New York Highway Law Article 9 - Bridges
- 230 - Definitions.
As used in this article the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Bridge" means a structure including supports erected over a depression or...
- 231 - Program of Comprehensive Bridge Management and Inspection.
1. Program establishment. The commissioner is authorized and directed to establish, implement and exercise oversight of and over a program of comprehensive bridge management and...
- 232 - Uniform Code of Bridge Inspection.
1. Code development; rules and regulations. The commissioner shall, after public hearing, promulgate a uniform code of bridge inspection, hereinafter referred to as the "code",...
- 233 - State Bridges and Culverts.
1. The commissioner shall cause an inspection to be made of any state bridge or culvert which is reported to be unsafe for its posted...
- 234 - Public Authority, Public Benefit Corporation, Commission, County, Town, City or Village Bridges.
1. a. All public authorities, public benefit corporations, commissions, county superintendents of highways, town superintendents of highways, and legislative bodies of cities and villages shall...
- 236 - Program of Railroad Bridge Inspection.
1. Program establishment. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner is authorized and directed to establish, implement and exercise oversight over...
- 237 - When Town or County Expense.
The towns of this state, except as otherwise herein provided, shall be liable to pay the expenses for the construction and repair of its public...
- 238 - Construction or Improvement of Bridge by County and Town or Towns.
The board of supervisors of a county may provide for the construction or improvement of a bridge in one or more towns of a county...
- 239 - Joint Liabilities of Towns and Their Joint Contracts.
Whenever any two or more towns shall be liable to make or maintain any bridge or bridges, the same shall be built and maintained at...
- 240 - Refusal to Repair.
If the town board of either of such towns, after notice in writing from the town board of any other of such towns, given by...
- 241 - Proceedings in Court.
Whenever two or more adjoining towns which, under the provisions of this chapter shall be liable to make or maintain any bridge whether in the...
- 242 - Supervisor to Institute Proceedings.
The supervisor of any such town shall, when directed by the town board, institute and prosecute proceedings under this chapter, in the name of the...
- 243 - Duty of Town Superintendents.
The order for building, rebuilding or repairing a bridge being made, and a copy thereof being served on the town superintendent of such adjoining towns...
- 244 - Report of Town Superintendents, and Levy of Tax.
The town superintendent of each town shall make a full and verified report of their proceedings in the premises including an accurate account of what...
- 245 - Appeals.
Either party aggrieved by the granting or refusing to grant such order by the court at special term, may appeal from such decision to the...
- 246 - Power of Court on Appeal.
The special term may grant or refuse costs as upon a motion, including also witnesses' fees, referees' fees and disbursements. The appeal provided for in...
- 247 - Refusal to Repair Bridges.
Whenever any such bridge shall have been or shall be so out of repair as to render it unsafe for travelers to pass over the...
- 248 - Resolution of Board of Supervisors for Abolition of Toll Bridges.
The board of supervisors of any county may, and upon the presentation of a petition signed by fifty per centum of the owners of real...
- 249 - Investigation by the Department of Transportation.
The department of transportation shall upon the receipt of such resolution or concurrent resolution, investigate and determine whether the bridge so sought to be abolished...
- 250 - Acquisition by Attorney General.
Upon the receipt of such certification of approval the attorney general shall, in the name of the people of the state, acquire title to said...
- 251 - Payment of Expense of Acquisition.
One-half of the expense incurred in the condemnation and acquirement of said toll bridge shall be paid by the department of taxation and finance upon...
- 252 - Maintenance of Bridge.
When a toll bridge shall have been acquired by the state under the provisions of this article it shall be maintained as a free bridge...
- 253 - Use of Toll Bridge by Public Service Corporations; Conditions; Powers of Town Board.
After a bridge shall be acquired by the state under the provisions of this article, the same shall not be used by any railroad, telephone,...
- 254 - Acquisition of Certain Toll Bridges At the Expense of the State.
1. If a toll bridge for the traffic of vehicles and foot passengers is located on a state highway or constitutes a connecting link between...
- 255 - Unsafe Toll Bridge.
Whenever complaint in writing on oath, shall be made to the town superintendent, of any town in which shall be in whole or in part...
Last modified: February 3, 2019