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O.C.G.A. § 46-8-133 — Alteration of railroad tracks, bridges, and other structures to accommodate motor vehicles | Georgia Code

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TITLE 46 PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Section 8. Railroad Companies, 46-8-1 through 46-8-382.

ARTICLE 5 CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, AND REPAIR OF RAIL LINES, DEPOTS, AND ROADS

46-8-133. Alteration of railroad tracks, bridges, and other structures to accommodate motor vehicles.

No railroad, railroad company, railway company, or person, firm, or corporation operating any line of railway in this state shall be required by the commission, or otherwise, to alter its tracks at any underpass, railroad trestle, or bridge; to alter the grade of any public road or highway at any such underpass, railroad trestle, or bridge; or to otherwise relay or reconstruct any portion of its tracks, or other structures, or any portion of any public road or highway, in order to accommodate any motor vehicle exceeding 12 feet six inches in height.

(Ga. L. 1941, p. 449, § 10.)

Cross references.

- Railroad grade crossings generally, § 32-6-190 et seq.

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