Legal Opinion

State Highway Bridges

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas

Decided November 7, 1929Published

1Opinion of the Court

Koch, Dep. Att’y-Gen.,

— Under the provisions of the Act of May 1, 1929, P. L. 1054, the Department of Highways will, on June 1, 1930, take over all county bridges over streams on State highway routes in boroughs, towns and townships, and thereafter such bridges must be built, rebuilt, repaired and maintained by the Department of Highways at the expense of the Commonwealth from moneys in the Motor License Fund. Meantime, the Department of Highways is authorized, at its option, to take over any such bridges as it may, in its discretion, decide should be built, rebuilt or repaired.

Accordingly,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GroveSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  2. Commonwealth v. Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926

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