17-17-1 Tolls prohibited except over toll bridges forming part of public road, etc
17-17-2 Bridges over Ohio, Great Kanawha or Big Sandy Rivers; corporations for such purposes
17-17-3 Power of bridge corporation to borrow money, mortgage or encumber by deed of trust
17-17-4 When bridge deemed a nuisance; abatement
17-17-5 Obstruction of navigation by bridge
17-17-6 Unsafe toll bridge
17-17-7 Purchase, construction or repair of toll bridge
17-17-8 Termination of privilege to erect and maintain toll bridge; toll rates
17-17-9 Toll rates for troops
17-17-10 Payment of toll prior to passage; demand of excessive toll; evading payment of toll
17-17-11 Gatekeeper to keep small change
17-17-12 Failure to provide gatekeeper and to allow prompt passage
17-17-13 Definitions
17-17-15 Authority to purchase or condemn toll bridges; eminent domain
17-17-16 Repair of toll bridge before purchase
17-17-17 Construction of toll bridge; purchase of land, etc., therefor
17-17-18 Power of eminent domain
17-17-19 Bridge revenue bonds generally
17-17-20 Trust agreement respecting bonds
17-17-21 General supervision of bridges under jurisdiction of commissioner
17-17-22 Tolls to be charged for bond payment; intrastate and interstate bridges included in one issue; purchasing of existing bridges; disposition of tolls
17-17-23 When tolls to cease
17-17-23a Transfer of excess tolls collected
17-17-23b Combining of bridges; imposition or reimposition of tolls upon existing combined bridges; revenue bonds and disposition of tolls for combined bridges
17-17-24 Construction of article in relation to state debt
17-17-25 Additional and alternative method provided; permit for construction of competitive bridge
17-17-26 When consent of other officers and boards not required
17-17-27 Liberal construction of §§17-17-13 to 17-17-28
17-17-28 Provisions of §§17-17-13 to 17-17-28 separable
17-17-29 Certain powers, duties, etc., of bridge commission transferred to state road commissioner
17-17-30 Construction, operation, etc., of toll bridges and tunnels by counties and cities — Authorized; authority to borrow money; consent of federal government and state road commission
17-17-31 Same — Acquisition of existing bridges
17-17-32 Same — General powers of cities and counties; bonds generally; exemptions from taxation
17-17-33 Same — Creation of mortgage lien
17-17-34 Same — Retiring bonds; remittance to sinking fund
17-17-35 Authorization for municipalities to maintain ownership of and continue charging tolls for toll bridges upon the payment of all bonds issued to acquire and construct or refinance the bridge and the interest thereon; permitted use of tolls collected
17-17-36 Maintenance of bridges retained by municipalities after repayment of indebtedness thereon; inspections by commissioner; bridge maintenance fund
17-17-37 Transfer of toll bridge to county
17-17-38 Municipal sale of ownership of toll bridges to private toll transportation facility; maintenance of tolls; imposition of liability for collection and payment; tax treatment and divestment
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  • state road commission: when used in this chapter, shall refer to and mean the West Virginia commissioner of highways, created by section one, article two-a of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 17-1-2
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