{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-54-4-601","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-4-601","heading":"Eligibility","body":"(a) Eligible bridges shall be those located on public roads under the jurisdiction of a local government, and shall not include bridges located on the state system of highways. Any local government that meets the eligibility requirements in § 54-4-504(c) shall be eligible for participation in the high priority bridge replacement program.\n(b) For purposes of this part, \"bridge\" means a structure on a public road, including supports, erected for carrying traffic over a depression or an obstruction, such as water or a highway or railway, and having an opening measured along the center of the roadway of more than twenty feet (20') between under-copings of abutments or spring lines of arches, or extreme ends of openings for multiple boxes; it may also include multiple pipes, where the clear distance between openings is less than half of the smaller contiguous opening.","path":["TN Code","Title 54","Chapter 4"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"075b9ff3eda7c0d3e0334278110031bc2d54aa7c0514ef7e3f578faaa3c6e89c","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-54-4-508","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-54-4-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}