Section 8-16-3-1.5 - DefinitionsAs used in this chapter:
(1) "Bridge" means any structure designed to carry vehicular traffic over or under an obstacle to the normal flow of traffic and including any grade separation, culvert, or approach to a bridge.(2) "Approach" means any part of a road or street which is required to make a bridge a viable part of a county road or city street system but which does not extend more than five hundred (500) feet from the bridge.(3) "Construction" means both construction and reconstruction to a degree that new, supplementary, or substantially improved traffic service is provided and significant geometric or structural improvements are affected.(4) "Cost" means all expenditures required to construct, maintain, or repair a bridge, including engineering, equipment, land acquisition, materials, contracts, and bond interest.(5) "Municipal corporation" means a city or town.As added by Acts1977 , P.L. 113, SEC.2. Amended by P.L. 8-1989, SEC.54; P.L. 104-1993, SEC.1.