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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 178.025: Road presumed established -- Presumption of width and area of public

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  1. KRS Chapter 178

road right-of-way.

(1) Any road, street, highway, or parcel of ground, dedicated and laid -off as a public

way and used without restrictions on a continuous basis by the general publi c for

fifteen (15) consecutive years, shall conclusively be presumed to be a public road.

(2) In the absence of any record, the width of a public road right -of-way shall be

presumed to extend to and include that area lying outside the shoulders and ditch

lines and within any landmarks such as fences, fence posts, cornerstones, or other

similar monuments indicating the boundary lines.

(3) In the absence of both record or landmark, the right-of-way of a public road shall be

deemed to extend to and include the shoulders and ditch lines adjacent to said road

and to the top of cuts or toe of fills where such exist.

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