Does a fourth class county have the authority to construct and operate a toll bridge?
(2) Under the provisions of chapter 47.56 RCW, may the Washington toll bridge authority construct a toll bridge over a river constituting the boundary line between two counties of the state and over a route which would become a part of the county road system but not a state highway? [[Orig. Op. Page 2]] (3) In the event of an affirmative answer to question (2), may the two affected counties participate in such construction? (4) Anticipating such construction and participation, may the counties involved, as a feasibility study, impose a present toll on a presently existing bridge in the immediate vicinity of the proposed new bridge with an understanding that if the proposed facility is not built, the tolls thus collected would be applied to maintenance and repair of the existing facility? We answer your first and fourth questions in the negative and your second and third questions in the affirmative. ANALYSIS Counties, of course, have only the powers granted to them by statute and those
