{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-highway-law-189","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Highway Law § 189","heading":"Highways by use","body":"§ 189. Highways by use. All lands which shall have been used by the\npublic as a highway for the period of ten years or more, shall be a\nhighway, with the same force and effect as if it had been duly laid out\nand recorded as a highway, and the town superintendent shall open all\nsuch highways to the width of at least three rods.","path":["Highway Law","Article 8. Town Highways"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/HAY/189","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"d71867889bec5164990ffe39e7c1784498a043a6da95f2a9686b968afaafae3b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-highway-law-188","next":"us-ny/n.y.-highway-law-190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}