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New York State Bridge Authority Archived Websites


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Bridge Authority.
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Bridge Authority archived websites
Quantity:

5 website(s)

Inclusive Dates:
2006, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2019
Series Number:
B2054

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Bridge Authority.

B2054-06: This accretion consists of a copy of the Bridge Authority site that was produced on December 20, 2006, shortly before Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office. It contains annual reports (2002-2005), press releases (1999-2004), toll schedules in effect as of February 5, 2000, and information about the Bridge Authority's history and mission, members of its board of commissioners, and staff. Also included are photographs of and information about the five Hudson River bridges that the authority maintains: the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge, the Hamilton Fish Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, and the Bear Mountain Bridge.

B2054-08: This accretion consists of a copy of the Bridge Authority site that was produced on May 9, 2008, shortly after the resignation of Governor Eliot L. Spitzer (2007-2008). It contains press releases (2007-2008), the authority's suicide prevention plan (2007), toll schedules in effect as of February 5, 2000, and information about the Bridge Authority's history and mission, members of its board of commissioners, and staff. Also included are photographs of and information about the five Hudson River bridges that the authority maintains.

Researchers should note that, owing to the structure of the live site and the limitations of Web archiving technology, the annual reports and other publications that this site contained could not be captured successfully as of mid-2008.

B2054-10: This accretion consists of a copy of the Bridge Authority site that was produced on December 22, 2010, shortly before Governor David A. Paterson (2008-2010) left office. It contains background information about the authority, meeting minutes of the authority's Board of Commissioners (2007-2010), comprehensive suicide prevention plan (2007), financial plans and reports (2002-2011), toll and traffic summaries (1933-2009), and information about to the five Hudson River bridges that the authority maintains..

B2054-17: This accretion consists of a copy of the Bridge Authority site that was produced on February 14, 2017. It contains background information about the authority, meeting minutes of the authority's Board of Commissioners, Audit Committee, and Finance Committee (2005-2016), comprehensive suicide prevention plan (2007), press releases (2007-2016), financial plans and reports (2002-2017), and toll and traffic summaries (1933-2012). Also included are virtual tours, photographs, and information about the five Hudson River bridges that the authority maintains.

B2054-19: This accretion consists of a copy of the Bridge Authority site that was produced on December 17, 2019. It contains background information about the authority, meeting minutes of the authority's Board of Commissioners, Audit Committee, and Finance Committee (2005-2019), press releases (2007-2019), comprehensive suicide prevention plan (2007), whistleblower policy, financial plans and reports (2002-2020), and toll and traffic summaries (1933-2018). Also included is information about the five Hudson River bridges that the authority maintains.


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Items Online

Bridge Authority archived websites, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2019

New York State Bridge Authority site (2006)

New York State Bridge Authority site (2008)

New York State Bridge Authority site (2010, 2019)

New York State Bridge Authority site (2017)


Custodial History

The New York State Archives used Web archiving software to copy these websites in order to preserve the information they contain.

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

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