South Carolina Statutes
§ 57-17-40 — Construction of footpaths and bridges over streams, swamps and marshes, and along highways.
South Carolina § 57-17-40
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 57HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES
Ch. 17COUNTY ROADS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES GENERALLY
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 57-17-40 (2026).
Text
The supervisor or governing body of any county may have the overseer construct footpaths or bridges over streams, swamps and marshes and along the highways of such county.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 33-813; 1952 Code SECTION 33-813; 1942 Code SECTION 5823; 1932 Code SECTION 5823; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2916; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1941; 1902 (23) 1005.
Nearby Sections
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§ 57-17-100
Closing certain railroad-highway crossings.§ 57-17-120
Disposition of fines and forfeitures.§ 57-17-130
Unauthorized diversion of highways.§ 57-17-40
Construction of footpaths and bridges over streams, swamps and marshes, and along highways.§ 57-17-50
Erection of local direction posts.§ 57-17-510
Width of road.§ 57-17-620
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 57-17-40, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/17/57-17-40.