The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-11-02
sPECItI. GOOD ROADS
BULLETIN. No. \
Facts About Road Legislation and
Policies Which MAY be OF Interest
to all Citizens studying Road

Policies Which May be OF Interes
10 all Citizens studying Roas
Problems.
The question as TO the differences
between State Roads and "stat'
Aid Roads" is natural enough her'
In Vermont because We popularly Us,
the term state Roads" 10 apply I,
Vermont roads which are state Ais
Roads"
Many states have used lot o
language In the classification OF theii
roads 70 make clear the diiferenc,
between the State Roads" in thell
primary class and State Aid Roads
In their secondary class of roads
They have most carefully described
the process by which roads become
State Roads :
The Delaware law passed in 1917
IAN ACT 20 create State Highway
Department establishing a system oi
State Highways" directs the chief
engineer 70 recommend 10 the de.
partment a program for the eonyer.
sion OF roads or portions of roads in
to state highways for the purposes OF
converting the road or roads Of tray-
el which will accommodate the great
est needs Of the people of the state,
into State Highways"
In this way, the Department con
sisting Of five members. would be
prepared 20 perform its first duty
under the law as follows: Its duty
of determining upon and laying out
consistent and congruous route
or routes OF State Highways with a
view to establishing such a consist
ent, congruous, comprehensive and
permanent system of State Highways
along the route or routes Of travel
as will accommodate the greatest
needs Of the people of the State"
The historic Sproul Highway Act
passed by the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture OF 1911 defines a state Nigh
way" fully in the very title as fol-
lows IAN ACT providing for
taking over the from the counties
or townships of the Commonwealth
certain existing public roads connect
ing coupty-seats, principal cities, and
towns and extending to the state
line, describing and defining same by
route numbers as the State High
ways Of the Commonwealth. provid
ing for the improvements nle!nten-
ance and repair Of said State High
ways solely at the expense Of the
and relieving the
several townships or counties from
any further obligation and expense
TO improve or maintain the same,
and relieving said townships or coun-
ties Of authority over same.
The definition is reiterated In Sec
tion OF the law: THE highways
designated in this act as State High
ways shall be taken over by the State
Department from the sever
al counties or townships of the State,
and when taken over shall thereafter
be constructed, improved. and main
tained by the State Highway Depart
ment. at the expense of the Common
Before defining and describing
he routes. Section 8 speaks of these
State highways as known, marked.
,uilt, rebuilt. constructed, repaired
md maintained by and at the sole
expense Of the Commonwealth"
The laws OF New York state di-
-ide highways into four classes as
ollows.
/. State Highways
. County Highways
8. County Roads.
I. Town Highways
state Highways are thus defined
state Highways are those construct
d or improved under this chapter az
De solo expense Of the state %