70:13:01:01.  Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean:

 

          (1)  "ADT," average daily traffic;

 

          (2)  "BIG," bridge improvement grant;

 

          (3)  "Bridge," as defined in SDCL 31-14-1, a structure, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction, as water, highway, or railway, the structure having a length measured along the center of the roadway of more than twenty feet between undercopings of abutments or extreme ends of openings for multiple boxes and pipes where the clear distance between openings is less than half of the smaller contiguous opening;

 

          (4)  "Bridge condition," an engineering assessment of the structural components of a bridge pursuant to national bridge inspection standards;

 

          (5)  "Commission," the South Dakota Transportation Commission;

 

          (6)  "Department," the South Dakota Department of Transportation;

 

          (7)  "Local participation," the level of wheel tax implemented by a county LPA, any increase in local financial obligations beyond the program requirements, and plans that are complete for preservation, rehabilitation and replacement projects;

 

          (8)  "LPA," any local public agency authorized by statute to own, maintain, and govern the use of a bridge;

 

          (9)  "National bridge inspection standards," national standards established by the United States Department of Transportation for the inspection and evaluation of bridges;

 

          (10)  "Preliminary Engineering," evaluation of topography and legal survey, possible repair and replacement options, and hydraulic analyses, and the determination of the structure type, size, and location;

 

          (11)  "Procedures," comprehensive program procedures approved by the commission pursuant to 70:13:01:06;

 

          (12) "User impact," the amount of traffic on the bridge and the detour length needed if the bridge is closed.

 

          Source: 42 SDR 52, effective October 13, 2015; 43 SDR 57, effective October 17, 2016;

45 SDR 142, effective May 28, 2019.

          General Authority: SDCL 32-11-39.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 32-11-38, 32-11-39.