N.Y. Highway Law § 131-c: Location and construction of bridges

§ 131-c. Location and construction of bridges. The board may authorize

the location, change of location and construction of any bridge, applied

for by any town or towns, jointly, or by other than a municipal

corporation, created under a general law, or by any corporation or

individual for private purposes; and if a public bridge, erected other

than by a municipal corporation, establish the rates of toll for

crossing such bridge; but if such bridge is to cross a navigable stream,

provision shall be made in the resolution or permission authorizing the

same, for the erection and maintenance of a suitable draw, to prevent

any obstruction of the navigation of such stream; and if a private

bridge, provision shall be made that the draw shall be kept open as may

be required to permit all vessels to pass without loss of headway. When

such bridge shall be intersected by the line of counties, the action of

the board of supervisors of each county shall be necessary to give the

jurisdiction herein permitted. If such bridge is to cross a stream

which is navigable in fact, it, including its abutments, and piers, if

any, shall be located and constructed in accordance with maps, plans and

specifications to be approved by the department of transportation; and

not otherwise, and copies of such maps, plans and specifications showing

the location, character, design and dimensions of such bridge, and the

fact of such approval shall be filed in the office of the department of

transportation.