Title XIV — ROADS AND WATERWAYS

234.010. County commission to determine what bridges to be built. — Each county commission shall determine what bridges shall be built and maintained at the expense of the county and what by the road districts; provided, that no road district shall be compelled to build a bridge …

234.020. County engineer to supervise certain construction. — The construction of all masonry or concrete culverts and bridges, and of all other bridges costing over fifty dollars, shall be under the supervision of the county highway engineer. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 8535) Prior …

234.030. Damaged bridges, how repaired. — Whenever the highway engineer of any county is notified by any road overseer, or other reputable person, that any county bridge has been badly damaged by recent floods, or is otherwise in imminent danger of falling in, or is dangerous in …

234.040. Road districts to repair bridges, when. — The county commission may order any bridge built by the county to be attached to a road district, for the purpose of being kept in repair by such road district; but when the repairs necessary at one time shall exceed in value fif…

234.050. Toll bridges, how controlled. — The control and management of any toll bridge or toll road which may have been constructed originally by any corporation, partnership or person, whether chartered under the general laws or organized under special act, whose charter has exp…

234.060. Taxpayers may petition for bridge, when. — Whenever twelve resident taxpayers in any township or townships petition the county commission for a bridge upon any public road in such township or townships, giving the name of the stream and the locality of the contemplated b…

234.070. Construction of bridge in adjoining county. — Whenever the county commission of any county, upon investigation, shall be satisfied that the citizens of said county will be benefitted by the construction of a bridge in an adjoining county and within one mile of the bounda…

234.080. Bridge across stream uniting two counties, how paid for. — 1. If a bridge be necessary over any watercourse which divides one county from another, the county commissions of such counties may unite in the building of said bridge and the expenses shall be borne by such cou…

234.090. Bridges across state line — payment of expenses. — 1. If a bridge or bridges be necessary over any river, stream or watercourse forming the boundary line or part of the boundary line between the state of Missouri and any adjoining state or states, the county commissions …

234.100. Cities and counties may contract for free public highways over bridges, procedure. — Any city organized under general law, or under special charter, or under Section 19 of Article VI of the Constitution of this State, and adjoining a navigable stream and separated by suc…

234.110. Counties may issue bonds. — After filing of such report as provided in section 234.100 the county commission, with such city or the proper authorities thereof, may make, or cause to be made, a contract for the purchase of such right-of-way and such counties may issue bon…

234.120. Authorizing payment of bonds by special assessment — procedure. — 1. If such city shall contain two hundred thousand or more inhabitants and the price for such right-of-way shall be reasonable, and such city, through its proper authorities shall propose to pay as much as…

234.130. Cities may increase indebtedness, how. — 1. Any such city may increase its indebtedness by issuing and selling its bonds for funds for use in making a purchase or purchases by authority of this law and paying expenses of holding an election as by this section authorized …

234.140. City and county may pay proportionately, when. — 1. Any city and the county commission of any county contracting by authority of this law for the purchase of right-of-way over a bridge may pay the purchase price therefor when having funds therefor and proper conveyance o…

234.150. Condemnation of property for public use, proceedings. — 1. Every county commission participating by authority in this law, in the purchase of or a contract for right-of-way over a bridge, shall cause such a highway to be opened in the county as may be necessary to give a…

234.160. Toll bridges in two counties permitted, when, where. — If a bridge be necessary over any watercourse which divides one county from another, and the county commissions of both counties shall determine that such bridge cannot be built, reconstructed or maintained at the ex…

234.170. Toll bridges may be built, how. — If a bridge located wholly within any one county be necessary over any watercourse, and the county commission of such county shall determine that such bridge cannot be built, reconstructed or maintained at the expense of said county on a…

234.180. Toll bridge to be part of state highway system. — The state highways and transportation commission of the state of Missouri is hereby authorized and directed to include as a part of the state highway system the whole of any toll bridge across any river forming a common b…

234.190. May join with other states to secure bridge — contract — bonds. — The state highways and transportation commission of Missouri is hereby vested with authority to join with the state highways and transportation commission or a suitable public body of any such other state …

234.200. Commission may accept title and ownership of bridge, when — obligation. — The state highways and transportation commission is hereby authorized to take and accept conveyance of title to and ownership of any such bridge, or part thereof, situated within the state of Misso…

234.210. Acquisition of toll bridges, by whom. — Any county, municipality, road district, political or civil subdivision of a county or of the state, severally or acting with other authorized agencies in this or adjoining states, may acquire, own and operate, construct, or aid in…

[Repealed or reserved.]

234.230. Highways and transportation commission may contribute to cost — amount. — The state highways and transportation commission may, when in its opinion the best interests of the state require, contribute not to exceed thirty percent of the cost of construction of such bridge…

234.240. Acquisition of land, by whom. — The public agencies named in section 234.210 may acquire by purchase or by eminent domain all necessary land, rights-of-way, easements, materials and supplies for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, owning and operating, improving or e…

234.250. Bridges to be toll-free, when. — Provided that nothing in this law shall authorize or permit the collection of tolls on any bridge heretofore made toll-free or on any existing bridge on which tolls are not at present collected. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 8551)

234.260. Revenue and refunding bonds, how redeemed — interest rate. — 1. For the purpose of redeeming any toll bridge revenue bonds or toll bridge revenue refunding bonds at maturity, or upon voluntary surrender by the holder or holders thereof regardless of maturity, or upon cal…

234.270. Bonds, how sold or exchanged. — Toll bridge revenue refunding bonds issued under the provisions of sections 234.210 to 234.300, may be sold at such time and in such manner as the issuing authority may determine upon, or such refunding bonds may be issued and delivered in…

234.280. Maturity date may be extended. — 1. In lieu of issuing toll bridge revenue refunding bonds as provided for in section 234.220, the governing authority of any public agency now or hereafter having outstanding bonds issued under the provisions of sections 234.210 to 234.30…

234.290. Bonds may be called — notice to be given. — In the issuance of toll bridge revenue bonds or toll bridge revenue refunding bonds under the provisions of sections 234.210 to 234.300, the issuing authority may reserve unto itself the right, at its option, to call in, pay an…

234.300. Expenses, how paid. — All expenses necessarily incurred under the provisions of sections 234.260 to 234.290 shall be deemed to be expenses of operation of any such bridge and may be paid by the issuing authority in the same manner as other expenses of such operation are …

234.310. Certain cities empowered to acquire, construct, operate and maintain bridges. — All cities in this state now organized and operating under a special charter, or which are now or hereafter may be organized under the provisions of Section 19 of Article VI of the State Cons…

234.320. Condemnation proceedings. — In the event the whole or any part of the cost of such bridge or viaduct or the approaches thereto, or the right-of-way therefor, or any interest therein, or any other property and rights upon which any such bridge, viaduct or its approaches a…

234.330. Existing rights not impaired. — The provisions of sections 234.310 and 234.320 shall not abrogate or impair any right or power which such cities may now or hereafter have to build and construct bridges and viaducts and their approaches thereto, or to acquire, in whole or…

234.340. Cities having 100,000 population and over — power and authority. — All cities in this state having one hundred thousand inhabitants or over are hereby given the power and authority to build or acquire, by purchase, lease, gift or otherwise, within their corporate limits …

234.370. Commissioners — appointment and qualifications. — Within ninety days after this law becomes effective the governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint five commissioners of the Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission created by compact between t…

234.380. Terms of commissioners. — Of the commissioners first appointed one shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years and one for five years. At the expiration of the term of each commissioner and of each succee…