. History: L. 1972, ch. 248, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 163; L. 1977, ch. 229, § 1; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessio…

68-1612. History: L. 1972, ch. 248, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 164; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

68-1613. History: L. 1972, ch. 248, § 4; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 16, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

68-1701. Designation; jurisdiction of county commissioners. There shall be designated in the state of Kansas a system of roads and highways which, for the purposes of this act, shall be known as the county major collector road system meeting the requirements of title 23 of the co…