Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§313 Width of rights-of-way
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 8— - RIGHTS-OF-WAY THROUGH INDIAN LANDS › § 313
Summary
Land beside a road can be up to 50 feet wide on each side of the center line (up to 100 feet each side if big earthworks like heavy cuts or fills are needed). It can include one area for a station or related railroad facilities up to 200 feet wide by 3,000 feet long, and there can be no more than one such station area in any 10-mile stretch.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §313
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Such right of way shall not exceed fifty feet in width on each side of the center line of the road, except where there are heavy cuts and fills, when it shall not exceed one hundred feet in width on each side of the road, and may include grounds adjacent thereto for station buildings, depots, machine shops, sidetracks, turn-outs, and water stations, not to exceed two hundred feet in width by a length of three thousand feet, and not more than one station to be located within any one continuous length of ten miles of road.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 313
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73