Statute · New York Highway Law
N.Y. High. Law § 189 — Highways by use
N.Y. High. Law § 189
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Highway Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 189. Highways by use. All lands which shall have been used by the public as a highway for the period of ten years or more, shall be a highway, with the same force and effect as if it had been duly laid out and recorded as a highway, and the town superintendent shall open all such highways to…
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N.Y. High. Law § 189 — Highways by use is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 189. Highways by use. All lands which shall have been used by the public as a highway for the period of ten years or more, shall be a highway, with the same force and effect as if it had been duly laid out and recorded as a highway, and the town superintendent shall open all such highways to the width of at least three rods.