O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 46-8-133 (2019)

Alteration of railroad tracks, bridges, and other structures to accommodate motor vehicles

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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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.

History

(Ga. L. 1941, p. 449, § 10.)

Annotations

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

ARTICLE 6 OPERATION OF TRAINS GENERALLY Part 1 Employees Engaged in Operation of Trains Generally

Cross references. - Liability of railroad employers for injuries to employees caused by negligence of other employees, § 34-7-21.

Liability of railroad employers for injuries to employees generally, § 34-7-40 et seq.

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 65 Am. Jur. 2d, Railroads, § 277.

C.J.S. - 74 C.J.S., Railroads, §§ 767, 768.