Terms Used In Iowa Code 309.82

  • Bridge: includes any structure including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction, such as water, a highway, or railway. See Iowa Code 309.1
  • Culvert: includes any structure not classified as a bridge which provides an opening under any roadway, except that this term does not include tile crossing the road, or intakes thereto, where the tile are a part of a tile line or system designed to aid subsurface drainage. See Iowa Code 309.1
 On completion of a bridge or culvert, a detailed statement of cost, and of additions or alterations to the plans shall be filed by the county engineer, all of which shall be retained in the county engineer’s office as permanent records.