KRS 181.610: Purchase of bridges.

(1) The commission may purchase any toll bridge over a navigable stream so as to

connect the city with an adjoining state, or any such toll bridge wholly or partly

constructed, or any franchises, easements, permits or contracts for the construction

of such bridges, upon terms and at prices considered by the bridge commission to be

reasonable and that can be agreed upon between the commission and the owner.

(2) Title shall be taken in the name of the city, subject to such mortgage or other lien as

the seller reserves under the provisions of KRS 181.750.

(3) Upon the execution of any contract for the purchase of an existing bridge the seller

shall be relieved from any obligation or duty theretofore imposed upon the owner by

charter, legislative enactment, or otherwise to maintain and keep the bridge open to

the public.