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The secondary state highway system shall include such highways and community roads leading to and from public school buildings, streets, causeways, bridges, landings, and wharves in towns having a population of 3,500 or less according to the United States census of 1920, and in all towns having such a population incorporated since 1920, that constitute connecting links between highways in the secondary state highway system in the counties and between highways in the secondary state highway system and highways in the primary state highway system, not to exceed two miles in any one town. If in any such town that is partly surrounded by water less than two miles of the highways and streets therein constitute parts of the secondary state highway system, the Board shall, upon the adoption of a resolution by the governing body of such town designating for inclusion in the secondary state highway system certain highways and streets in such town not to exceed a distance of two miles, less the length of such highways and streets in such town that constitute parts of the secondary state highway system, accept and place in the secondary state highway system such additional highways and streets.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":228848,"text":"The secondary state highway system shall consist of all of the public highways, causeways, bridges, landings, and wharves in the counties of the Commonwealth not included in the primary state highway system. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 322; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63525,"section_number":"33.2-335","catch_line":"Taking certain streets into secondary state highway system","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-335\/"},{"id":82641,"section_number":"33.2-719","catch_line":" Abandonment of certain highways and railway crossings","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-719\/"},{"id":75664,"section_number":"56-468.1","catch_line":"(Contingent expiration -- see Editor's note) Public Rights-of-Way Use Fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-468.1\/"},{"id":57707,"section_number":"56-614","catch_line":" Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-614\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":205845,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62779,"identifier":"33.2-324","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/3\/33.2-324","url":"\/33.2-324\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-324\/","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/3\/33.2-324","dublin_core":{"Title":"Secondary state highway system; composition","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-324","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The secondary state highway<\/span> system shall consist of all of the public highways<\/span>, causeways, bridges, landings, and wharves in the counties of the Commonwealth not included in the primary state highway<\/span> system. The secondary state highway<\/span> system shall include such highways<\/span> and community roads leading to and from public school buildings, streets, causeways, bridges, landings, and wharves in towns having a population of 3,500 or less according to the United States census of 1920, and in all towns having such a population incorporated since 1920, that constitute connecting links between highways<\/span> in the secondary state highway<\/span> system in the counties and between highways<\/span> in the secondary state highway<\/span> system and highways<\/span> in the primary state highway<\/span> system, not to exceed two miles in any one town. If in any such town that is partly surrounded by water less than two miles of the highways<\/span> and streets therein constitute parts of the secondary state highway<\/span> system, the Board<\/span> shall, upon the adoption of a resolution by the governing body of such town designating for inclusion in the secondary state highway<\/span> system certain highways<\/span> and streets in such town not to exceed a distance of two miles, less the length of such highways<\/span> and streets in such town that constitute parts of the secondary state highway<\/span> system, accept and place in the secondary state highway<\/span> system such additional highways<\/span> and streets.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSECONDARY STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM; COMPOSITION (\u00a7 33.2-324)\n\nThe secondary state highway system shall consist of all of the public highways,\ncauseways, bridges, landings, and wharves in the counties of the Commonwealth\nnot included in the primary state highway system. The secondary state highway\nsystem shall include such highways and community roads leading to and from\npublic school buildings, streets, causeways, bridges, landings, and wharves in\ntowns having a population of 3,500 or less according to the United States census\nof 1920, and in all towns having such a population incorporated since 1920, that\nconstitute connecting links between highways in the secondary state highway\nsystem in the counties and between highways in the secondary state highway\nsystem and highways in the primary state highway system, not to exceed two miles\nin any one town. If in any such town that is partly surrounded by water less\nthan two miles of the highways and streets therein constitute parts of the\nsecondary state highway system, the Board shall, upon the adoption of a\nresolution by the governing body of such town designating for inclusion in the\nsecondary state highway system certain highways and streets in such town not to\nexceed a distance of two miles, less the length of such highways and streets in\nsuch town that constitute parts of the secondary state highway system, accept\nand place in the secondary state highway system such additional highways and\nstreets.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-44; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-67; 2014, c. 805.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}