Virginia § 33.2-700 - Transfer of highways, etc., from secondary state highway system to local authorities
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 33.2-700 — Transfer of highways, etc., from secondary state highway system to local authorities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33.2-700. Transfer of highways, etc., from secondary state highway system to local authorities
Whenever any town has a population of more than 3,500 inhabitants, all the streets, highways, causeways, bridges, landings, and wharves in such town that were incorporated within the secondary state highway system shall be eliminated from such system and the control and jurisdiction over them shall be vested in the local authorities. This section shall in no way affect the rights of such towns to receive the benefits provided elsewhere in this title.
Code 1950, § 33-137; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-224; 2014, c. 805.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33.2-700 ("Transfer of highways, etc., from secondary state highway system to local authorities") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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