N.Y. High. Law § 216

§ 216. When town not liable for damages. No town shall be liable for\nany damage resulting to persons or property by the reason of the\nbreaking of any bridge, sluice or culvert, by transportation on the same\nof any traction engine, portable piece of machinery, or of any vehicle\nor load, together weighing eight tons or over, but any owner thereof or\nother persons engaged in transporting or directing the same shall be\nliable for all damages resulting therefrom.\n