Fla. Stat. 298.24
Bridge construction


All bridges contemplated by this chapter and all enlargements of bridges already in existence shall be built and enlarged according to and in compliance with the plans, specifications and orders made or approved by the chief engineer of the district. If any such bridge shall belong to any corporation, or be needed over a public highway or right-of-way of any corporation, the secretary of said board of supervisors shall give such corporation notice by delivering to its agent or officer, in any county wherein said district is situate, a copy of the order of the board of supervisors of said district declaring the necessity for the construction or enlargement of said bridge. A failure to construct or enlarge such bridge, within the time specified in such order, shall be taken as a refusal to do said work by said corporation, and thereupon the said board of supervisors shall proceed to let the work of constructing or enlarging the same at the expense of the corporation for the cost thereof, which costs shall be collected by said board of supervisors from said corporation, by suit therefor, if necessary. But before said board of supervisors shall let such work, it shall give some agent or officer of said corporation, authorized by the laws of this state to accept service of summons, or upon whom service of summons for said corporation might be made, at least 20 days’ actual notice of the time and place of letting such work. Any owner of land, within or without the district, may, at the owner’s expense, and in compliance with the terms and provisions of this chapter, construct a bridge across any drain, ditch, canal, or excavation in or out of said district. Each district shall have full authority to construct and maintain any ditch or lateral provided in its water control plan, across any of the public highways of this state, without proceedings for the condemnation of the same, or being liable for damages therefor. Within 10 days after a dredge boat or any other excavating machine shall have completed a ditch across any public highway, a bridge shall be constructed and maintained over such drainage ditch where the same crosses such highway; provided, however, the word corporation as used in this section shall not apply to counties.

Source: Section 298.24 — Bridge construction, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0298.­24 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

298.001
Districts designated as “water control” districts
298.01
Formation of water control district
298.005
Definitions
298.11
Landowners’ meetings
298.12
Annual election of supervisors
298.13
Supervisor’s oath of office
298.14
Organization of board
298.15
Record of proceedings
298.16
Appointment of district engineer
298.17
Appointment and duties of treasurer of district
298.18
Supervisors to employ attorney for district
298.19
Appointment and duties of superintendent of plant and operations and overseers
298.20
Supervisors to fix compensation for work and employees
298.21
Supervisors may remove officers and employees
298.22
Powers of supervisors
298.23
Supervisors authorized to take land for rights-of-way, etc.
298.24
Bridge construction
298.25
Type of bridges over drains in large counties
298.26
District engineer to make annual reports to supervisors
298.28
Watercourses to be connected with drainage of district
298.36
Lands belonging to state assessed
298.41
Taxes and costs a lien on land against which taxes levied
298.47
Supervisors may issue bonds
298.48
Sale of bonds and disposition of proceeds
298.49
Interest upon matured bonds
298.50
Levy of tax to pay bonds, sinking fund
298.51
Defaults, receivership for district
298.52
Refunding and extending bonds
298.54
Maintenance tax
298.56
Bonds issued secured by lien on lands benefited
298.57
Landowner in district may construct drains across land of intervening landowner
298.59
Supervisors authorized to obtain consent of United States
298.60
Unpaid warrants issued by district to draw interest
298.61
Sureties on bonds
298.62
Lands may be acquired for rights-of-way and other purposes
298.63
Bonds to secure loans from Secretary of Interior
298.66
Obstruction of public drainage canals, etc., prohibited
298.70
Department of Environmental Protection authorized to borrow money
298.71
Department may issue notes
298.72
Department may use proceeds of drainage tax to pay loans
298.73
Matured written obligations receivable in payment of taxes
298.74
Drainage of lakes
298.76
Special or local legislation
298.77
Readjustment of assessments
298.78
Lien
298.225
Water control plan
298.301
District water control plan adoption
298.305
Assessing land for development
298.329
When works insufficient, supervisors have power to make a new or amended plan
298.333
Assessments and costs
298.341
When unpaid assessments delinquent
298.345
Enforcement of non-ad valorem assessments
298.349
Uniform initial acreage assessment for payment of expenses
298.353
Unit development
298.365
Collection of annual installment tax
298.366
Delinquent taxes
298.401
Property appraisers and tax collectors
298.465
District taxes

Current through Fall 2025

§ 298.24. Bridge construction's source at flsenate​.gov