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Sec. 24-1. - Accepted town streets.#
The following highways are hereby declared to be highways accepted by the town and the titles given to each of such highways shall be legal title thereto unless changed by the town council:
Alan Avenue, Pascoag: highway leading easterly from Courthouse Lane, then northerly to James Street.
Alice Avenue, Oakland: street leading southerly from School Street, Oakland to Clinton Avenue, Oakland.
Angell Street, Pascoag: street leading easterly from Lake View Terrace ending at Wallum Lake Road.
Banas Lane, Nasonville: highway leading from Pulaski Road, Nasonville westerly to a dead end.
Barnes Road, Tarkiln: highway leading northwesterly from Tarkiln Road to Snake Hill Road.
Beach Road: highway leading easterly from Shore Road a/k/a Lake Shore Drive, then southerly to Lakeview Road.
Benedict Road, Nasonville: highway leading southeasterly from Buxton Street to Mount Pleasant Road, Nasonville.
Black Hut Road, Harrisville: highway leading northeasterly from Cherry Farm Road, Harrisville to Spring Lake Road, Glendale.
Black Star Road, Mapleville: highway leading northeasterly from a point at the Victory Highway opposite Lapham Farm Road to Gazza Bridge.
The Bridgeway, Pascoag: highway leading westerly from Main Street, Pascoag to Sayles Avenue, Pascoag.
Broad Street, Pascoag: highway leading northerly from the junction of High Street and Eagle Peak Road, Pascoag to Church Street, Pascoag.
Brook Street.
Brook Road, Harrisville: highway leading easterly from Round Top Road (Center) to Sherman Road, Harrisville.
Burrill Road, Harrisville: street running westerly from the junction of Edgewood Road and Stewart Court to Steere Street.
Buxton Street, Nasonville: highway leading southerly and easterly from Massachusetts State Line to the North Smithfield Town Line.
Camp Dixie Road Extension, Pascoag: highway leading southerly from southerly boundary of Jencks Mowry Farm.
Camp Dixie Road, Pascoag: highway leading southerly from Eagle Peak Road to the south boundary of Jencks Mowry Farm.
Carol Drive, Nasonville: street leading westerly from Smith Hill Road ending at a dead end.
Casino Avenue, Mapleville: highway leading northerly from Main Street, Mapleville to dead end.
Centennial Street, Bridgeton: highway leading from Grove Street, Bridgeton northeasterly to Hill Road, Bridgeton.
Central Street, Harrisville and Mapleville: highway leading from Main Street, Harrisville southeasterly to the Victory Highway, Mapleville (formerly known as Harrisville-Mapleville Road).
Charles Street, Bridgeton: highway leading westerly from Sayles Avenue to Howard Avenue, Bridgeton.
Cherry Farm Road, Harrisville: highway leading northerly, then northeasterly from Steere Street, Harrisville to Spring Lake Road, Glendale (an extension of Steere Street).
Clinton Avenue, Oakland: highway leading easterly from Whipple Avenue, Oakland to Alice Avenue, Oakland.
Collins-Taft Road, Harrisville: highway leading northerly from Brook Road, Harrisville to Massachusetts state line.
Colonial Road: highway leading northeasterly from North Hill Road forming a circle and returning to North Hill Road.
Colwell Road, Tarkiln: highway leading southerly from Tarkiln Road to Glocester town line.
Cooper Hill Road, Mapleville: highway leading southerly from the junction of Tarkiln Road and Main Street, Mapleville to Glocester town line.
Court House Lane, Pascoag: street leading from Knibb Road southerly to the cul-de-sac at the end of such street.
Croff Road, Wallum Lake: highway leading southerly from Buck Hill Road to Connecticut state line.
Charcuterie Drive, Harrisville: highway leading northwesterly from Broncos Highway (RI Route 102) to a cul-de-sac.
Davis Drive, Pascoag: highway leading southwesterly off South Main Street turning in a northwesterly direction and continuing back in a northeasterly direction to South Main Street.
Deer Run Drive, Pascoag: highway leading easterly from Stag Head Drive to Doe Crossing Drive.
Dion Drive, Nasonville: highway leading northeasterly from the Douglas Pike to the cul-de-sac in front of St. Theresa's Church and continuing around said cul-de-sac and returning to the Douglas Pike.
Doe Crossing Drive: highway leading southerly from Deer Run Drive to Wilson Trail.
Donahue Road, Bridgeton: highway leading northwesterly from Stone Barn Road to East Wallum Lake Road, Bridgeton.
Eagle Peak Road, Pascoag and Bridgeton: highway beginning at the junction of Broad Street and High Street, Pascoag, leading northwesterly to Wallum Lake Road, Bridgeton at a point near southwest side of Wilson's Reservoir.
East Ironstone Road, Nasonville: highway leading easterly from Ironmine Road, Nasonville to Buxton Street, Nasonville.
East Street, Pascoag: street leading easterly from Spring Street ending at a dead end.
East Wallum Lake Road, Bridgeton: highway leading northwesterly from the northerly end of Church Road, Bridgeton and beginning of Wallum Lake Road, Bridgeton to Wallum Lake Road, Wallum Lake (a portion was formerly called Wilson Avenue).
Elm Road, Glendale: street on New Village Plat, Glendale leading southeasterly from Victory Highway to Stockwell Road.
Elm Street, Pascoag: street leading southerly from Pascoag Main Street ending at Spring Street.
Emerson Road, Harrisville: highway leading northerly from Chapel Street, Harrisville to Hill Road, Harrisville.
Fairbanks Avenue, Pascoag: street leading northerly from Roosevelt Avenue ending at a dead end.
Fawn Drive, Pascoag: highway leading westerly from Stag Head Drive to a dead end.
Fern Drive: highway leading easterly from Emerson Road for a distance of 558 feet to a dead end.
Fortier Avenue, Nasonville: street leading southerly from Mount Pleasant Road ending at a dead end.
Foster Street, Harrisville: highway leading southerly from School Street, Harrisville Crossing Chapel Street, Harrisville to railroad tracks.
Frederick Street.
Gazza Road, Mapleville: highway leading southerly from Main Street, Mapleville, bypassing Peach Orchard Road to Glocester town line.
George Eddy Drive, Pascoag: highway leading easterly from Reservoir Road to a cul-de-sac and returning to Reservoir Road.
Gig Road Extension: highway leading northwest from Gig Road, Nasonville, then southerly, returning to Gig Road, Nasonville.
Gig Road, Tarkiln: highway beginning at a point on Douglas Pike at Oak Valley leading northwesterly then north to Branch River.
Griffin Street, Pascoag: highway leading easterly from South Main Street, Pascoag, then southerly, then returning to South Main Street, Pascoag.
Grove Street, Pascoag and Bridgeton: highway leading northwesterly from North Main Street, Pascoag to North Road, Bridgeton.
Guay Street, Pascoag: street leading northerly from Centennial Street ending at a dead end.
Herard Drive, Mapleville: highway leading easterly off of Casino Avenue to a dead end.
Herendun Road, Harrisville: highway running southwesterly from Steere Street to North Hill Road.
High Street, Pascoag: highway beginning at Fountain Square, Pascoag leading westerly to Broad Street, Pascoag.
Highland Road, Pascoag: street leading westerly from Lake Shore Drive to Shady Lane.
Hill Road, Harrisville and Bridgeton: highway leading northwesterly from intersection of Round Top Road and School Street, Harrisville to Massachusetts state line (portions of this highway were formerly known as Town House Road and Logee Schoolhouse Road).
Hill Road, Nasonville: highway heading from Pulaski Road northeasterly to a dead end.
Hill Street, Mohegan: highway leading northeasterly from Reynolds Street, Mohegan to dead end.
Howard Avenue, Bridgeton: highway leading northerly from Pine Street, to Laurel Hill Avenue, Bridgeton.
Inman Road, Nasonville: highway leading northerly from Victory Highway, Nasonville to Mount Pleasant Road.
Ironmine Road, Nasonville: highway leading northerly from Douglas Pike, Nasonville to Massachusetts state line.
Irving Avenue, Pascoag: highway leading northeasterly from Church Street, Pascoag to Sayles Avenue, Pascoag.
Jackson Schoolhouse Road, Bridgeton: highway leading southerly from Wallum Lake Road to Town of Glocester line.
James Street, Pascoag: highway leading easterly from Courthouse Lane to a dead end.
John Street, Nasonville: street leading southeasterly from Old Nasonville Road ending at Slater Drive.
Joslin Road, Glendale and Mohegan: highway running northeasterly from Victory Highway, Glendale then easterly crossing Douglas Pike to Mount Pleasant Road, Nasonville (a portion of this highway is designated as Main Street, Glendale).
Knibb Road, Pascoag: highway leading southwesterly from Eagle Peak Road to Jackson Schoolhouse Road.
Lake Shore Drive a/k/a Shore Drive, Pascoag: Highway leading southerly from Eagle Peak Road, Pascoag to westerly side of Pascoag Reservoir.
Lake View Terrace, Wallum Lake: highway on Lake View Terrace Plat beyond nurse's home at state sanatorium, Wallum Lake.
Lakeview Road: highway leading westerly from Beach Road for a distance of 555 feet to a dead end.
Lapham Farm Road, Mapleville, Harrisville and Pascoag: highway leading westerly from Victory Highway, Mapleville, crossing Steere Farm Road, Harrisville to South Main Street, Pascoag.
Laurel Hill Avenue, Bridgeton: highway leading westerly from Grove Street, Bridgeton to Fountain Square, Bridgeton.
Laurel Ridge Avenue, Bridgeton: highway leading southwesterly from North Road, Bridgeton to Fountain Square, Bridgeton.
Ledgewood Lane at Smith Estates: station 4+00 to the cul-de-sac.
Lee Circle, Pascoag: highway leading southerly from Wakefield Road thence going westerly, northerly, easterly and northerly to point of beginning, forming a circular drive.
Log Road, Tarkiln: highway leading southeasterly from Nichols Road to North Smithfield town line.
Manly Drive, Pascoag: street leading northerly from Wallum Lake Road, then northwesterly to a dead end.
Maple Drive, Harrisville: highway leading easterly from Steere Farm Road, Harrisville circling and returning to Steere Farm Road.
Maple Hill Road, Pascoag: street leading easterly from South Shore Road to a dead end.
Maple Leaf Road, Glendale: street running southeasterly from Victory Highway, Glendale on New Village Plat, Glendale.
Maple Street, Harrisville: highway leading northerly from Chapel Street, Harrisville to School Street, Harrisville.
Maple Terrace, Pascoag: street leading westerly from Lake Shore Drive ending at a dead end.
Mapleville Main Street, Mapleville: highway forming a junction at Victory Highway, Mapleville leading southeasterly to Mapleville Bridge.
Marion Avenue, Bridgeton: highway leading southerly from Church Street, Bridgeton circling and returning to Church Street.
Maureen Circle: highway leading westerly from Cooper Road, thence going northerly, westerly, southerly, easterly, northerly and easterly to point of beginning, forming a circular drive.
Mill Pond Road, Harrisville.
Mill Street, Oakland: highway leading southerly from Victory Highway, Oakland to dead end.
Mount Pleasant Road, Nasonville: highway beginning at Ironmine Road leading southeasterly and easterly to the North Smithfield town line near Victory Highway.
Mowry Road, Nasonville: highway leading westerly from Douglas Pike near the North Smithfield town line to the Tarkiln Road as described on a Roadway Survey and Existing Conditions Plan prepared by National Surveyors-Developers. Inc. dated July 2015.
Mowry Street, Harrisville: highway leading southwesterly, then southerly to Lapham Farm Road (a portion of this highway was formerly known as Box Turtle Road).
Nahant Place, Pascoag: highway running easterly from Main Street, Pascoag at a point next to the Pascoag No. 1 Fire Station to dead end.
Nancy Lane: situated on the easterly side of Buxton Street; thence running in an easterly, northerly, southerly and westerly direction, forming a circle; then westerly returning to the easterly side of Buxton Street.
New Street: highway leading easterly from Gazza Road for a distance of approximately 350 feet to a dead end.
Nichols Road, Tarkiln: highway leading southeasterly from the Tarkiln Road to the North Smithfield town line.
North Hill Road, Harrisville: street running northeasterly from Burrill Road to Wood Road.
North Main Street, Pascoag: highway leading northerly from Main Street, Pascoag (Herald Square) to the Pascoag Fire District pumping station.
North Road, Bridgeton: highway leading northerly from Laurel Hill Avenue to Whipple Road, Bridgeton.
North Shore Drive.
Oak Hill Road, Pascoag: street leading easterly from South Shore Road to a dead end.
Oakland Avenue, Oakland.
Old Mill Street, Mohegan: highway leading northeasterly from Reynolds Street, Mohegan to Douglas Pike, Mohegan.
Old Nasonville Road, Nasonville: highway leading easterly from Old Victory Highway and returning to Old Victory Highway, Nasonville. From pole #106 to pole #98.
Owen Avenue, Oakland: highway leading easterly from Whipple Avenue, Oakland to School Street, Oakland.
Park Avenue, Harrisville: street leading westerly from Stewart Court, Harrisville to Steere Street.
Park Place, Pascoag: highway leading southeasterly from Main Street, Pascoag to dead end.
Pascoag Main Street, Pascoag: highway leading northerly from Fountain Square, Pascoag to Herald Square, then northeasterly to Memorial Bridge, meeting Chapel Street, Harrisville.
Paula Drive: highway running southwesterly from Colonial Road to a cul-de-sac and returning to Colonial Road.
Peach Orchard Road, Mapleville: highway leading southwesterly from Gazza Road near Glocester town line to Glocester town line.
Pine Street, Bridgeton: highway leading easterly from Church Street, Bridgeton to Sayles Avenue, Bridgeton.
Pleasant Street: highway leading easterly and northerly from Sayles Avenue, then southerly and westerly back to Sayles Avenue.
Point Lane, Pascoag: street leading easterly from the cul-de-sac at the end of Court House Lane to the cul-de-sac at the easterly end of such street.
Power Lane Extension, Nasonville: highway leading from Power Lane northerly and southerly to dead ends.
Power Lane, Nasonville: highway leading from Pulaski Road northeasterly to a Power Lane Extension.
Pulaski Road, Nasonville: highway leading from Gig Road, Nasonville northerly to a dead end.
Railroad Avenue, Harrisville: highway leading westerly from Foster Street, Harrisville to Chapel Street, Harrisville.
Remington Avenue, Oakland: highway leading northerly from Victory Highway, Oakland to School Street, Oakland.
Reynolds Street, Mohegan: highway leading northwesterly from Mill Street, Mohegan to dead end.
River Street, Harrisville: highway running southerly from Chapel Street to School Street, Harrisville.
Robert Street, Harrisville: highway running westerly from Emerson Road, Harrisville to Union Avenue, Harrisville.
Rock Avenue, Pascoag: highway running southerly from Eagle Peak Road to Pascoag Reservoir.
Roosevelt Avenue, Bridgeton: highway leading westerly from Centennial Street, Bridgeton to dead end.
Ross Road, Bridgeton: highway leading northerly from Eagle Peak Road, Bridgeton, to Wallum Lake Road, Bridgeton (this highway was formerly known as a portion of Eagle Peak Road).
Round Lake Drive, Pascoag: highway leading easterly from Stag Head Drive to a dead end.
Sayles Avenue, Pascoag and Bridgeton: highway leading northwesterly from Main Street, Pascoag to Laurel Hill Avenue, Bridgeton.
School Street, Oakland: highway leading northwesterly from Victory Highway, Oakland to Whipple Avenue, Oakland.
Shady Lane, Pascoag: street leading westerly from Lake Shore Drive, then southerly to Maple Terrace.
Shea Lane, Pascoag: highway leading northerly from Grove Street to North Main Street, Pascoag.
Shore Drive a/k/a Lake Shore Drive, Pascoag: highway leading southerly from Eagle Peak Road, Pascoag to westerly side of Pascoag Reservoir.
Slater Drive, Nasonville: street running northeasterly from Old Route 102 to Branch River.
Smith Hill Road, Tarkiln: highway leading southerly from Douglas Pike, Tarkiln to Tarkiln Road.
Smith Road, Harrisville: highway leading northerly from Hill Road, Harrisville to Round Top Road, Harrisville.
Snake Hill Road, Glendale and Tarkiln: highway leading southerly from Victory Highway, Glendale at a point near the Glendale Bridge to Tarkiln Road.
Spring Lake Road, Glendale: highway leading northwesterly from Joslin Road, Glendale to West Ironstone Road (formerly known as Herring Pond Road).
Spring Street, Pascoag: highway leading southerly from Main Street near Depot Square.
South Shore Road, Pascoag: highway leading northwesterly from Wallum Lake Road (Route 100) to the Massachusetts State line.
Stag Head Drive, Pascoag: highway leading southerly from Buck Hill Road to Wilson Trail.
Steere Street, Harrisville: highway leading northeasterly from East Avenue, Harrisville to Cherry Farm Road, Harrisville.
Stewart Court, Harrisville: street leading northerly from East Avenue.
Stockwell Road, Glendale: street running northeasterly from Snake Hill Road to Woodside Road, Glendale.
Stone Barn Road, Bridgeton: highway leading easterly, northeasterly and southeasterly from East Wallum Road to Hill Road, Bridgeton.
Summer Street, Pascoag: highway leading southerly from Grove Street, Pascoag then easterly to North Main Street, Pascoag (formerly known as River Street).
Tarkiln Road, Tarkiln and Mapleville: highway leading southerly from Douglas Pike to Oak Valley, then westerly to Tarkiln to Cooper Hill Road, Mapleville.
Tinkham Lane, Harrisville: street leading northeasterly from Main Street, Harrisville to the Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library Complex.
Town Farm Road, Bridgeton: highway leading northerly from Whipple Road, Bridgeton to Stone Barn Road, Bridgeton.
Union Avenue, Harrisville and Bridgeton: highway leading from the junction of Emerson Road, Harrisville and Chapel Street, Harrisville, northwesterly and westerly to Centennial Street, Bridgeton (northwest portion formerly known as Oak Street).
Wakefield Road, Wallum Lake: highway running southwesterly by Wakefield Pond from Buck Hill Road crossing Groff Road to the Connecticut state line.
Walling Road, Glendale: highway running southeasterly from Victory Highway, Glendale on New Village Plat, Glendale to the Douglas Pike, Nasonville.
Walnut Hill Road, Pascoag: street leading easterly from South Shore Road to a dead end.
Warner Lane, Bridgeton: highway leading northerly from East Wallum Lake Road, Bridgeton to dead end.
West Road, Harrisville and Bridgeton: highway leading from Round Top Road (Center) southwesterly to Hill Road, Bridgeton.
West Ironstone Road, Harrisville and Nasonville: highway leading westerly from Mount Pleasant Road, Nasonville across Douglas Pike to Sherman Road, Harrisville.
Whipple Avenue, Oakland and Harrisville: highway leading northerly from Victory Highway, Oakland to East Avenue, Harrisville.
Whipple Road, Bridgeton: highway leading easterly from East Wallum Lake Road, Bridgeton to Hill Road, Bridgeton.
Whiting Lane, Pascoag: highway leading southerly from Wakefield Road to a dead end.
Wilson Trail, Pascoag: highway leading westerly from Doe Crossing Drive to Buck Hill Management Area.
Wood Road, Harrisville: road connecting the northerly ends of Steere Street and North Hill Road, Harrisville.
Woodside Road, Glendale: road leading southerly from Walling Road, Glendale to Stockwell Road.
Zenon Street, Mapleville: highway leading southwesterly from Gazza Road, Mapleville to dead end.
(Code 1972, § 9-3; Res. of 3-22-2000; Res. of 3-14-2001; Res. of 4-30-2001; Res. of 10-24-2001; Res. of 3-10-2004; Res. of 9-22-2004; Mo. of 10-27-2004; Res. of 4-25-2007(1); Res. of 4-25-2007(2); Res. of 4-25-2007(3); Res. of 4-25-2007(4); Res. of 5-23-2007; Ord. of 12-12-2007(3); Mo. of 3-12-2008; Mo. of 5-14-2008; Res. of 6-25-2008; Res. of 10-28-2009; Res. of 1-13-2010; Mo. of 2-13-2013; Ord. of 10-28-2015(1); Res. of 1-13-2016; Res. of 9-28-2016; Res. of 3-10-2017; Ord. of 5-8-2019(2); Ord. of. 08-17-2022(1); Ord. of 2-26-2025(1))
Sec. 24-2. - Reserved.#
Editor's note— An ordinance adopted May 9, 2007, repealed § 24-2, which pertained to litter and derived from Code 1972, § 3-2. Said ordinance enacted new provisions pertaining to litter and designated as §§ 16-61—16-78.
Sec. 24-3. - Soil removal.#
No person shall dig up, carry away or remove from place to place any stones, gravel, dirt, mold or turf from any part of the highways or streets, without the consent of the town council or director of public works of the district in which the highway or street is located.
(Code 1972, § 3-5.1)
Sec. 24-4. - Digging up, cutting trees.#
No person except the director of public works shall cut down, dig up or remove any shade or ornamental tree on any street, highway or sidewalk in the town without the consent of the director of public works.
(Code 1972, § 3-5.2)
Sec. 24-5. - Coasting.#
No person shall slide or coast on any sled for amusement on any street or highway in the town.
(Code 1972, § 3-5.5)
Sec. 24-6. - Deposit of snow and ice.#
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any snow, ice or other substance upon the plowed surface of any street or public highway in the town after the street or public highway has been snowplowed by the town.
(Code 1972, § 3-5.6)
Sec. 24-7. - Drainage.#
No person shall allow any cesspool water, well water or other water or fluid which has been collected, diverted or conducted in any manner on private property occupied by such person or under his control, to run, flow or otherwise seep into or upon any public street or road in the town.
(Code 1972, § 3-12)
Sec. 24-8. - Sidewalk construction.#
(a)
All persons desirous of laying granolithic or concrete sidewalks in the town shall first apply to the department of public works for permission to lay the same.
(b)
All granolithic sidewalks shall be laid subject to the approval of the director and have a filling at least 3½ inches in thickness composed of one part cement, three parts sand and five parts stone with an under drainage of at least 16 inches. The top dressing of all granolithic sidewalks shall be at least one inch in thickness and composed of two parts sand and one part cement.
(Code 1972, § 9-2)
Sec. 24-9. - Additions of certain streets to the state highway system.#
This section contains a schedule showing additions of certain streets in the town to the state highway system: Year Number Added Description Unconstructed Mileage
1903 2 Douglas Pike 2.20
1906 19 Chepachet—Harrisville—Woonsocket 0.84
1912 80 Harrisville to Mapleville 1.30
1913 99 Glendale to Douglas Pike 1.20
1926 166 Absolona Hill Road—Putnam Pike to Mapleville 1.30
1928 213 Mechanic Street—Buxton Street—Ironstone Road 1.00
1929 215 Spring Lake Road 1.50
1930 239 West Greenville thru Tarkiln to Douglas Pike 3.00
1945 360 Olney Keach Road—Wallum Lake Road South to Glocester Line 3.00
1945 360 Douglas Turnpike to Massachusetts Line 3.00
1946 370 Tarkiln—Mapleville Road 3.40
1964 542 Nichols Road and Log Road—Tarkiln Road to North Smithfield Town Line 1.15
1971 600 Lapham Farm Road—South Main Street to Victory Highway 1.80
1978 3046 Mount Pleasant Road 2.70
1978 3046 Ironmine Road 1.40
1978 3046 West Ironstone Road 2.30
1978 3046 East Ironstone Road 1.90
1978 3046 Benedict Road .80