N.D. Cent. Code § 49-11-02: Railroad bridges must be in good repair

Every railroad corporation shall maintain and keep in good repair all bridges and their abutments which the corporation shall construct for the purpose of enabling its road to pass over or under any public highway, watercourse, or other way. Railroad corporations which have transferred railway property to the public service commission in trust for the purposes of reorganization or reopening are not liable for failure to maintain railroad bridges in good repair during the period of trust.