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The Honorable Robert F. Vititow - Page 2 (GA-0693) You also ask about the perimeters of a county's right-of-way on a road established by implied dedication or prescription. See Request Letter at 2. When a road is established by prescription or dedication, "the right is not limited to the beaten path used, but includes sufficient land, where reasonably available, for drainage ditches, repairs, and the convenience of the traveling public." Allen v. Keeling, 613 S.W.2d 253, 254-55 (Tex. 1981) (holding county's prescriptive rights to a road "extend ... into the eighteen to twenty foot wide bar ditches"). Thus, to the extent that land is "reasonably available," a county's right-of-way will extend beyond the area traveled. However, whether and to what extent a public right-of-way has been acquired by dedication or prescription on a given road is a fact question that cannot be resolved by an opinion. See Linder v. Hill, 691 S.W.2d 590, 591 (Tex. 1985); Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. GA-0620 (2008) at 5.