Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 36.75 - Roads and Bridges—General Provisions.
36.75.080 - Highways used ten years are county roads.

RCW 36.75.080
Highways used ten years are county roads.

All public highways in this state, outside incorporated cities and towns and not designated as state highways which have been used as public highways for a period of not less than ten years are county roads: PROVIDED, That no duty to maintain such public highway nor any liability for any injury or damage for failure to maintain such public highway or any road signs thereon shall attach to the county until the same shall have been adopted as a part of the county road system by resolution of the county commissioners.

[ 1963 c 4 § 36.75.080. Prior: 1955 c 361 § 3; prior: 1945 c 125 § 1, part; 1937 c 187 § 10, part; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 6450-10, part.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 36 - Counties

Chapter 36.75 - Roads and Bridges—General Provisions.

36.75.010 - Definitions.

36.75.020 - County roads—County legislative authority as agent of state—Standards.

36.75.030 - State and county cooperation.

36.75.035 - County may fund improvements to state highways.

36.75.040 - Powers of county commissioners.

36.75.050 - Powers—How exercised.

36.75.060 - County road districts.

36.75.065 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.

36.75.070 - Highways worked seven years are county roads.

36.75.080 - Highways used ten years are county roads.

36.75.090 - Abandoned state highways.

36.75.100 - Informalities not fatal.

36.75.110 - True locations to be determined—Survey.

36.75.120 - Action to determine true location.

36.75.130 - Approaches to county roads—Rules regarding construction—Penalty.

36.75.160 - Power of county commissioners as to roads, bridges, and other structures crossing boundary lines.

36.75.170 - Power of county commissioners as to roads, bridges, and other structures crossing boundary lines—Resolution to acquire or construct.

36.75.180 - Power of county commissioners as to roads, bridges, and other structures crossing boundary lines—Freeholders' petition to acquire or construct.

36.75.190 - Engineer's report—Hearing—Order.

36.75.200 - Bridges on city or town streets.

36.75.203 - Responsibility of city to maintain county road forming a municipal boundary.

36.75.205 - Street as extension of road in town of less than one thousand.

36.75.207 - Agreements for planning, establishment, construction, and maintenance of city streets by counties—Use of county road fund—Payment by city—Contracts, bids.

36.75.210 - Roads crossing boundaries.

36.75.220 - Connecting road across segment of third county.

36.75.230 - Acquisition of land under RCW 36.75.210 and 36.75.220.

36.75.240 - Sidewalks and pedestrian paths or walks—Bicycle paths, lanes, routes, and roadways—Standards.

36.75.243 - Curb ramps for persons with physical disabilities.

36.75.250 - State may intervene if maintenance neglected.

36.75.255 - Street improvements—Provision of supplies or materials.

36.75.260 - Annual report to secretary of transportation.

36.75.270 - Limitation of type or weight of vehicles authorized—Penalty.

36.75.280 - Centralized repair and storage of machinery, equipment, supplies, etc.

36.75.290 - General penalty.

36.75.300 - Primitive roads—Classification and designation.