Tex. Transportation Code § 191.001
HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES OVER TRACKS
Texas · Texas Transportation Code · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- Tex. Transportation Code § 191.001, HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES OVER TRACKS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/568379
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:568379@1- SHA-256
efb0f0a90783c474532efc661e00a167bee2f3cd1beddfcd7263cc52f32af204
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) In this section, "structure" includes a bridge, viaduct, overheadway, footbridge, or wire.
(b) The bottom of the lowest sill, girder, or crossbeam or the lowest downward projection of a structure built by the state, a county or municipality, or a railroad company or other corporation, firm, partnership, or individual over the tracks of a railway or railroad shall be placed at least 22 feet above the top of the rails of the tracks.
(c) A roof projection built from a loading platform along a railroad main track, siding track, spur, or switch shall be at least 22 feet above the rails of the track.