California · Streets and Highways Code - SHC

SHC §902: Except as otherwise provided by law, any toll trail, toll road or toll bridge, for which the franchise has expired by limitation or nonuser, becomes a free county highway.

What this law says, in plain English

When a toll trail, road, or bridge franchise expires or is abandoned, it automatically becomes a free county highway under state law.

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Except as otherwise provided by law, any toll trail, toll road or toll bridge, for which the franchise has expired by limitation or nonuser, becomes a free county highway. No claim shall be valid against the county for the right of way, or for the land or material comprising such toll trail, toll road or toll bridge.

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