§ 136-191. Intersection with highways. - North Carolina Statutes

§136‑191.  Intersection with highways.

Whenever the track of arailroad shall cross a highway or turnpike, such highway or turnpike may becarried under or over the track, as may be found most expedient; and in caseswhere an embankment or cutting shall make a change in the line of such highwayor turnpike desirable, then the railroad company may take such additional landsfor the construction of the road, highway or turnpike on such new line as maybe deemed requisite. Unless the land so taken shall be purchased for thepurposes aforesaid, compensation therefor shall be ascertained in the mannerprescribed in the Chapter Eminent Domain, and duly made by such corporation tothe owners and persons interested in such land. The same when so taken shallbecome a part of such intersecting highway or turnpike in such manner and bysuch tenure as the adjacent parts of the same highway or turnpike may be heldfor highway purposes. (1871‑2, c. 138, s. 26; Code, s. 1954; Rev., s.2568; C.S., s. 3448; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1; 1998‑128, s. 14.)