New York § 6-604 - 6-604Care of bridges
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 6-604 — 6-604Care of bridges, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-604. 6-604Care of bridges
§ 6-604 Care of bridges. If the board of trustees of a village has the supervision and control of a bridge therein, it shall continue to exercise such control under this chapter. In any other case, every public bridge within a village shall be under the control of the superintendants of highways of the town in which the bridge is wholly or partly situated, or such other officer as may be designated by special law, and the expense of constructing and repairing such bridge and the approaches thereto is a town charge, unless the village assumes the whole or part of such expense.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-604 ("6-604Care of bridges") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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