Section 207.02. Applicability.

 

(1)   County, town, village and city highway bridges.

(a) Pursuant to s. 84.01 (23) , Stats., the standards in this chapter apply to the construction of county, town, village, and city highway bridges, arches, and culverts in or over navigable streams. The standards do not apply to projects under the supervision of the department that are done in compliance with s. 30.2022 , Stats.

(b) These standards also apply to highway approaches to structures, but only within the physical areas defined in sub. (2) and only to those features of the proposed construction which would have an effect on water quality and other water-related aspects as described in this chapter.

(2)   Applicable area limits of highway approaches to structures.

(a) All portions of a highway-water crossing which are proposed for construction and lie within the floodplain are within the purview of these standards, except that in those cases where the highway approach lies roughly parallel to the waterway but within the flood plain, the portion of highway approach under the purview of these standards shall approximate the distance from the structure abutment to the floodplain limit assuming a right-angle crossing.

(b) It is not the intent of these standards that the scope of what is proposed for construction be expanded solely for the purpose of including portions of existing adjacent roadways which are within the limits of the floodplain and not in conformance with the erosion control criteria established in s. Trans 207.09 except that overflow sections shall be addressed as provided in s. Trans 207.09 (3) (b) .

(3)   Permits from federal agencies. In addition to complying with these standards, it may be necessary for constructing authorities to obtain permits from federal agencies such as the U.S. coast guard and the U.S. army corps of engineers.

History: Cr. Register, June, 1981, No. 306 , eff. 7-1-81; correction in (1) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register March 2012 No. 675 .