LIABILITY OF STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS FOR DEFECTS IN DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES: SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

This supplementary material contains additional information referenced to topic headings in the original paper and new topic headings that relate to matters not discussed in the original paper. Among the previous topic headings are: Design Defects; Construction Defects; and Maintenance Defects. New topic headings are: Introduction; Design Defects (sub-headings: Effect of "Known Dangerous Conditions"; and New York Rule Relating to Immunity); Maintenance Defects (sub-heading: Special Problems Arising Out of Weather Conditions); Related Matters (sub-headings: Liability for Acts of Third Persons; Jurisdictional Problems Relating to Interstate Bridges; and Recovery Under Inverse Law for Bridge Construction); and Conclusion.

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  • Page range: 1966-N88-S1 through 1966-N88-S13.
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  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Vance, J C
• Publication Date: 1991-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 13 p.
• Serial:
  • Selected Studies in Highway Law
  • Volume: 4
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge construction; Bridge design; Bridges; Construction; Defects; Governments; Highway law; Icing; Immunity (Law); Liability; Maintenance; Negligence; Property values; Snow; State departments of transportation; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge maintenance; Jurisdiction; Recovery
• Old TRIS Terms: Accumulation; Preferential icing; Throwing objects from bridges, liability
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00621565
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Addendum 5
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 30 1992 12:00AM