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Ferry

v. Att.-Gen., 1904 AC 490. The owner if he lose his traffic by the competition of a railway bridge can get no compensation under the Lands Clauses Act, Hopkins v. Great Northern Railway Co., (1877) 2 QBD

Street

5 & 1 Edw. 8, c. 49), by s. 343, includes any highway, including a highway over any bridge, and any road, lane, footway, square, Court, alley or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not; and see A.G.

Approach

Approach, in relation to a bridge or tunnel, means the highway giving access to it, that is the surface of the highway together with

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Appropriate authority

(Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994), s. 2 (a)] Means, in relation to a bridge for the maintenance of which a bridge authority is responsible, or a road passing over such a bridge,

Toll

of money paid for use of something esp. The consideration paid to use a public road, highway, or bridge 2. A charge for a long call distance, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. [fr. tol, Sax. And Dut.;

Pontage

Pontage [fr. pons, Lat., a bridge], duty paid for the reparation of bridges; also, a due to the lord of the fee for persons

Public street

have a right of way whether a thoroughfare or not and includes (a) the roadway over any public bridge or causeway; (b) the foot-way attached to any such street, public bridge or causeway; and (c) the drains

Thames

constructed under the authority of Parliament and belonging to any body corporate established under such authority, and no bridge over the river Thames or the river Kennet belonging to or vested in any county council or municipal

Highways

also defined by the Highway Act, 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4, c. 50), s. 5, 'All roads, bridges (not being county bridges), carriage ways, cartways, horseways, bridleways, footways, cause-ways churchways and pavements. They exist either by

Way

proceeding to effect this object is pointed out. Parties grieved have a right of appeal to the sessions. Bridges are public highways. See BRIDGE. A private right of way may be claimed by prescription and immemorial usage;

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