Ohio Code § 4961.25
Ohio Code § 4961.25. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4961.25.
When it becomes necessary for two or more railroads to cross any of the navigable
waters of this state at or near the same point, by drawbridge or swing bridge, the
companies or persons owning or controlling such railroads, if practicable, shall use
the same bridge and approaches thereto. The right to use any such bridge and its approaches, or other similar structure,
so situated and used as to make it necessary for the companies or persons owning or
operating two or more railroads to agree upon a common use thereof, in order to comply
with this section, when such companies or persons cannot so agree, may be appropriated
by the company or persons owning or operating a railroad for which such use is desired,
in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4961.25
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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