How is the width of the easements is determined?
The easement area is determined by use. Therefore, if the current width of the road, ditches and backslopes is 20 feet, the easement is 20 feet. It is possible the width of the easement area could vary greatly over the course of a road’s length, as many of these roads were built to follow the terrain and are wider or narrower as the land and vegetation patterns allow. The centerline is not defined, nor is there a metes and bounds description, as in a conventional granted easement, the position of the road on the recorded map defines the location of the easement.
