Orange County Road Orders 1750-1800

The establishment and maintenance of public roads was one of the most important functions of the County court during the colonial period in Virginia. Each road was opened and maintained by an Overseer of Highways appointed by the Gentlemen Justices yearly. He was usually assigned all the "Labouring Male Titheables" living on or near the road for this purpose. These individuals then furnished all their own tools, wagons, and teams and were required to labor for six days each year on the roads. Major projects, such as bridges over rivers, demanding considerable expenditures were executed by Commissioners appointed by the Court to select the site and to contract with workmen for the construction. Where bridges connected two counties, a commission was appointed by each and they cooperated in executing the work. This paper details road orders for Orange country from 1750-1800.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/19247
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was originally published in August 1989 and was revised in April 2004.
• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903
• Authors:
  • Miller, Ann Brush
• Publication Date: 2004-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Revised
• Pagination: 344p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highways; History; Public roads; Road construction; Roads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road orders
• Geographic Terms: Orange County (Virginia)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; History; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01344824
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: VTRC 90-R6
• Files: NTL, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 20 2011 7:24AM