Supplement to Liability of State Highway Departments for Defects in Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Bridges

State highway departments and transportation agencies have a continuing need to keep abreast of operating practices and legal elements of specific problems in highway law. This report supplements and updates a paper in Volume 4, Selected Studies in Highway Law, entitled Liability of State Highway Departments for Defects in Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Bridges, pp. 1966-N55 to 1966-N87, which was prepared by J.C. Vance. The contents of this Digest update the information presented in the original paper on the following topics: Introduction; Design Defects; Construction Defects; Maintenance Defects; Related Matters; and Conclusion.