§ 56-355 Repealed.
§ 56-355.1 Repealed.
§ 56-355.2 Definitions.
§ 56-356 Repealed.
§ 56-359 Repealed.
§ 56-362 Right of railroad to cross watercourse, intervening railroad, etc.
§ 56-363 Crossing of a railroad or public highway by another railroad; crossing of a railroad by a public highway.
§ 56-364 Repealed.
§ 56-365.1 Closing and or consolidation of grade crossings.
§ 56-366 Repealed.
§ 56-366.1 Proceedings to avoid or eliminate grade crossings by grade separation or to widen, strengthen, remodel, relocate or replace existing crossing structures on public highways.
§ 56-366.2 Repealed.
§ 56-366.3 Proceedings to alter, rebuild or replace existing grade separation structure destroyed or rendered unusable.
§ 56-367 Repealed.
§ 56-368.1 Subsequent maintenance of underpasses and overpasses.
§ 56-369 Elimination of public grade crossings by change of alignment of public highways or construction of replacement public highways.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 56 > Chapter 13 > Article 3 - Extensions; Connections; Crossing Other Railroads, Roads, Etc.

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Commission: means the State Corporation Commission. See Virginia Code 56-1
  • company: includes all corporations created by acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, or under the general incorporation laws of this Commonwealth, or doing business therein, and shall exclude all municipal corporations, other political subdivisions, and public institutions owned or controlled by the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 56-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Highway: as used in this chapter means any public highway, road, or street maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation or for which maintenance payments are made pursuant to §§ Virginia Code 56-355.2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Overpass: as used in this chapter means a grade separation structure in which the public highway passes above and across the railroad. See Virginia Code 56-355.2
  • Public road authority: as used in this chapter means any appropriate governing body which has responsibility for the construction and maintenance of public highways. See Virginia Code 56-355.2
  • Railroad: includes all railroad or railway lines, whether operated by steam, electricity, or other motive power, except when otherwise specifically designated. See Virginia Code 56-1
  • Railroad company: includes any company, trustee or other person owning, leasing or operating a railroad. See Virginia Code 56-1
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Underpass: as used in this chapter means the railroad passes above and across the public highway. See Virginia Code 56-355.2