Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org36046633.2-914County roads not part of primary or secondary state highway system; definitions2026Highways and Other Surface Transportation SystemsModes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public TransportationAbandonment and Discontinuance of Highways and RoadsAbandonment of Roads Not in Primary or Secondary State Highway System

A. The provisions of this article shall apply mutatis mutandis to county roads maintained by a county and not part of the secondary state highway system and to roads dedicated to public use but that are not part of the primary or secondary state highway system.

B. For the purposes of this article: “Governing body” means the governing body of a county.

“Road” includes streets and alleys dedicated to public use and any existing crossing by the lines of a railroad company of such road and a railroad crossing by such road of the lines of a railroad company.

Code 1950, § 33-76.13; 1950, p. 734; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-156; 2014, c. 805.