Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 8702. Bridges; vacation of existing bridge and construction of joint county bridge; procedure

Whenever roads are laid out, altered, or vacated, as referred to in section one of this act,  1 over a river, creek, or rivulet, and in such laying out, altering, or vacating of said road it becomes necessary to vacate an existing bridge and construct a joint county bridge on a different site, the same viewers who view the laying out, altering, or vacating of said road shall at the same time have the authority to locate a new joint county bridge on the route of the road as laid out, altered, or vacated, and the report on the road and the joint county bridge shall be made in the same report, and shall be returned to each of the courts as soon as said report is completed: Provided also, however, That in the petition for the view of the road, there is contained a request for relocation of said joint county bridge: Provided, That before any such road and joint county bridge shall be finally confirmed by the court, the same shall be approved by a grand jury and the court in each of the respective counties and after the approval of such road and joint county bridge by said grand juries and court, the report shall be confirmed “nisi” by the courts of each county, which report shall become absolute in thirty days unless exceptions thereto be filed in the manner provided by law. If exceptions be filed, the said courts shall hear said exceptions and make a final decree either confirming said report or setting it aside as is now provided by law in similar cases.