Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org36046733.2-915Abandonment of certain roads and railroad crossings by governing body2026Highways 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. When a section of a road not in the secondary state highway system, or an existing crossing by such road of the lines of a railroad company or a crossing by the lines of a railroad company of such road, is deemed by the governing body in which it is located to be no longer necessary for public use, the governing body may abandon such section of the road or such crossing by proceeding as prescribed in this article.

B. In considering the abandonment of any section of road under the provisions of this section, due consideration shall be given to the historic value, if any, of such road.

Code 1950, § 33-76.14; 1950, p. 734; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-157; 1978, c. 616; 1980, c. 39; 2014, c. 805.