IC 8-16-3-1.5: Definitions

Sec. 1.5. As 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.