New York Statutes

§ 189 — Highways by use

New York § 189
JurisdictionNew York
Law HAYHighway
Art. 8Town Highways

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N.Y. Highway § 189 (2026).

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§ 189. Highways by use. All lands which shall have been used by the\npublic as a highway for the period of ten years or more, shall be a\nhighway, with the same force and effect as if it had been duly laid out\nand recorded as a highway, and the town superintendent shall open all\nsuch highways to the width of at least three rods.\n

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