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RSA 229:1 · Highways Defined

Title
XX: TRANSPORTATION
Chapter
229 · HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN THE STATE
Status
current
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229:1 Highways Defined. – Highways are only such as are laid out in the mode prescribed therefor by statute, or roads which have been constructed for or are currently used for motor vehicle, bicycle, or pedestrian public travel over land which has been conveyed to a city or town or to the state by deed of a fee or easement interest, or roads which have been dedicated to the public use and accepted by the city or town in which such roads are located, or roads which have been used as such for public travel, other than travel to and from a toll bridge or ferry, for 20 years prior to January 1, 1968, and shall include the bridges thereon. Highway does not include any bridge, trail, or path intended for use by off highway recreational vehicles, as defined in RSA 215-A:1, or snowmobiles, as defined in RSA 215-C:1. Source. RS 53:7. CS 57:7. GS 68:8. GL 74:8. PS 67:1. PL 74:1. RL 90:1. 1943, 57:1. 1945, 188:1, part 1:1. RSA 230:1. 1967, 283:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981. 2017, 156:123, eff. July 1, 2017.

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Source. RS 53:7. CS 57:7. GS 68:8. GL 74:8. PS 67:1. PL 74:1. RL 90:1. 1943, 57:1. 1945, 188:1, part 1:1. RSA 230:1. 1967, 283:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981. 2017, 156:123, eff. July 1, 2017.

Source history

  • 1943, 57:1
  • 1945, 188:1, part 1:1. RSA 230:1
  • 1967, 283:1
  • 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981
  • 2017, 156:123, eff. July 1, 2017
  • RS 53:7. CS 57:7. GS 68:8. GL 74:8. PS 67:1. PL 74:1. RL 90:1

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  • 2026 HB1543 amend

    ess the municipality concurs or an agreement and approval consistent with RSA 4:39-c, V-VII is obtained. 5 New Section; Turnback Rehabilitation and Transition Assistance. Amend RSA 229 by inserting after section 5 the following new section: 229:5-a Turnback Rehabilitation and Transition Assistance. I. Prior to any reclassification or reversion of class I or class II highway still in public use,

  • 2026 HB1543-FN amend

    ess the municipality concurs or an agreement and approval consistent with RSA 4:39-c, V-VII is obtained. 5 New Section; Turnback Rehabilitation and Transition Assistance. Amend RSA 229 by inserting after section 5 the following new section: 229:5-a Turnback Rehabilitation and Transition Assistance. I. Prior to any reclassification or reversion of class I or class II highway still in public use,

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