County bridges are parts of public highways and must not be less than sixteen feet in width; when practicable the county commissioners shall declare all township and section lines, public highways of not less than forty feet in width, and where there is no improvement, no compensation shall be paid for such highways.
§ 67-5-1 NMSA 1978
[County bridges, township and section lines are parts of public highways; width.]
Laws 1891, ch. 89, § 2; C.L. 1897, § 1829; Code 1915, § 2653; C.S. 1929, § 64-702; 1941 Comp., § 58-401; 1953 Comp., § 55-4-1.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.