Most rights-of-way should have a width between 40 feet and 80 feet; a limited number of rights-of-way may be larger or smaller.
The table below[^Note that this particular analysis was done using imperial units. This will be adapted to metric in future updates to this paper.] shows the distribution of rights-of-way of varying widths across our sample of precedents. The dots represent individual rights of way, the bars represent the total numbers, and the gray shaded areas represent the standard deviation about the mean. By comparing the total frequency of rights-of-way across these varied great places, it is evident that the majority fall between 40 feet and 80 feet, with many being around 60 feet.
A 60-foot right-of-way is incredibly versatile. It can be a deserted country road, a suburban street, or a major urban thoroughfare.
