RCW 36.75.010 Definitions. As used in this title with relation to roads and bridges, the following terms mean: (1) “Alley,” a highway not designed for general travel and primarily used as a means of access to the rear of residences and business establishments; (2) “Board,” the board of county commissioners or the county legislative authority, […]
RCW 36.75.020 County roads—County legislative authority as agent of state—Standards. All of the county roads in each of the several counties shall be established, laid out, constructed, altered, repaired, improved, and maintained by the legislative authority of the respective counties as agents of the state, or by private individuals or corporations who are allowed to […]
RCW 36.75.030 State and county cooperation. The state department of transportation and the governing officials of any county may enter into reciprocal public highway improvement and maintenance agreements, providing for cooperation either in the county assisting the department in the improvement or maintenance of state highways, or the department assisting the county in the improvement […]
RCW 36.75.035 County may fund improvements to state highways. A county pursuant to chapter 36.88 RCW, or a service district as provided for in chapter 36.83 RCW, may, with the approval of the state department of transportation, improve or fund the improvement of any state highway within its boundaries. The county may fund improvements under […]
RCW 36.75.040 Powers of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners of each county, in relation to roads and bridges, shall have the power and it shall be its duty to: (1) Acquire in the manner provided by law property real and personal and acquire or erect structures necessary for the administration of the county […]
RCW 36.75.050 Powers—How exercised. The powers and duties vested in or imposed upon the boards with respect to establishing, examining, surveying, constructing, altering, repairing, improving, and maintaining county roads, shall be exercised under the supervision and direction of the county road engineer. The board shall by resolution, and not otherwise, order the survey, establishment, construction, […]
RCW 36.75.060 County road districts. For the purpose of efficient administration of the county roads of each county the board may, but not more than once in each year, form their respective counties, or any part thereof, into suitable and convenient road districts, not exceeding nine in number, and cause a description thereof to be […]
RCW 36.75.065 Community revitalization financing—Public improvements. In addition to other authority that a road district possesses, a road district may provide any public improvement as defined under RCW 39.89.020, but this additional authority is limited to participating in the financing of the public improvements as provided under RCW 39.89.050. This section does not limit the […]
RCW 36.75.070 Highways worked seven years are county roads. All public highways in this state, outside incorporated cities and towns and not designated as state highways, which have been used as public highways for a period of not less than seven years, where they have been worked and kept up at the expense of the […]
RCW 36.75.080 Highways used ten years are county roads. All public highways in this state, outside incorporated cities and towns and not designated as state highways which have been used as public highways for a period of not less than ten years are county roads: PROVIDED, That no duty to maintain such public highway nor […]
RCW 36.75.090 Abandoned state highways. All public highways in this state which have been a part of the route of a state highway and have been or may hereafter be no longer necessary as such, if situated outside of the limits of incorporated cities or towns, shall, upon certification thereof by the state department of […]
RCW 36.75.100 Informalities not fatal. No informalities in the records in laying out, establishing, or altering any public highways existing on file in the offices of the various county auditors of this state or in the records of the department or the transportation commission, may be construed to invalidate or vacate the public highways. [ […]
RCW 36.75.110 True locations to be determined—Survey. Whenever the board declares by resolution that the true location, course, or width of any county road is uncertain and that the same should be determined, it shall direct the county road engineer to make examination and survey thereof. This shall embrace an examination and survey of the […]
RCW 36.75.120 Action to determine true location. When the true location, course, or width of a county road, which was prior thereto uncertain, has been reported by the examining engineer, the board shall file an action in the superior court of such county for the determination thereof. All persons affected by the determination of the […]
RCW 36.75.130 Approaches to county roads—Rules regarding construction—Penalty. (1) No person shall be permitted to build or construct any approach to any county road without first obtaining permission therefor from the board. (2) The boards of the several counties of the state may adopt reasonable rules for the construction of approaches which, when complied with, […]
RCW 36.75.160 Power of county commissioners as to roads, bridges, and other structures crossing boundary lines. The board of county commissioners of any county may erect and construct or acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation, any bridge, trestle, or any other structure which crosses any stream, body of water, gulch, navigable water, swamp or other […]
RCW 36.75.170 Power of county commissioners as to roads, bridges, and other structures crossing boundary lines—Resolution to acquire or construct. The board may by original resolution entered upon its minutes declare its intention to pay for and erect or construct, or acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation, any bridge, trestle, or other structure upon any […]
RCW 36.75.180 Power of county commissioners as to roads, bridges, and other structures crossing boundary lines—Freeholders’ petition to acquire or construct. Ten or more freeholders of any county may petition the board for the erection and construction or acquisition by purchase, gift, or condemnation of any bridge, trestle, or any other structure in the vicinity […]
RCW 36.75.190 Engineer’s report—Hearing—Order. Upon report by the examining engineer for the erection and construction upon any county road, or for acquisition by purchase, gift or condemnation of any bridge, trestle, or any other structure crossing any stream, body of water, gulch, navigable water, swamp or other topographical formation, which constitutes a boundary, publication shall […]
RCW 36.75.200 Bridges on city or town streets. The boards of the several counties may expend funds from the county road fund for the construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of any bridge upon any city street within any city or town in such county where such city street and bridge are essential to the continuation […]
