The duty to construct and maintain all bridges and culverts throughout the county, except upon the state trunk highway system, is hereby imposed upon the board of county commissioners, subject to conditions relating to bridges and culverts on secondary highways in townships.
S.D. Codified Laws § 31-14-2
County commissioners' responsibility for bridges and culverts
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Sorensen v. Sommervold (2005)
Most recently applied in Sorensen v. Sommervold (March 2005)
Source: SL 1919, ch 333, § 29; SDC 1939, § 28.1402; SL 1955, ch 102, § 1.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.