{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-191.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 191.001","heading":"HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES OVER TRACKS.","body":"(a) In this section, \"structure\" includes a bridge, viaduct, overheadway, footbridge, or wire.\n(b) The bottom of the lowest sill, girder, or crossbeam or the lowest downward projection of a structure built by the state, a county or municipality, or a railroad company or other corporation, firm, partnership, or individual over the tracks of a railway or railroad shall be placed at least 22 feet above the top of the rails of the tracks.\n(c) A roof projection built from a loading platform along a railroad main track, siding track, spur, or switch shall be at least 22 feet above the rails of the track.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 5. RAILROADS","SUBTITLE Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 191. STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS NEAR RAILROAD OR RAILWAY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.191.htm#191.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"527401a6e1dcf1d9f34d4f4c2d7e8aad3fe54a2d44e6c648ae487012b28187d3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-174.354","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-191.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}