Mississippi § 55-7-17 - Construction, operation, etc., of bridges, ferries, causeways, and tunnels by commission.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 55-7-17 — Construction, operation, etc., of bridges, ferries, causeways, and tunnels by commission., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55-7-17. Construction, operation, etc., of bridges, ferries, causeways, and tunnels by commission.
The bridge and park commission shall have power to construct, build, maintain, operate, reconstruct and repair a bridge or bridges, a ferry or ferries, a causeway or causeways, or a tunnel or tunnels, or any combination thereof, connecting any island acquired, in whole or in part, by the commission, with the mainland. The point of connection of any such bridge, causeway or tunnel with the mainland may be within or without the corporate limits of the municipality in the case of a municipal agency and may be within or without the county limits of the county in the case of a county agency. Said commission shall further have the power to acquire by a gift, grant, purchase, the exercise of eminent domain, or otherwise, land for approaches to any such bridge, ferry, causeway or tunnel, and to construct, build, maintain, operate, reconstruct and repair approaches to any such bridge, ferry, causeway or tunnel connecting any such island or part thereof with the mainland.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-7-17 ("Construction, operation, etc., of bridges, ferries, causeways, and tunnels by commission.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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