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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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TRANSPORTATION CODE |
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Title 6. ROADWAYS |
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Subtitle C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES |
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Chapter 251. GENERAL COUNTY AUTHORITY RELATING TO ROADS AND BRIDGES |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 251.007. CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTY ROADS
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(a) The commissioners court of each county shall classify each public road in the county as a first-class, second-class, or third-class road.
(b) A county may not reduce a first-class or second-class road to a lower class.
(c) A first-class road must be not less than 40 feet wide or more than 100 feet wide. The causeway on a first-class road must be at least 16 feet wide.
(d) A second-class road and a causeway on a second-class road must meet the requirements applicable to a first-class road.
(e) A third-class road must meet the requirements applicable to a first-class road, except that:
(1) a third-class road may be less than 40 but not less than 20 feet wide; and
(2) the causeway on a third-class road may be less than 16 but not less than 12 feet wide.