N.Y. HAY Law § 252
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Maintenance of bridge
Official statutory text
§ 252. Maintenance of bridge. When a toll bridge shall have been\nacquired by the state under the provisions of this article it shall be\nmaintained as a free bridge and the expense thereof shall be a charge\nupon the town or towns or city or cities within which it is situated.\nUpon the acquisition of any toll bridge as provided in this article, the\nboard or boards of supervisors of the county or counties in which said\ntoll bridge is located shall upon notice of such acquisition from the\ncomptroller, accept and maintain the same as a part of the highway\nsystem of said county or counties and such acceptance shall be deemed to\nhave been formerly taken at the expiration of twenty days from the\nnotice of said acquisition by the state comptroller.\n
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