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c. Betterments llll $llllExpected savings in repair or maintenance

costs:a. Repair llll $llllb. Maintenance llll $llll

Costs attributable to requirements of rail-road and/or highway traffic llll$llll

Expenditure for increased carrying capacityllll $llll

Expired service life of old bridge llll$llll

Subtotal llll $llllShare to be borne by the bridge owner

llll $llllContingencies llll $llllTotal llll $llll

Share to be borne by the United Statesllll $llll

Contingencies llll $llllTotal llll $llll

(d) The Order of Apportionment ofCosts will include the guaranty ofcosts.

§ 116.55 Appeals.(a) Except for the decision to issue an

Order to Alter, if a complainant dis-agrees with a recommendation regard-ing obstruction or eligibility made by aDistrict Commander, or the Chief, Of-fice of Bridge Administration, the com-plainant may appeal that decision tothe Assistant Commandant for Oper-ations.

(b) The appeal must be submitted inwriting to the Assistant Commandantfor Operations, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100Second Street, SW., Washington, DC20593–0001, within 60 days after the Dis-trict Commander’s or the Chief’s, Of-fice of Bridge Administration decision.The Assistant Commandant for Oper-ations will make a decision on the ap-peal within 90 days after receipt of theappeal. The Assistant Commandant forOperations’ decision of this appealshall constitute final agency action.

(c) Any Order of Apportionmentmade or issued under section 6 of theTruman-Hobbs Act, 33 U.S.C. 516, maybe reviewed by the Court of Appeals forany judicial circuit in which the bridgein question is wholly or partly located,if a petition for review is filed within 90days after the date of issuance of theorder. The review is described in sec-tion 10 of the Truman-Hobbs Act, 33U.S.C. 520. The review proceedings donot operate as a stay of any orderissued under the Truman-Hobbs Act,

other than an order of apportionment,nor relieve any bridge owner of any li-ability or penalty under other provi-sions of that act.

[CGD 91–063, 60 FR 20902, Apr. 28, 1995, asamended by CGD 96–026, 61 FR 33663, June 28,1996; CGD 97–023, 62 FR 33363, June 19, 1997]

PART 117—DRAWBRIDGEOPERATION REGULATIONS

Subpart A—General Requirements

Sec.117.1 Purpose.117.3 Applicability.117.4 Definitions.117.5 When the draw shall open.117.7 General duties of drawbridge owners

and tenders.117.9 Delaying opening of a draw.117.11 Unnecessary opening of the draw.117.15 Signals.117.17 Signalling for contiguous draw-

bridges.117.19 Signalling when two or more vessels

are approaching a drawbridge.117.21 Signalling for an opened drawbridge.117.23 Installation of radiotelephones.117.24 Radiotelephone installation identi-

fication.117.31 Operation of draw for emergency situ-

ations.117.33 Closure of draw for natural disasters

or civil disorders.117.35 Operations during repair or mainte-

nance.117.37 Opening or closure of draw for public

interest concerns.117.39 Closure of draw due to infrequent use.117.41 Maintenance of draw in fully open po-

sition.117.43 Changes in draw operation require-

ments for regulatory purposes.117.45 Operation during winter season in the

Great Lakes area.117.47 Clearance gages.117.49 Process of violations.

Subpart B—Specific Requirements

117.51 Purpose.117.53 Applicability.117.55 Posting of requirements.117.57 Advance notice.117.59 Special requirements due to hazards.

ALABAMA

117.101 Alabama River.117.103 Bayou LaBatre.117.105 Bayou Sara.117.107 Chattahoochee River.117.109 Coosa River.117.113 Tensaw River.117.115 Three Mile Creek.

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ARKANSAS

117.121 Arkansas River.117.123 Arkansas Waterway-Automated

Railroad Bridges.117.125 Black River.117.127 Current River.117.129 Little Red River.117.131 Little River.117.133 Ouachita River.117.135 Red River.117.137 St. Francis River.117.139 White River.

CALIFORNIA

117.140 General.117.141 American River.117.143 Bishop Cut.117.145 Burns Cutoff.117.147 Cerritos Channel.117.149 China Basin, Mission Creek.117.150 Connection Slough.117.151 Cordelia Slough (A tributary of

Suisun Bay).117.153 Corte Madera Creek.117.155 Eureka Slough.117.157 Georgiana Slough.117.159 Grant Line Canal.117.161 Honker Cut.117.163 Islais Creek (Channel).117.165 Lindsey Slough.117.167 Little Potato Slough.117.169 Mare Island Strait, Napa River, and

their tributaries.117.171 Middle River.117.173 Miner Slough.117.175 Mokelumne River.117.177 Mud Slough.117.179 Newark Slough.117.181 Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal.117.183 Old River.117.185 Pacheco Creek.117.187 Petaluma River.117.189 Sacramento River.117.191 San Joaquin River.117.193 San Leandro Bay.117.195 Snodgrass Slough.117.197 Sonoma Creek.117.199 Steamboat Slough.117.201 Sutter Slough.

CONNECTICUT

117.202 Cold Spring Brook.117.205 Connecticut River.117.207 Housatonic River.117.209 Mianus River.117.211 Mystic River.117.213 New Haven Harbor, Quinnipiac and

Mill Rivers.117.215 Niantic River.117.217 Norwalk River.117.219 Pequonnock River.117.221 Saugatuck River.117.223 Shaw Cove.117.224 Thames River.117.225 Yellow Mill Channel.

DELAWARE

117.231 Brandywine Creek.117.233 Broad Creek.117.235 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.117.237 Christina River.117.239 Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.117.241 Mispillion River.117.243 Nanticoke River.117.245 Smyrna River.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

117.253 Anacostia River.117.255 Potomac River.

FLORIDA

117.261 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterwayfrom St. Marys River to Key Largo.

117.263 Banana River.117.265 Bayou Chico.117.267 Big Carlos Pass.117.269 Biscayne Bay.117.271 Blackwater River.117.272 Boot Key Harbor.117.273 Canaveral Barge Canal.117.277 Clearwater Pass.117.279 Coffeepot Bayou.117.283 Dunns Creek.117.285 Grand Canal.117.287 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.117.289 Hillsboro Inlet.117.291 Hillsborough River.117.295 Kissimmee River.117.297 Little Manatee River.117.299 Longboat Pass.117.300 Loxahatchee River.117.303 Matlacha Pass.117.305 Miami River.117.307 Miami River, North Fork.117.309 Nassau Sound.117.311 New Pass.117.313 New River.117.315 New River, South Fork.117.317 Okeechobee Waterway.117.319 Oklawaha River.117.323 Outer Clam Bay.117.325 St. Johns River.117.327 St. Marks River.117.329 St. Marys River.117.333 Suwannee River.117.335 Taylor Creek.117.337 Trout River.117.341 Whitcomb Bayou.

GEORGIA

117.351 Altamaha River.117.353 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Sa-

vannah River to St. Marys River.117.359 Chattahoochee River.117.361 Flint River.117.363 Ocmulgee River.117.365 Oconee River.117.367 Ogeechee River.117.369 Satilla River.117.371 Savannah River.117.373 St. Marys River.


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IDAHO

117.381 Clearwater River.117.383 Pend Oreille River.117.385 Snake River.

ILLINOIS

117.389 Calumet River.117.391 Chicago River.117.393 Illinois Waterway.117.397 Wabash River.

INDIANA

117.401 Trail Creek.117.403 Wabash River.

IOWA

117.407 Missouri River.

KANSAS


KENTUCKY

117.415 Green River.117.417 Ohio River.

LOUISIANA

117.422 Amite River.117.423 Atchafalaya River.117.424 Belle River.117.425 Black Bayou.117.427 Black River.117.429 Boeuf Bayou.117.431 Boeuf River.117.433 Bonfouca Bayou.117.435 Caddo Lake.117.436 Carlin Bayou.117.437 Colyell Bayou.117.438 Company Canal.117.439 Des Allemands Bayou.117.441 D’Inde Bayou.117.443 Du Large Bayou.117.444 Falgout Canal.117.445 Franklin Canal.117.447 Grand Cabahanosse Bayou.117.449 Grosse Tete Bayou.117.451 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.117.453 Houma Canal.117.455 Houma Navigation Canal.117.457 Houston River.117.458 Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, New

Orleans.117.459 Kelso Bayou.117.460 La Carpe Bayou.117.461 Lacassine Bayou.117.463 Lacombe Bayou.117.465 Lafourche Bayou.117.467 Lake Pontchartrain.117.469 Liberty Bayou.117.471 Little Black Bayou.117.473 Little River.117.475 Little (Petit) Caillou Bayou.117.477 Lower Atchafalaya River.117.478 Lower Grand River.117.479 Macon Bayou.117.480 Mermentau River.

117.481 Milhomme Bayou.117.482 Nezpique Bayou.117.483 Ouachita River.117.484 Pass Manchac.117.485 Patout Bayou.117.486 Pierre Pass.117.487 Plaquemine Bayou.117.488 Pearl River.117.489 Plaquemine Brule Bayou.117.491 Red River.117.493 Sabine River.117.494 Schooner Bayou Canal.117.495 Superior Oil Canal.117.497 Stumpy Bayou.117.499 Tante Phine Pass.117.500 Tchefuncta River.117.501 Teche Bayou.117.503 Tensas River.117.505 Terrebonne Bayou.117.506 Tickfaw River.117.507 Tigre Bayou.117.509 Vermilion River.117.511 West Pearl River.

MAINE

117.521 Back Cove.117.523 Back River.117.525 Kennebec River.117.527 Kennebunk River.117.529 Narraguagus River.117.531 Piscataqua River.117.533 Sheepscot River.117.535 Taunton River.

MARYLAND

117.541 Baltimore Harbor—Patapsco River.117.543 Bear Creek.117.547 Bush River.117.549 Cambridge Harbor.117.551 Chester River.117.553 Choptank River.117.555 College Creek.117.557 Curtis Creek.117.559 Isle of Wight Bay.117.561 Kent Island Narrows.117.563 Marshyhope Creek.117.565 Miles River.117.567 Patuxent River.117.569 Pocomoke River.117.571 Spa Creek.117.573 Stoney Creek.117.575 Susquehanna River.117.577 Weems Creek.117.579 Wicomico River (North Prong).

MASSACHUSETTS

117.585 Acushnet River.117.587 Apponagansett River.117.588 Bass River.117.589 Cape Cod Canal.117.591 Charles River and its tributaries.117.593 Chelsea River.117.595 Danvers River.117.597 Dorchester Bay.117.598 Eel Pond Channel.117.599 Fort Point Channel.


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117.600 Lagoon Pond.117.601 Malden River.117.603 Manchester Harbor.117.605 Merrimack River.117.607 Mitchell River.117.609 Mystic River.117.611 Neponset River.117.613 North River.117.615 Plum Island River.117.617 Reserved Channel.117.618 Saugus River.117.619 Taunton River.117.620 Westport River—East Branch.117.621 Fore River.117.622 West Bay.

MICHIGAN

117.624 Black River (South Haven).117.625 Black River.117.627 Cheboygan River.117.631 Detroit River (Trenton Channel).117.633 Grand River.117.635 Keweenaw Waterway.117.637 Manistee River.117.639 Ontonagon River.117.641 Pine River (Charlevoix).117.643 Pine River (St. Clair).117.645 River Rouge.117.647 Saginaw River.117.651 St. Joseph River.117.653 St. Mary’s Fall Canal.117.655 Thunder Bay River.

MINNESOTA

117.661 Duluth Ship Canal (Duluth-SuperiorHarbor).

117.663 Minnesota River.117.665 Red River of the North.117.667 St. Croix River.117.669 St. Louis River (Duluth-Superior

Harbor).117.671 Upper Mississippi River.

MISSISSIPPI

117.675 Back Bay of Biloxi.117.677 Big Sunflower River.117.680 Industrial Seaway Canal.117.681 Old Fort Bayou.117.683 Pascagoula River.117.684 Pearl River.117.685 Portage Bayou, Tchoutacabouffa and

Wolf Rivers.117.686 Yazoo River.

MISSOURI

117.687 Missouri River.117.689 Osage River.

NEBRASKA


NEW HAMPSHIRE

117.697 Hampton River.117.699 Little Harbor.117.700 Piscataqua River.

NEW JERSEY

117.701 Alloway Creek.117.703 Bass River.117.705 Beaver Dam Creek.117.709 Cheesequake Creek.117.711 Cohansey River.117.713 Cooper River.117.714 Corson Inlet.117.715 Debbies Creek.117.716 Delaware River.117.719 Elizabeth River.117.720 Great Channel.117.723 Hackensack River.117.725 Manantico Creek.117.727 Manasquan River.117.729 Mantua Creek.117.731 Maurice River.117.731a Mullica River.117.732 Nacote Creek.117.733 New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway.117.734 Navesink River (Swimming River).117.735 Newark Bay.117.736 Oceanport Creek.117.737 Oldmans Creek.117.738 Overpeck Creek.117.739 Passaic River.117.741 Raccoon Creek.117.743 Rahway River.117.745 Rancocas River (Creek).117.747 Raritank River, Arthur Kill, and

their tributaries.117.749 Salem River.117.750 Schellenger Creek.117.751 Shark River (South Channel).117.753 Ship Channel, Great Egg Harbor

Bay.117.755 Shrewsbury River.117.756 South River.117.757 Tuckahoe River.117.759 Wading River.117.761 Woodbridge Creek.

NEW YORK

117.769 Black Rock Canal.117.771 Bronx River.117.773 Buffalo River.117.775 Coney Island Creek.117.779 Eastchester Bay (Arm of).117.781 East River.117.783 Flushing Creek.117.785 Genessee River.117.787 Gowanus Canal.117.789 Harlem River.117.791 Hudson River.117.793 Hutchinson River (Eastchester

Creek).117.795 Jamaica Bay and Connecting Water-

ways.117.797 Lake Champlain.117.799 Long Island, New York Island Water-

way from East Rockaway Inlet toShinnecock Canal.

117.801 Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills,English Kills and their tributaries.

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117.805 Peekskill (Annsville) Creek.117.809 Tonawanda Creek.117.811 Tonawanda Harbor.117.813 Wappinger Creek.117.815 Westchester Creek.

NORTH CAROLINA

117.821 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Al-bemarle Sound to Sunset Beach.

117.822 Beaufort Channel, NC.117.823 Neuse River.117.825 Newport River.117.829 Northeast River.117.831 Pamlico and Tar Rivers.117.833 Pasquotank River.117.835 Perquimans River.117.837 Roanoke River.117.841 Smith Creek.117.843 Trent River.

OHIO

117.847 Ashtabula River.117.849 Muskingum River (Zanesville

Canal).117.850 Black River.117.851 Portage River.117.853 Sandusky Bay.117.855 Maumee River.

OREGON

117.861 Blind Slough.117.863 Catching Slough.117.865 Clatskanie River.117.867 [Reserved]117.869 Columbia River.117.871 Coos Bay.117.873 Coos River.117.875 Coquille River.117.879 Isthmus Slough.117.881 John Day River.117.885 [Reserved]117.887 Oregon Slough (North Portland Har-

bor).117.889 Siuslaw River.117.891 [Reserved]117.892 South Slough.117.893 Umpqua River.117.895 Wallooskee River.117.897 Willamette River.117.899 Youngs Bay and Lewis and Clark

River.

PENNSYLVANIA

117.901 Chester Creek.117.903 Darby Creek.117.904 Delaware River.117.905 Schuylkill River.

RHODE ISLAND

117.907 Providence River.

SOUTH CAROLINA

117.911 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway,Little River to Savannah River.

117.913 Ashepoo River.

117.915 Ashley River.117.917 Battery Creek.117.921 Broad River.117.923 Congaree River.117.925 Cooper River.117.927 Coosaw River (Whale Branch).117.929 Durham Creek.117.933 Pee Dee River.117.935 Rantowles Creek.117.937 Savannah River.117.938 Waccamaw River.117.939 Wando River.

SOUTH DAKOTA


TENNESSEE

117.943 Cumberland River.117.945 Hatchie River.117.947 Obion River.117.949 Tennessee River.

TEXAS

117.951 Arroyo Colorado River.117.953 Brazos River (Diversion Channel).117.955 Buffalo Bayou.117.957 Cedar Bayou.117.959 Chocolate Bayou.117.963 Colorado River.117.965 Cow Bayou.117.967 Greens Bayou.117.968 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.117.969 Lavaca River.117.971 Neches River.117.975 Old Brazos River.117.977 Pelican Island Causeway, Galveston

Channel.117.979 Sabine Lake.117.981 Sabine River.117.983 Sabine River (Old Channel) behind

Orange Harbor Island.117.984 San Bernard River.117.987 Taylor Bayou.117.989 Trinity River.117.991 Victoria Channel.

VERMONT

117.993 Lake Champlain.

VIRGINIA

117.995 Appomattox River.117.997 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway,

South Branch of the Elizabeth River tothe Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal.

117.999 Blackwater River.117.1001 Cat Point Creek.117.1003 Chickahominy River.117.1007 Elizabeth River—Eastern Branch.117.1011 Great Wicomico River.117.1013 Kinsale Creek.117.1015 Mattaponi River.117.1021 North Landing River.117.1023 Pamunkey River.117.1025 York River.


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WASHINGTON

117.1031 Chehalis River.117.1035 Columbia River.117.1037 Cowlitz River.117.1039 [Reserved]117.1041 Duwamish Waterway.117.1045 Hood Canal.117.1047 Hoquiam River.117.1049 Lake Washington.117.1051 Lake Washington Ship Canal.117.1053 Lewis River.117.1055 Skagit River.117.1057 Skamokawa Creek.117.1058 Snake River.117.1059 Snohomish River, Steamboat

Sough, and Ebey Slough.117.1061 Tacoma Harbor.117.1063 Willapa River.117.1065 Wishkah River.

WISCONSIN

117.1081 Black River.117.1083 Duluth-Superior Harbor (St. Louis

River).117.1085 East River.117.1087 Fox River.117.1089 Manitowoc River.117.1091 Menomonee River.117.1093 Milwaukee, Menomonee, and

Kinnickinnic Rivers and SouthMenomonee and Burnham Canals.

117.1095 Root River.117.1097 Sheboygan River.117.1099 St. Croix River.117.1101 Sturgeon Bay.117.1103 Upper Mississippi River.117.1105 Wisconsin River.117.1107 Wolf River.

APPENDIX A TO PART 117—DRAWBRIDGESEQUIPPED WITH RADIOTELEPHONES

AUTHORITY: 33 U.S.C. 499; 49 CFR 1.46; 33CFR 1.05–1(g); section 117.255 also issuedunder the authority of Pub. L. 102–587, 106Stat. 5039.

SOURCE: CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24,1984, unless otherwise noted.

EDITORIAL NOTE: Nomenclature changes topart 117 appear at 63 FR 35529, June 30, 1998.

Subpart A—General Requirements

§ 117.1 Purpose.This subpart prescribes general re-

quirements relating to the use and op-eration of drawbridges across the navi-gable waters of the United States.

NOTE: The primary jurisdiction to regulatedrawbridges across the navigable waters ofthe United States is vested in the FederalGovernment. Laws, ordinances, regulations,and rules which purport to regulate thesebridges and which are not promulgated by

the Federal Government have no force andeffect.

§ 117.3 Applicability.

The provisions of this subpart not inconflict with the provisions of SubpartB apply to each drawbridge.

NOTE: For all of the requirements applica-ble to a drawbridge listed in Subpart B, onemust review the requirements in Subpart Aand §§ 117.51 through 117.99 of Subpart B, aswell as the requirements in Subpart B appli-cable to the particular drawbridge in ques-tion.

§ 117.4 Definitions.

Certain terms used in this part aredefined in this section.

Appurtenance. The term ‘‘appur-tenance’’ means an attachment or ac-cessory extending beyond the hull orsuperstructure that is not an integralpart of the vessel and is not needed fora vessel’s piloting, propelling, control-ling, or collision avoidance capabili-ties.

Lowerable. The term ‘‘lowerable’’means the nonstructural vessel appur-tenance can be mechanically or manu-ally lowered and raised again. Theterm ‘‘lowerable’’ also applies to a non-structural vessel appurtenance whichcan be modified to make the item flexi-ble, hinged, collapsible, or telescopicsuch that it can be mechanically ormanually lowered and raised again.Failure to make the modification isconsidered equivalent to refusing tolower a lowerable nonstructural appur-tenance that is not essential to naviga-tion. Examples of appurtenances whichare considered to be lowerable include,but are not limited to, fishing out-riggers, radio antennae, television an-tennae, false stacks, and masts purelyfor ornamental purposes. Examples ofappurtenances which are not consid-ered to be lowerable include, but arenot limited to, radar antennae, flyingbridges, sailboat masts, piledriverleads, spud frames on hydraulicdredges, drilling derricks’ sub-structures and buildings, cranes ondrilling or construction vessels, orother items of permanent and fixedequipment.

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rigidly fixed to the vessel and is thussusceptible to relocation or alteration.

Not essential to navigation. The term‘‘not essential to navigation’’ meansthe nonstructural vessel appurtenancedoes not adversely affect the vessel’spiloting, propulsion, control, or colli-sion avoidance capabilities when in thelowered position.

[CGD 91–059, 59 FR 16563, Apr. 7, 1994]

§ 117.5 When the draw shall open.Except as otherwise required by this

subpart, drawbridges shall openpromptly and fully for the passage ofvessels when a request to open is givenin accordance with this subpart.

EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER ci-tations relating to temporary deviationsfrom the regulatory provisions in § 117.5, seethe List of CFR Sections Affected in theFinding Aids section of this volume.

§ 117.7 General duties of drawbridgeowners and tenders.

(a) Drawbridge owners and tendersshall operate the draw in accordancewith the requirement in this part.

(b) Except for drawbridges not re-quired to open for the passage of ves-sels, owners of drawbridges shall en-sure that:

(1) The necessary drawtenders areprovided for the safe and prompt open-ing of the draw;

(2) The operating machinery of thedraw is maintained in a serviceablecondition; and.

(3) The draws are operated at suffi-cient intervals to assure their satisfac-tory operation.

§ 117.9 Delaying opening of a draw.No person shall unreasonably delay

the opening of a draw after the signalsrequired by § 117.15 have been given.

NOTE: Trains are usually controlled by theblock method. That is, the track is dividedinto blocks or segments of a mile or more inlength. When a train is in a block with adrawbridge, the draw may not be able toopen until the train has passed out of theblock and the yardmaster or other managerhas ‘‘unlocked’’ the drawbridge controls. Themaximum time permitted for delay is de-fined in Subpart B for each affected bridge.Land and water traffic should pass over orthrough the draw as soon as possible in orderto prevent unnecessary delays in the openingand closure of the draw.

§ 117.11 Unnecessary opening of thedraw.

No vessel owner or operator shall—(a) Signal a drawbridge to open if the

vertical clearance is sufficient to allowthe vessel, after all lowerable non-structural vessel appurtenances thatare not essential to navigation havebeen lowered, to safely pass under thedrawbridge in the closed position; or

(b) Signal a drawbridge to open forany purpose other than to pass throughthe drawbridge opening.

[CGD 91–059, 59 FR 16563, Apr. 7, 1994]

§ 117.15 Signals.(a) General. (1) The operator of each

vessel requesting a drawbridge to openshall signal the drawtender and thedrawtender shall acknowledge that sig-nal. The signal shall be repeated untilacknowledged in some manner by thedrawtender before proceeding.

(2) The signals used to request theopening of the draw and to acknowl-edge that request shall be sound sig-nals, visual signals, or radiotelephonecommunications described in this sub-part.

(3) Any of the means of signaling de-scribed in this subpart sufficient toalert the party being signaled may beused.

(b) Sound signals. (1) Sound signalsshall be made by whistle, horn, mega-phone, hailer, or other device capableof producing the described signals loudenough to be heard by the drawtender.

(2) As used in this section, ‘‘pro-longed blast’’ means a blast of four tosix seconds duration and ‘‘short blast’’means a blast of approximately onesecond duration.

(3) The sound signal to request theopening of a draw is one prolongedblast followed by one short blastsounded not more than three secondsafter the prolonged blast. For vesselsrequired to be passed through a drawduring a scheduled closure period, thesound signal to request the opening ofthe draw during that period is fiveshort blasts sounded in rapid succes-sion.

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short blast sounded not more than 30seconds after the requesting signal.

(5) When the draw cannot be openedimmediately, or is open and shall beclosed promptly, the sound signal toacknowledge a request to open thedraw is five short blasts sounded inrapid succession not more than 30 sec-onds after the vessel’s opening signal.The signal shall be repeated until ac-knowledged in some manner by the re-questing vessel.

(c) Visual signals. (1) The visual signalto request the opening of a draw is—

(i) A white flag raised and loweredvertically; or

(ii) A white, amber, or green lightraised and lowered vertically.

(2) When the draw can be opened im-mediately, the visual signal to ac-knowledge a request to open the draw,given not more than 30 seconds afterthe vessel’s opening signal, is—

(i) A white flag raised and loweredvertically;

(ii) A white, amber, or green lightraised and lowered vertically; or

(iii) A fixed or flashing white, amber,or green light or lights.

(3) When the draw cannot be openedimmediately, or is open and must beclosed promptly, the visual signal toacknowledge a request to open thedraw is—

(i) A red flag or red light swung backand forth horizontally in full sight ofthe vessel given not more than 30 sec-onds after the vessel’s opening signal;or

(ii) A fixed or flashing red light orlights given not more than 30 secondsafter the vessel’s opening signal.

(4) The acknowledging signal whenthe draw cannot open immediately oris open and must be closed promptlyshall be repeated until acknowledgedin some manner by the requesting ves-sel.

(d) Radio telephone communications. (1)Radiotelephones may be used to com-municate the same information pro-vided by sound and visual signals.

NOTE: Call signs and radio channels fordrawbridges with radiotelephones are listedin Appendix A to this part.

(2) The vessel and the drawtendershall monitor the frequency used untilthe vessel has cleared the draw.

(3) When radiotelephone contact can-not be initiated or maintained, soundor visual signals under this sectionshall be used.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 82–025, 50 FR 11366, Mar. 21,1985; CGD 84–022, 51 FR 16308, May 2, 1986;CGD 96–026, 61 FR 33664, June 28, 1996]

§ 117.17 Signalling for contiguousdrawbridges.

When a vessel must past two or moredrawbridges close together, the open-ing signal is given for the first bridge.After acknowledgment from the firstbridge that it will promptly open, theopening signal is given for the secondbridge, and so on until all bridges thatthe vessel must pass have been giventhe opening signal and have acknowl-edged that they will open promptly.

§ 117.19 Signalling when two or morevessels are approaching a draw-bridge.

When two or more vessels are ap-proaching the same drawbridge at thesame time, or nearly the same, time,whether from the same or opposite di-rections, each vessel shall signal inde-pendently for the opening of the drawand the drawtender shall reply in turnto the signal of each vessel. Thedrawtender need not reply to signals byvessels accumulated at the bridge forpassage during a scheduled open period.

§ 117.21 Signalling for an openeddrawbridge.

When a vessel approaches a draw-bridge with the draw in the open posi-tion, the vessel shall give the openingsignal. If no acknowledgment is re-ceived within 30 seconds, the vesselmay proceed, with caution, throughthe open draw.

§ 117.23 Installation of radio-telephones.

(a) When the District Commanderdeems it necessary for reasons of safetyof navigation, the District Commandermay require the installation and oper-ation or a radiotelephone on or near adrawbridge.

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(c) All comments the owner wishes tosubmit shall be submitted to the Dis-trict Commander within 30 days of re-ceipt of the notice under paragraph (b)of this section.

(d) If, upon consideration of the com-ments received, the District Com-mander determines that a radio-telephone is necessary, the DistrictCommander notifies the bridge ownerthat a radiotelephone shall be installedand gives a reasonable time, not to ex-ceed six months, to install the radio-telephone and commence operation.

§ 117.24 Radiotelephone installationidentification.

(a) The Coast Guard authorizes, andthe District Commander may requirethe installation of a sign on draw-bridges, on the upstream and down-stream sides, indicating that the bridgeis equipped with and operates a VHFradiotelephone in accordance with§ 117.23.

(b) The sign shall give notice of theradiotelephone and its calling andworking channels—

(1) In plain language; or(2) By a sign consisting of the outline

of a telephone handset with the longaxis placed horizontally and a verticalthree-legged lightning slash super-imposed over the handset. The slashshall be as long vertically as thehandset is wide horizontally and nor-mally not less than 27 inches and nomore than 36 inches long. The preferredcalling channel should be shown in thelower left quadrant and the preferredworking channel should be shown inthe lower right quadrant.

NOTE: It is recommended that the radio-telephone sign be similar in design to theService Signs established by the FederalHighway Administration (FHWA) in U.S.Road Symbol Signs using Reflective Blueand Reflective White colors. Color and de-sign information is available from the Dis-trict Commander of the Coast Guard Districtin which the bridge is located.

[CGD 84–022, 51 FR 16308, May 2, 1986]

§ 117.31 Operation of draw for emer-gency situations.

(a) When a drawtender is informed bya reliable source that an emergency ve-hicle is due to cross the draw, thedrawtender shall take all reasonable

measures to have the draw closed atthe time the emergency vehicle arrivesat the bridge.

(b) When a drawtender receives no-tice, or a proper signal as provided in§ 117.15 of this part, the drawtendershall take all reasonable measures tohave the draw opened, regardless of theoperating schedule of the draw, for pas-sage of the following, provided thisopening does not conflict with localemergency management procedureswhich have been approved by the cog-nizant Coast Guard Captain of thePort:

(1) Federal, State, and local govern-ment vessels used for public safety;

(2) Vessels in distress where a delaywould endanger life or property;

(3) Commercial vessels engaged inrescue or emergency salvage oper-ations; and

(4) Vessels seeking shelter from se-vere weather.

[CGD 91–016, 58 FR 20, Jan. 4, 1993]

§ 117.33 Closure of draw for naturaldisasters or civil disorders.

Drawbridges need not open for thepassage of vessels during periods ofnatural disasters or civil disorders de-clared by the appropriate authoritiesunless otherwise provided for in Sub-part B or directed to do so by the Dis-trict Commander.

§ 117.35 Operations during repair ormaintenance.

(a) When operation of the draw mustdeviate from the regulations in thispart for scheduled repair or mainte-nance work, the drawbridge ownershall request approval from the Dis-trict Commander at least 30 days be-fore the date of the intended change.The request shall include a brief de-scription of the nature of the work tobe performed and the times and datesof requested changes. The DistrictCommander’s decision is forwarded tothe applicant within five working daysof the receipt of the request. If the re-quest is denied, the reasons for the de-nial are forwarded with the decision.

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owner shall immediately notify theDistrict Commander and give the rea-sons why the draw is or should be ren-dered inoperative and the expecteddate of completion of the repair ormaintenance work.

(c) All repair or maintenance workunder this section shall be performedwith all due speed in order to returnthe draw to operation as soon as pos-sible.

(d) If the operation of the draw willbe affected for periods of less than 60days, the regulations in this part willnot be amended. Where practicable, theDistrict Commander publishes noticeof the temporary deviations from theregulations in this part in the FEDERALREGISTER and Local Notices to Mari-ners. If operation of the draw is ex-pected to be affected for more than 60days, the District Commander pub-lishes temporary regulations coveringthe repair period.

§ 117.37 Opening or closure of drawfor public interest concerns.

(a) For reasons of public health orsafety or for public functions, such asstreet parades and marine regattas, theDistrict Commander may authorize theopening or closure of a drawbridge fora specified period of time.

(b) Requests for opening or closure ofa draw shall be submitted to the Dis-trict Commander at least 30 days be-fore the proposed opening or closureand include a brief description of theproposed event or other reason for therequest, the reason why the opening orclosure is required, and the times anddates of the period the draw is to re-main open or closed.

(c) Approval by the District Com-mander depends on the necessity forthe opening or closure, the reasonable-ness of the times and dates, and theoverall effect on navigation and usersof the bridge.

§ 117.39 Closure of draw due to infre-quent use.

Upon written request by the owner oroperator of a drawbridge, the DistrictCommander may, after notice in theFEDERAL REGISTER and opportunity forpublic comment, permit the draw to beclosed and untended due to infrequencyof use of the draw by vessels. The Dis-

trict Commander may condition ap-proval on the continued maintenanceof the operating machinery.

§ 117.41 Maintenance of draw in fullyopen position.

The draw may be maintained in thefully open position to permit the pas-sage of vessels and drawtender servicediscontinued if the District Com-mander is notified in advance. Thedraw shall remain in the fully open po-sition until drawtender service is re-stored or authorization under § 117.39 isgiven for the draw to remain closed anduntended.

§ 117.43 Changes in draw operation re-quirements for regulatory purposes.

In order to evaluate suggestedchanges to the drawbridge operationrequirements, the District Commandermay authorize temporary deviationsfrom the regulations in this part forperiods not to exceed 90 days. Notice ofthese deviations is disseminated in theLocal Notices to Mariners and pub-lished in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

[CGD–92–015b, 58 FR 46081, Sept. 1, 1993]

§ 117.45 Operation during winter inthe Great Lakes area.

(a) The Commander, Ninth CoastGuard District, may determine thatdrawbridges located in the Ninth CoastGuard District need not open duringthe winter season when general naviga-tion is curtailed, unless a request toopen the draw is given at least 12 hoursbefore the time of the intended pas-sage.

(b) Notice of these determinations isdisseminated in Local Notices to Mari-ners and other appropriate media. No-tices indicate—

(1) The name and location of thebridge affected;

(2) The period of time covered; and(3) The telephone number and address

of the party to whom requests for open-ings are given.

§ 117.47 Clearance gauges.(a) Clearance gauges are required for

drawbridges across navigable waters ofthe United States discharging into theAtlantic Ocean south of Delaware Bay(including the Lewes and RehobothCanal, DE) or into the Gulf of Mexico


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(including coastal waterways contig-uous thereto and tributaries to suchwaterways and the Lower AtchafalayaRiver, LA), except the MississippiRiver and its tributaries and outlets,

(b) Except for provisions in this partwhich specify otherwise for particulardrawbridges, clearance gauges shall bedesigned, installed, and maintained ac-cording to the provisions of § 118.160 ofthis chapter.

NOTE: Clearance gauge requirements, ifany, for drawbridges other than those re-ferred to in this section are listed in SubpartB under the appropriate bridge.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 84–022, 51 FR 16308, May 2,1986; CGD 96–026, 61 FR 33664, June 28, 1996]

§ 117.49 Process of violations.

(a) Complaints of alleged violationsunder this part are submitted to theDistrict Commander of the CoastGuard District in which the drawbridgeis located.

(b) Penalties for violations under thispart are assessed and collected underSubpart 1.07 of Part 1 of this chapter.

Subpart B—Specific Requirements

§ 117.51 Purpose.

This subpart prescribes specific re-quirements relating to the operation ofcertain drawbridges.

NOTE: The drawbridges under this subpartare listed by the waterway they cross and bythe state in which they are located. Water-ways are arranged alphabetically by state.The drawbridges listed under a waterway aregenerally arranged in order from the mouthof the waterway moving upstream. Thedrawbridges on the Atlantic IntracoastalWaterway are listed from north to south andon the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from eastto west.

§ 117.53 Applicability.

(a) The requirements in this subpartapply to the bridges listed and are inaddition to, or vary from, the generalrequirements in Subpart A.

(b) A requirement in this subpartwhich varies from a general require-ment in Subpart A supersedes the gen-eral requirement.

(c) All other general requirements inSubpart A not at variance apply to thebridges listed in this subpart.

(d) The draws of a number of thebridges listed in this subpart need notopen for the passage of vessels duringcertain periods, however, this does notpreclude the bridge owner from direct-ing the drawtender to open the drawduring these periods.

§ 117.55 Posting of requirements.

(a) The owner of each drawbridgeunder this subpart, other than remov-able span bridges, shall ensure that asign summarizing the requirements inthis subpart applicable to the bridge isposted both upstream and downstreamof the bridge. The requirements to beposted need not include those in Sub-part A or §§ 117.51 through 117.99.

(b) The signs shall be of sufficientsize and so located as to be easily readat any time from an approaching ves-sel.

(c) If advance notice is required toopen the draw, the signs shall alsostate the name, address, and telephonenumber of the person to be notified.

§ 117.57 Advance notice.

Owners and tenders of drawbridgesrequiring advance notice to open shalluse all reasonable means to open thedraw at the requested time and givedue regard to the possibility that abrief delay may be experienced by thevessel giving the advance notice.

§ 117.59 Special requirements due tohazards.

For the duration of occurrences haz-ardous to safety or navigation, such asfloods, freshets, and damage to thebridge or fender system, the DistrictCommander may require the owner ofan operational drawbridge listed in thissubpart to have the bridge attendedfull time and open on signal.

ALABAMA

§ 117.101 Alabama River.

(a) The draw of the BurlingtonNorthern Santa Fe railroad bridge,mile 105.3 at Coy, shall open on signalif at least 48 hours notice is given.


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(b) The draw of the Illinois Centralrailroad bridge, mile 277 near Mont-gomery, shall open on signal if at least24 hours notice is given.

(c) The draw of the US31 and 82bridge, mile 278.2 near Montgomery,shall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given.

(d) The draw of the CSX Transpor-tation Railroad bridge, mile 293.3 nearMontgomery, shall open on signal if atleast 24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.103 Bayou La Batre.The draw of the S188 bridge, mile 2.3

at Bayou La Batre, shall open on sig-nal; except that, the draw need not beopened from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. daily, andfrom 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. and from 2 to 5p.m. Monday through Saturday exceptholidays.

[CGD8–87–11, 53 FR 5165, Feb. 22, 1988]

§ 117.105 Bayou Sara.The draw of the CSX Transportation

Railroad bridge, mile 0.1 near Saraland,shall open on signal; except that, from6 p.m. to 10 a.m. the draw shall open onsignal if at least eight hours notice isgiven. During periods of severe stormsor hurricanes, from the time the Na-tional Weather Service sounds an‘‘alert’’ for the area until the ‘‘allclear’’ is sounded, the draw shall openon signal.

[CGD8–85–12, 50 FR 41685, Oct. 15, 1985]

§ 117.107 Chattahoochee River.The draws of the CSX Transportation

Railroad bridge, mile 117.1 near Omaha,GA, shall open on signal if at least sixhours notice is given.

§ 117.109 Coosa River.The draw of the CSX Transportation

Railroad bridge, mile 175.0 at Gadsden,shall open on signal if at least sixhours notice is given.

§ 117.113 Tensaw River.The draw of the CSX Transportation

Railroad bridge, mile 15.0 at Hurricane,shall open on signal; except that, from5 p.m. to 9 a.m., the draw shall open onsignal if at least eight hours notice isgiven. During periods of severe stormsor hurricanes, from the time the Na-tional Weather Service sounds an

‘‘alert’’ for the area until the ‘‘allclear’’ is sounded, the draw shall openon signal.

[CGD8–85–09, 50 FR 37356, Sept. 13, 1985]

§ 117.115 Three Mile Creek.(a) The draw of the US43 bridge, mile

1.0 at Mobile, need not be opened from7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to6:30 p.m. daily. At all other times, thedraw shall open on signal if at least 12hours notice is given.

(b) The draw of the Norfolk Southernrailroad bridge, mile 1.1 at Mobile,shall open on signal if at least five daysnotice is given.

ARKANSAS

§ 117.121 Arkansas RiverThe draw of the Missouri Pacific

Railroad bridge, mile 23.1 nearYancopin, shall open on signal if atleast 96 hours notice is given.

§ 117.123 Arkansas Waterway-Auto-mated Railroad Bridges.

(a) Across the Arkansas River, thedraw of the Cotton Belt Railroad (RobRoy) Bridge, Mile 67.4, is maintained inthe closed position and is remotely op-erated. The following signals shall beused:

(1) The opening signal from the vesselfor each of these bridges is three shortblasts.

(2) The acknowledging signal is flash-ing white lights visible upstream anddownstream. When the operator of thevessel sights the acknowledging signal,one prolonged blast shall be sounded.

(3) This signal is acknowledged bythe bridge controller when the draw isto open by changing the flashing whitelights to continuous white lights, andsounding one blast on a horn. When thespan is fully raised to a maximumclearance of 52 feet, the navigationlights at mid channel change from redto green, indicating that the draw isready for passage.

(4) If the draw cannot open, flashingamber warning lights are flashed andfour blasts are sounded, indicating thata train is approaching or that mainte-nance work is in progress.

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(6) When the draw opens (after thetrain crosses or when maintenancework permits), the amber lights areturned off, the continuous white lightsturned on, and one blast sounded, to in-dicate the draw is ready for passage.

(7) The vessel acknowledges with oneblast and, after the draw is fully open,may proceed through the draw.

(8) When the vessel clears the draw,the mid channel navigation lightchanges from green to red, the amberwarning lights will flash, and, after oneminute, the draw lowers and locks.

(b) The draws of the Junction Rail-road Bridge at mile 118.7 and the Bar-ing Cross Railroad Bridge at mile 119.6,Arkansas River, at Little Rock, aremaintained in the closed position andare remotely operated. The draw of theRock Island Railroad Bridge at mile118.2, Arkansas River, at Little Rock,is maintained in the open position. Usethe following procedures to requestopening of these bridges when nec-essary for transit;

(1) Normal Flow Procedures. Anyupbound or downbound vessel which re-quires opening the draw of any of thesebridges shall establish contact by ra-diotelephone with the remote draw-bridge operator on VHF–FM Channel 13in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Theremote drawbridge operator will advisethe vessel whether the requested spancan be immediately opened and main-tain constant contact with the vesseluntil the requested span has openedand the vessel passage has been com-pleted. If any or all of the drawbridgescannot be opened immediately, the re-mote drawbridge operator will notifythe calling vessel and provide an esti-mated time for individual drawbridgeopenings.

(2) High Velocity Flow Procedures.The area from mile 118.2 to mile 125.4 isa regulated navigation area (RNA) asdescribed in 33 CFR 165.203. During pe-riods of high velocity flow, which is de-fined as a flow rate of 70,000 cubic feetper second or greater at the MurrayLock and Dam, mile 125.4, downboundvessels which require that the draw ofthese three bridges be opened forunimpeded passage shall contact theremote drawbridge operator on VHF–FM Channel 13 either before departingMurray Lock and Dam, or before de-

parting the mooring cells at Mile 121.5to ensure that the Rock Island, Junc-tion, and Baring Cross Railroad draw-bridges are opened. The remote draw-bridge operator shall immediately re-spond to the vessel’s call, ensure thatall three drawbridges are open forpasage, and ensure that they remain inthe open positon until the downboundvessel has passed through each draw-bridge. If a closed drawbridge cannot beopened immediately for unimpededpassage in accordance with 33 CFR163.203, the remote drawbridge operatorwill immediately notify the downboundvessel and provide an estimated timefor drawbridge openings. Upbound ves-sels shall request openings in accord-ance with the normal flow proceduresas set forth above. The remote draw-bridge operator shall keep all ap-proaching vessels informed of the posi-tion of the drawbridge spans.

(c) The draw of the Arkansas Mis-souri Railroad Bridge, Mile 300.8 Ar-kansas River at Van Buren, and theMissouri Pacific Railroad Drawbridge,Mile 7.5 Arkansas Waterway at Benzal,are maintained in the open positionwith a minimum vertical clearance of52 feet except as follows:

(1) When a train approaches eitherbridge, amber lights attached to thebridge begin to flash and an audiblesignal on the bridge sounds. At the endof 10 minutes, the amber light contin-ues to flash; however, the audible sig-nal stops and the draw lowers andlocks if the photoelectric boat detec-tion system detects no obstructionunder the span. If there is an obstruc-tion, the draw opens to its full heightuntil obstruction is cleared.

(2) After the train clears the bridge,the draw opens to its full height, theamber flashing light stops, and the midchannel lights change from red togreen, indicating the navigation chan-nel is open for the passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984, as amended by CGD2–91–03, 57 FR 1392, Jan. 14, 1992; USCG–1998–3799,63 FR 35527, June 30, 1998]

§ 117.125 Black River.The following draws need not be

opended for the passage of vessels:(a) Union Pacific railroad bridge,

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(b) Burlington Northern railroadbridge, mile 68.4 at Black Rock.

(c) Arkansas State Highway Depart-ment bridge, mile 90.1 at Pocahontas.

(d) Burlington Northern railroadbridge, mile 90.4 at Pocahontas.

(e) Union Pacific railroad bridge,mile 144.4 at Corning.

(f) Arkansas State Highway Depart-ment bridge, mile 152.2 at Corning.

§ 117.127 Current River.

The draws of the Arkansas highwaybridge, mile 10.2, and the BurlingtonNorthern railroad bridge, mile 12.2,both at Biggers, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels.

§ 117.129 Little Red River.

The draws of the Burlington North-ern railroad bridge, mile 25.0, and Ar-kansas highway bridge, mile 25.2, bothat Judsonia, and the Arkansas highwaybridge, mile 30.5 at Searcy, need not beopened for the passage of vessels.

§ 117.131 Little River.

The draws of the Burlington North-ern railroad bridge, mile 7.1 near Ful-ton, need not be opened for the passageof vessels.

§ 117.133 Ouachita River.

The draw of the St. Louis Southwest-ern Railroad Bridge, Mile 338.8 nearCamden, need not be open for the pas-sage of vessels.

[CGD2 89–03, 55 FR 12820, Apr. 6, 1990, asamended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527,June 30, 1998]

§ 117.135 Red River.

The draws of the bridges above mile276.0 at the Arkansas Louisiana border,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

§ 117.137 St. Francis River.

The draws of the Chicago, Rock Is-land and Pacific railroad bridge, mile59.7 at Madison, and all drawbridgesabove that point, need not be openedfor the passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD02 86–33, 51 FR 32318, Sept.11, 1986]

§ 117.139 White River.

(a) Requirements for the MissouriPacific railroad bridge, mile 7.5 atBenzal, are in § 117.123.

(b) The draws of the St. Louis South-western railroad bridge, mile 98.9 atClarendon, the US70 highway bridge,mile 121.7 at DeValls Bluff, the Chi-cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroadbridge, mile 122.0 at DeValls Bluff, theMissouri Pacific railroad bridge, mile196.3 at Augusta, and the Missouri Pa-cific railroad bridge, mile 254.8 at New-port, shall open on signal if at leasteight hours notice is given. The drawsof any of these bridges need not beopened for a vessel that arrives laterthan two hours after the time specifiedin the notice, unless a second notice ofat least eight hours is given.

(c) The draws of the Arkansas high-way bridge, mile 300.1 at Batesville,and the Missouri Pacific railroadbridge, mile 401.9 at Cotter, need not beopened for the passage of vessels.

CALIFORNIA

§ 117.140 General.

In California, when fog prevails byday or night, the drawtender, aftersounding the opening signal, shall tolla bell continuously during the ap-proach and passage of a vessel.

§ 117.141 American River.

The draw of the Jiboom Streetbridge, mile 0.1 at Sacramento, neednot be opened for the passage of ves-sels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.143 Bishop Cut.

The draw of the San Joaquin Countyhighway bridge, mile 1.0 between KingIsland and Bishop Tract, shall open onsignal if at least 12 hours notice isgiven to the San Joaquin County De-partment of Public Works at Stockton.

§ 117.145 Burns Cutoff.

The draw of the Daggett Road bridge,mile 3.0 at Stockton, shall open on sig-nal if at least 48 hours notice is givento the U.S. Naval Communications Sta-tion at Stockton.


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§ 117.147 Cerritos Channel.(a) The draw of the Commodore

Schuyler F. Heim highway bridge, mile4.5 at Long Beach, shall open on signal;except that, from 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m.and 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday throughFriday except Federal holidays, thedraws need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels. The opening signal forthe Commodore Schuyler Heim brige isthree prolonged blasts. The acknowl-edging signal is two prolonged blastsfollowed by one short blast when thedraw will open immediately and fiveshort blasts when the draw will notopen immediately. Channel 13 (156.65MHZ) or other assigned frequenciesmay be used.

(b) The draw of the Henry Ford Ave-nue railroad bridge, mile 4.4 at LongBeach, shall be maintained in the fullyopen position, except when a train iscrossing or for maintenance. If thedraw is in the closed position, theopening signal is two short blasts fol-lowed by one prolonged blast. The ac-knowledging signal is two prolongedblasts followed by one short blast whenthe draw will open immediately andfive short blasts when the draw willnot open immediately. Channel 13(156.65 MHZ) or other assigned fre-quencies may be used.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984, as amended by CGD11–90–03, 61 FR 59026, Nov. 20, 1996; 62 FR 31724,June 11, 1997]

§ 117.149 China Basin, Mission Creek.The draws of the 3rd Street bridge,

mile 0.0, and the 4th Street bridge, mile0.2, both at San Francisco, shall openon signal if at least one hour notice isgiven.

§ 117.150 Connection Slough.The draw of the Reclamation District

No. 2027 bridge between Mandeville andBacon Islands, mile 2.5 near Stockton,shall open on signal from May 1through October 31 from 6 a.m. to 10p.m., and from November 1 throughApril 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. At allother times, the draw shall open on sig-nal if at least four hours notice is givento the drawtender during regular oper-ating hours, or to the Rio Vista bridgeacross the Sacramento River, mile 12.8.

The draw shall open on signal if atleast one hour notice is given for emer-gency vessels owned, operated or con-trolled by the United States or theState of California, for commercialvessels engaged in rescue or emergencysalvage operations, or for vessels indistress.

[CGD 12–84–02, 49 FR 25446, June 21, 1984; 49FR 43458, Oct. 29, 1984]

§ 117.151 Cordelia Slough (a tributaryof Suisun Bay).

The draws of the Union Pacific rail-road bridge, mile 1.5 at Suisun, shallopen on signal if at least 24 hours no-tice is given.

§ 117.153 Corte Madera Creek.

The draw of the Golden Gate Bridge,Highway and Transportation Districtbridge, mile 0.5 near Greenbrae, shallbe maintained in the fully open posi-tion, except for the crossing of trainsor for maintenance.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527,June 30, 1998]

§ 117.155 Eureka Slough.

The draw of the Northwestern PacificRailroad Company Bridge, mile 0.3 atEureka, need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels. The owner or agencycontrolling the bridge shall restore thedraw to full operation within sixmonths of notification to take such ac-tion from the District Commander.

[CGD 11–93–001, 59 FR 8409, Feb. 22, 1994, asamended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527,June 30, 1998]

§ 117.157 Georgiana Slough.

The draws of the Sacramento Countyhighway bridges, mile 4.5 near Isleton,and mile 12.4 near Walnut Grove, shallopen on signal from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.from May 1 through October 31. Thedraws shall open on signal from No-vember 1 through April 30 from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. At all other times, the drawsof these bridges shall open on signal ifat least four hours notice is given tothe drawtender at the Rio Vista bridgeacross the Sacramento River, mile 12.8.


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§ 117.159 Grant Line Canal.The draw of the San Joaquin County

highway bridge, mile 5.5 at Tracy, shallopen on signal if at least 12 hours no-tice is given to the San Joaquin Coun-ty Department of Public Works atStockton.

§ 117.161 Honker Cut.The draw of the San Joaquin County

(Eightmile Road) bridge, mile 0.3 be-tween Empire Tract and King Island atStockton, shall open on signal if atleast 12 hours notice is given to theSan Joaquin County Department ofPublic Works at Stockton.

§ 117.163 Islais Creek (Channel).The draw of the 3rd Street bridge,

mile 0.4 at San Francisco, shall open onsignal if at least one hour notice isgiven.

§ 117.165 Lindsey Slough.The center span of the Hastings

Farms highway bridge, mile 2.0 be-tween Egbert and Lower HastingsTracts, shall be removed for the pas-sage of maintenance vessels if at least72 hours notice is given to the HastingsIsland Land Company office at RioVista.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 12–85–05, 50 FR 31176, Aug. 1,1985]

§ 117.167 Little Potato Slough.The draw of the California Depart-

ment of Transportation highwaybridge, mile 0.1, at Terminus, shallopen on signal if at least 4 hours noticeis given to the drawtender at the RioVista bridge across the SacramentoRiver, mile 12.8.

[CGD11–95–02, 61 FR 17248, Apr. 19, 1996]

§ 117.169 Mare Island Strait, NapaRiver, and their tributaries.

(a) The draw of the U.S. Navy bridge(Mare Island Causeway), mile 2.8, atVallejo—

(1) Must be opened on signal from 7:30a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. to 10 p.m.Monday through Friday except Federalholidays, and from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays;

(2) Need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels, other than public ves-

sels of the United States, from 6:30 a.m.to 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.,except Saturdays, Sundays, and Fed-eral holidays; and

(3) Must be opened on signal from 10p.m. to 6:30 a.m. daily, if at least twohours notice is given, and as soon aspossible during this period for publicvessels of the United States.

(b) The draw of the Southern Pacificrailroad bridge, mile 10.6 at Brazos,shall be maintained in the fully openposition, except for the crossing oftrains or for maintenance. When thedraw is closed and visibility at thedrawtender’s station is less than onemile, up or down the channel, thedrawtender shall sound two prolongedblasts every minute. When the draw isopened, the drawtender shall soundthree short blasts.

(c) The draw of the Maxwell highwaybridge, mile 17.6 near Imola, shall openon signal if at least 72 hours notice isgiven to the California Department ofTransportation office at Napa.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 12–85–02, 50 FR 20758, May20, 1985]

§ 117.171 Middle River.

(a) The draw of the San JoaquinCounty (Bacon Island Road) highwaybridge, mile 8.6 between Bacon Islandand Lower Jones Tract, shall open onsignal from May 15 through September15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. From Septem-ber 16 through May 14, the draw shallopen on signal from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.from Thursday through Monday. At allother times, the draw shall open on sig-nal if at least 12 hours notice is givento the San Joaquin County Departmentof Public Works at Stockton.

(b) The draw of the BurlingtonNorthern Santa Fe railroad bridge,mile 9.8 near Middle River Station,shall open on signal if at least 12 hoursnotice is given to the BurlingtonNorthern Santa Fe Railwayyardmaster at Stockton.

(c) The California Route 4 Bridge,mile 15.1, between Victoria Island andDrexler Tract need not open for thepassage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984, as amended by CGD 12–85–01, 50 FR 26559, June 27, 1985]


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§ 117.173 Miner Slough.

The draw of the California Depart-ment of Transportation highwaybridge, mile 5.5 between the northerlyend of Ryer Island and Holland Tract,shall open on signal if at least 12 hoursnotice is given to the drawtender atthe Rio Vista bridge across the Sac-ramento River, mile 12.8.

§ 117.175 Mokelumne River.

(a) The draw of the California De-partment of Transportation highwaybridge, the Mokelumne River Bridge,mile 3.0, at East Isleton shall openupon signal as follows:

(1) From November 1 through April 30from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

(2) From May 1 through October 31from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., except that dur-ing the following periods the draw needonly open for recreational vessels onthe hour, 20 minutes past the hour, and40 minutes past the hour:

Saturdays 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.Sundays 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.Memorial Day; 4th of July; and Labor Day 11

a.m. until 6 p.m.

(3) At all other times the draw shallopen on signal if at least 4 hours noticeis given to the drawtender at Rio Vistabridge over the Sacramento River, mile12.8.

(4) Emergency vessels of the UnitedStates, state or commercial vessels en-gaged in rescue or emergency salvageoperations, and vessels in distress shallbe passed as soon as possible but nolater than one hour after notice isgiven.

(b) The draw of the Sacramento andSan Joaquin Counties (Millers Ferry)highway bridge, mile 12.1 over theNorth Fork of the Mokelumne Rivernear Walnut Grove, shall open on sig-nal from May 1 through October 31from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. At all othertimes, the draw shall open on signal ifat least 12 hours notice is given to theSan Joaquin County Department ofPublic Works at Stockton.

(c) The removable span of the SanJoaquin County highway bridge overthe South Fork of the MokelumneRiver, mile 18.0 at New Hope Landing,shall be removed as soon as possibleupon notification by the District Com-

mander that an emergency existswhich requires the removal.

(d) The draws of the bridges aboveNew Hope Landing need not be openedfor the passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 11–92–10, 58 FR 33339, June17, 1993]

§ 117.177 Mud Slough.The draw of the Union Pacific rail-

road bridge, mile 0.7 near Alviso, shallopen on signal if at least 24 hours no-tice is given.

§ 117.179 Newark Slough.The draw of the San Mateo County

Transportation Department railroadbridge, mile 0.5 near Newark, shallopen on signal if at least 24 hours no-tice is given to the San Mateo Trans-portation Department, at San Carlos.


§ 117.181 Oakland Inner Harbor TidalCanal.

The draws of the Alameda Countyhighway bridges at Park Street, mile7.3; Fruitvale Avenue, mile 7.7; andHigh Street, mile 8.1; and the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers railroadbridge, mile 7.7 at Fruitvale Avenue,shall open on signal; except that, from7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. to5:45 p.m. Monday through Friday ex-cept Federal holidays, the draws neednot be opened for the passage of ves-sels. However, the draws shall openduring the above closed periods for ves-sels which must, for reasons of safety,move on a tide or slack water, if a leasttwo hours notice is given. The drawsshall open as soon as possible for ves-sels in distress and emergency vessels,including commercial vessels engagedin rescue or emergency salvage oper-ations.

§ 117.183 Old River.The draw of the California Depart-

ment of Transportation (Route 4) high-way bridge, mile 14.8 between VictoriaIsland and Byron Tract, shall open onsignal from May 1 through October 31from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and from Novem-ber 1 through April 30 from 9 a.m. to 5


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p.m. At all other times, the draw shallopen on signal if at least four hours no-tice is given to the drawtender at theRio Vista bridge across the Sac-ramento River, mile 12.8.

§ 117.185 Pacheco Creek.

The draw of the Contra Costa Countyhighway bridge, mile 1.0, and Union Pa-cific Railroad bridge, mile 1.1, bothnear Martinez, shall open on signal ifat least 24 hours notice is given.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 12–85–02, 50 FR 20758, May20, 1985]

§ 117.187 Petaluma River.

(a) The draws of the NorthwesternPacific railroad bridges, mile 0.8 atBlackpoint and mile 12.4 at HaystackLanding, shall be maintained in thefully open position, except for thecrossing of trains or for maintenance.When the draw is closed and visibilityfrom the drawtender’s station is lessthan one mile up or down the channel,the drawtender shall sound two longblasts every minute. When the draw isreopened, the drawtender shall soundthree short blasts.

(b) The draw of the Petaluma high-way bridge at ‘‘D’’ Street, mile 13.7 atPetaluma, shall open on signal if atleast four hours notice is given foropenings from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and if atleast 24 hours notice is given for open-ings from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The drawshall open as soon as possible for ves-sels in distress and vessels, includingcommercial vessels, engaged in rescueor emergency salvage operations.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 11–88–10, 53 FR 51099, Dec.20, 1988]

§ 117.189 Sacramento River.

(a) The draws of each bridge fromIsleton to American River junctionshall open on signal from May 1through October 31 from 6 a.m. to 10p.m. and from November 1 throughApril 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. At allother times, the draws shall open onsignal if at least four hours notice isgiven to the drawtender at the RioVista bridge across the SacramentoRiver, mile 12.8.

(b) The draws of the California De-partment of Transportation bridges,mile 90.1 at Knights Landing, and mile135.5 at Meridian, shall open on signalif at least 12 hours notice is given tothe California Department of Transpor-tation at Marysville.

(c) The draws of the bridges aboveMeridian need not be opened for thepassage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 12–86–01, 51 FR 20483, June5, 1986]

§ 117.191 San Joaquin River.

(a) The draw of the Port of Stocktonrailroad bridge, mile 39.7 at Stockton,shall open on signal if at least 12 hoursnotice is given to the Port Director.

(b) The draws of the U.S. Navy Draw-bridge, mile 39.8, Atchison, Topeka andSanta Fe railroad bridge, mile 40.6, andCalifornia Highway 4 bridge (GarwoodBridge), mile 41.6, need not be openedfor the passage of vessels. The ownersor agencies controlling the bridgesshall restore the draws to full oper-ation within six months of notificationto take such action from the DistrictCommander.

(c) Drawbridges above the Old Riverjunction need not open for the passageof vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 12–85–06, 50 FR 31177, Aug. 1,1985; CGD 88–052, 53 FR 25120, July 1, 1988]

§ 117.193 San Leandro Bay.

The draws of the California Depart-ment of Transportation highwaybridge, mile 0.0 (kilometer 0.0) and theCity of Alameda bicycle bridge, mile0.1 (kilometer 0.2) between Alamedaand Bay Farm Island, shall open on sig-nal; except that, from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m.and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., the draws shallopen on signal if at least 12 hours no-tice is given. Notice shall be given tothe drawtender of the Bay Farm Islandbridges from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and to thedrawtender of the Park Street bridgeat Alameda at all other times. Thedraws need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

[CGD11–96–005, 61 FR 17249, Apr. 19, 1996]


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§ 117.195 Snodgrass Slough.

The draw of the Sacramento Countybridge, mile 4.4 at Walnut Grove, shallopen on signal if at least 72 hours no-tice is given to Sacramento CountyTransportation Operations and Mainte-nance office at Sacramento. The drawshall open as soon as possible for ves-sels in distress, and vessels, includingcommercial vessels, engaged in rescueor emergency salvage operations oremergency flood control efforts.

[CGD11–93–02, 59 FR 13248, Mar. 21, 1994]

§ 117.197 Sonoma Creek.

The draw of the Northwestern Pacificrailroad bridge, mile 5.4 at Wingo, shallopen on signal if at least 24 hours no-tice is given.

§ 117.199 Steamboat Slough.

The draw of the California Depart-ment of Transportation highwaybridge, mile 11.2 at the head of GrandIsland, shall open on signal from May 1through October 31 from 6 a.m. to 10p.m. At all other times, the draw shallopen on signal if at least four hours no-tice is given to the drawtender at theRio Vista bridge across the Sac-ramento River, mile 12.8.

§ 117.201 Sutter Slough.

The draw of the Sacramento Countyhighway bridge, mile 6.4 nearCourtland, need not be opened for thepassage of vessels. However, the drawshall be returned to operable conditionwithin six months after notification bythe District Commander to do so.

CONNECTICUT

§ 117.202 Cold Spring Brook.

The draw of the footbridge, mile 0.1at Saybrook, shall open within 15 min-utes of a mariner’s request by tele-phone. To enable mariners to requestbridge openings, the owner shall main-tain and monitor a telephone at thebridge and provide a means for mari-ners to secure their boats upstreamand downstream of the bridge in orderto use this telephone.

[CGD3 86–33, 52 FR 5536, Feb. 25, 1987]

§ 117.205 Connecticut River.

(a) The owners of the AMTRAK OldSaybrook-Old Lyme Bridge, mile 3.4the Route 82 Bridge, mile 16.8, and theCONRAIL Middletown-Portland Bridge,mile 32.0, shall provide, and keep ingood legible condition, clearancegauges with figures not less thantwelve (12) inches which designed, in-stalled and maintained according tothe provisions of § 118.160 of this chap-ter.

(b) The draws of the AMTRAK OldSaybrook-Old Lyme Bridge, mile 3.4,and the CONRAIL Middletown-Port-land Bridge, mile 32.0, shall be openedas soon as practicable for all non-com-mercial vessels that cannot pass underthe closed draws, but in no case shallthe delay be more than 20 minutesfrom the time the opening was re-quested.

(c) The draw of the Route 82 Bridge,mile 16.8, at East Haddam, shall openon signal except that, from 15 May to31 October, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.,the draw need open for recreationalvessels on the hour and half-hour only.The draw shall open on signal for com-mercial vessels at all times.

[CGD01–95–009, 63 FR 10140, Mar. 2, 1998]

§ 117.207 Housatonic River.

(a) The draw of the US 1 bridge, mile3.5 at Stratford, shall open on signal;except that, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Mon-day through Friday and 4 p.m. to 5:45p.m. daily, the draw need not be openedfor the passage of vessels.

(b) The draw of the Metro-North(Devon) bridge, mile 3.9 at Stratford,shall operate as follows:

(1) The draw shall open on signal; ex-cept as follows:

(i) From 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Monday through Fri-day except Federal holidays or anemergency, the draw need not beopened for the passage of vessels.

(ii) From 5:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. and from5:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. except Saturdays,Sundays, and Federal holidays, thedraw need not be opened more thanonce in any 60 minute period.

(iii) From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., the drawshall open on signal if notice is givento the chief dispatcher of the railroad


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before 4 p.m. on the day of the intendedpassage.

(2) A delay in opening the draw shallnot exceed 20 minutes for the passageof approaching trains from the time ofthe request.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 43458, Oct. 29, 1984, asamended by CGD3 85–42, 50 FR 26711, June 28,1985]

§ 117.209 Mianus River.

The draw of the Metro-North bridge,mile 1.0 at Greenwich, shall operate asfollows:

(a) From 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.—(1) The draw shall open on signal im-

mediately for the passage of commer-cial vessels and as soon as practicablebut no later than 20 minutes after thesignal to open for the passage of allother vessels.

(2) When a train scheduled to crossthe bridge without stopping has passedthe Greenwich or Riverside stationsand is in motion toward the bridge, thedraw shall open as soon as the trainhas crossed the bridge.

(b) From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., the drawneed not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 43458, Oct. 29, 1984]

§ 117.211 Mystic River.

(a) The draw of the Amtrak railroadbridge, mile 2.4 at Mystic, shall operateas follows:

(1) From April 1 to October 31, thedraw shall open on signal.

(2) From November 1 to March 31, thedraw shall open on signal from 5 a.m.to 9 p.m. From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., thedraw shall open on signal if at leasteight hours notice is given.

(3) Public vessels of the UnitedStates, state and local vessels used forpublic safety, vessels in an emergency,and commerical vessels shall be passedimmediately at any time; however, theopening may be delayed up to eightminutes to allow trains, which have en-tered the drawbridge block and arescheduled to cross the bridge withoutstopping, to clear the block.

(4) All other vessels shall be passed assoon as practicable but no later than 20minutes after the signal to open isgiven.

(b) The draw of the US 1 bridge, mile2.8 at Mystic, shall open on signal, witha maximum delay of 20 minutes; ex-cept:

(1) From May 1 through October 31from 7:15 a.m. to 7:15 p.m., the drawneed only open hourly at quarter pastthe hour.

(2) From November 1 through April 30from 7:15 p.m. to 5:15 a.m., the drawshall open on signal upon eight hoursnotice.


§ 117.213 New Haven Harbor,Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers.

The draws of the Tomlinson bridge,mile 0.0, the Ferry Street bridge, mile0.7, and the Grand Avenue bridge, mile1.3, across Quinnipiac River, and theChapel Street bridge, mile 0.4 acrossMill River, shall operate as follows:

(a) The draws shall open on signal;except as follows:

(1) From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., noonto 12:15 p.m., 12:45 p.m. to 1 p.m., and4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., the draws neednot be opened.

(2) From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Octo-ber 1 through April 30, the draw of theFerry Street bridge, Quinnipiac River,shall open on signal, unless thedrawtender is at the Grand Avenue orChapel Street bridges. In this event, adelay of up to one hour may be ex-pected.

(3) From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., the draw ofthe Grand Avenue bridge, QuinnipiacRiver, shall open on signal if at leastone hour notice is given to thedrawtender at the Ferry Street bridge.In the event that the drawtender is atthe Chapel Street bridge, a delay of upto an additional hour may be expected.

(4) From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., the draw ofthe Chapel Street bridge, Mill River,shall open on signal if at least one hournotice is given to the drawtender atFerry Street bridge. In the event thatthe drawtender is at the Grand Avenuebridge, a delay of up to an additionalhour may be expected.

(b) Public vessels of the UnitedStates, state or local vessels used forpublic safety, commercial vessels andvessels in distress, shall notify the op-erator of the Tomlinson and the Ferry


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Street bridges and shall be passedthrough each of the bridges listed inthis section as soon as possible at any-time.

(c) The sound signals for requestingthe opening of each bridge are as fol-lows:

(1) The Tomlinson bridge, two shortblasts of a whistle or horn.

(2) The Ferry Street bridge, one shortblast of a whistle or horn.

(3) The Grand Avenue bridge, oneprolonged blast of a whistle or horn.

(4) The Chapel Street bridge, threeshort blasts of a whistle or horn.

(d) The drawtender shall acknowl-edge sound signals in the followingmanner:

(1) When the draw can be opened im-mediately, the same signal as the re-questing signal.

(2) When the draw cannot be openedimmediately, or is open and mustclose, the drawtender shall sound fourshort blasts of a whistle or horn, to berepeated until acknowledged by thevessel by the same signal.

(3) When the draw can be reopened,the drawtender shall sound the openingsignal and open the draw if any vesselsare waiting to pass.

(e) The following visual signal maybe used in addition to sound signals forrequesting the opening of each bridgewhen sound signals may not be heard.A white flag by day or a white light bynight shall be swung in full circle atarm’s length in full sight of the bridgeand facing the draw.

(f) The drawtender shall acknowledgevisual signals in the following manner:

(1) When the draw can be opened im-mediately, a white flag by day or agreen light by night swung up anddown vertically a number of times infull sight of the vessel.

(2) When the draw cannot be openedimmediately, or is open and mustclose, a red flag by day or a red lightby night, swung back and forth hori-zontally in full sight of the vessel, tobe repeated until acknowledged by thevessel by the same signal.


§ 117.215 Niantic River.

(a) The draw of the Amtrak bridge,mile 0.0 at Niantic, shall open on sig-nal; except that, from April 1 throughOctober 31 from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. andfrom November 1 through March 31from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., the draw shallopen on signal if at least one hour no-tice is given. When a train scheduled tocross the bridge without stopping hasentered the drawbridge block, a delayin opening the draw may occur untilthe train has cleared the block.

(b) The draw of the S156 bridge, mile0.1 at Niantic, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., andfrom 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday throughFriday except holidays, the draw shallopen only for the passage of commer-cial vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.217 Norwalk River.

(a) The draw of the WashingtonStreet S136 bridge, mile 0.0 at Norwalk,shall open on signal; except that, from7 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m. to 1:15p.m., and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday except holidays, thedraw need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels that draw less than 14feet of water. The opening signal isthree short blasts. Vessels drawing 14feet of water or more shall add one pro-longed blast after the three shortblasts.

(b) The draw of the Metro–North‘‘WALK’’ bridge, mile 0.1 at Norwalk,shall open on signal as follows:

(1) From 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., except that,from Monday through Friday excludingholidays, the draw need not be openedfrom 7 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6p.m., unless an emergency exists.

(2) Only once in any 60-minute periodfrom 5:45 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. to7:45 p.m.

(3) From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., if at leastfour hours notice is given.

(4) A delay of up to 20 minutes maybe expected if a train is approaching soclosely that it may not be safelystopped.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD3 85–42, 50 FR 26711, June 28,1985]


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§ 117.219 Pequonnock River.

(a) Public vessels of the UnitedStates and vessels in distress shall bepassed through the draw of each bridgeas soon as possible.

(b) The draw of the Stratford AvenueBridge, mile 0.1 at Bridgeport, shallopen on signal; except that, the drawneed not open for passage of vesselsfrom 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. and 7:45 a.m.to 8:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and4:30 p.m. to 6:10 p.m. The opening sig-nal is one prolonged blast followed byone short blast.

(c) The draw of the Metro-North‘‘PECK’’ bridge, mile 0.3 at Bridgeport,shall open on the signal of three blastsas follows:

(1) From 5:45 a.m. to 9 p.m. except:(i) From Monday through Friday, ex-

cluding holidays or emergencies, thedraw need not be opened from 6:45 a.m.to 7:15 a.m., 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m., and4:30 p.m. to 6:10 p.m.

(ii) From Monday through Friday,excluding holidays or emergencies, thedraws need not be opened more thanonce during the periods 5:45 a.m. to 6:45a.m., 7:15 a.m. to 7:45 a.m., 8:15 a.m. to9 a.m., and 6:10 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

(2) From 9 p.m. to 5:45 a.m., the drawsshall open on signal if at least eighthours notice is given.

(3) The draw need not open on signalif a train is approaching so closely thatit may not be safely stopped; however,the delay in opening the draw shall notexceed 7 minutes from time of the re-quest.

(d) The draw of the Congress StreetBridge, mile 0.4 at Bridgeport, shallopen on signal as follows:

(1) From 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; except thatthe draw need not open for the passageof other than commercial vessels from11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and for all vesselsfrom 4:30 p.m. to 6:10 p.m.

(2) From 9 p.m. to 8 a.m., if at leasteight hours notice is given; except thatthe draw need not open for the passageof vessels from 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 a.m.;and from 7:45 a.m. to 8 a.m.

(3) The opening signal is two pro-longed blasts followed by two shortblasts.

(e) The draw of the East WashingtonStreet bridge mile 0.6, shall open onthe signal of one prolonged blast fol-

lowed by two short blasts if at least 24hours notice is given.

(f) The draw of the Grand Streetbridge mile 0.9 at Bridgeport need notbe opened for the passage of vessels.However, the draw shall be returned tooperable condition within 12 monthsafter notification by the District Com-mander to do so.

[CGD3 85–42, 50 FR 26711, June 28, 1985; 50 FR43387, Oct. 25, 1985]

§ 117.221 Saugatuck River.(a) The draw of each moveable bridge

shall open at all times as soon as pos-sible for passage of a public vessel ofthe United States, vessel in tow or fora vessel in distress.

(b) The draw of the Metro-North‘‘SAGA’’ Bridge, mile 1.1 at Saugatuckshall operate as follows:

(1) Year-round need not open:(i) Weekdays from 7 a.m. to 8:10 a.m.

and 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. except on Fed-eral holidays;

(ii) From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.(2) From October 1–May 31, open on

signal:(i) Weekdays from 8:10 a.m.–4 p.m.;(ii) Weekends and Federal holidays 7

a.m.–4 p.m.;(iii) If at least eight hours notice is

given: daily, from 5 a.m.–7 a.m., 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.–9 p.m., and week-ends and Federal holidays from 5:30p.m.–7 p.m.

(3) From June 1–September 30, openon signal 5 a.m.–9 p.m., except as pro-vided in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this sec-tion.

(4) A delay in opening the draw notto exceed 10 minutes may occur when atrain scheduled to cross the bridgewithout stopping has entered the draw-bridge block.

(c) The draw of the Route 136 Bridge,mile 1.3 at Saugatuck shall operate asfollows:

(1) Year-round, need not open week-days, except Federal holidays, from 7a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30p.m.

(2) From April 15–October 31, open onsignal if at least two hours notice isgiven, except as provided in paragraph(c)(1) of this section.

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(i) From 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. if at leasteight hours notice is given;

(ii) From 3 p.m. to 8:30 a.m., if atleast 24 hours notice is given, except asprovided in paragraph (c)(1) of this sec-tion.

[CGD 82–087, 50 FR 13319, Apr. 4, 1985]

§ 117.223 Shaw Cove.

The draw of the Amtrak bridge, mile0.0 at New London, shall open on signalfrom December 1 through March 31from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday throughFriday. From December 1 throughMarch 31 from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. and onSaturdays and Sundays, the draw shallopen on signal if at least eight hoursnotice is given. From April 1 throughNovember 30 from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., thedraw shall open on signal; and, from 10p.m. to 5 a.m., the draw shall open onsignal if at least one hour notice isgiven. A delay of up to 10 minutes maybe expected if a train is approaching soclosely that it may not be safetystopped. When a vessel is in an emer-gency that may endanger life or prop-erty, the draw shall open as soon aspossible.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR43459, Oct. 29, 1984]

§ 117.224 Thames River.The draw of the Amtrak bridge, mile

3.0 in New London, shall open—(a) Immediately on signal for vessels

owned or operated by the United StatesGovernment, state and local vesselsused for public safety, vessels in anemergency, and commercial vessels;except, when a train scheduled to crossthe bridge without stopping has passedthe Midway, Groton, or New Londonstations and is in motion toward thebridge, the draw shall not be opened forthe passage of any vessel until thetrain has crossed the bridge; and

(b) As soon as practicable for allother vessels but no later than 20 min-utes after the signal to open is given.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 43459, Oct. 29, 1984]

§ 117.225 Yellow Mill Channel.The draw of the Stratford Avenue

bridge, mile 0.3 at Bridgeport, shallopen on signal if at least 24 hours no-tice is given. Public vessels of the

United States and vessels in distressshall be passed as soon as possible.

DELAWARE

§ 117.231 Brandywine Creek.The draw of the Conrail bridge, mile

1.1, the Church Street bridge, mile 1.3,and the Sixteenth Street bridge, mile1.7, all at Wilmington, need not beopened for the passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD3 85–42, 50 FR 26712, June 28,1985]

§ 117.233 Broad Creek.The draws of the Conrail bridge, mile

8.0, the Poplar Street bridge, mile 8.2,and the US13A bridge, mile 8.2, all atLaurel, shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given.

§ 117.235 Chesapeake and DelawareCanal.

The draw of the Conrail bridge, mile7.7, shall open on signal. The followinglight signals, located in the center ofthe drawspan on both sides of thebridge, shall be used:

(a) When the draw is to be opened im-mediately, one fixed amber light.

(b) When the draw is not ready to beopened, one flashing red light.

§ 117.237 Christina River.(a) The owners of the bridges on this

waterway:(1) Shall provide and keep in good

legible condition two board gagespainted white with black figures notless than six inches high to indicatethe vertical clearance under the closeddraw at all stages of the tide. Thegages shall be so placed on the bridgesthat they are plainly visible to the op-erator of each vessel approaching thebridge either up or downstream.

(2) Shall open on signal except thatthe draw of a railroad bridge need notbe opened when a train is in the bridgeblock, approaching the bridge, or with-in 5 minutes of the passage of a pas-senger train; but in no event shall theopening of the draw be delayed morethan 10 minutes.

(b) The draw of the Third StreetBridge, mile 2.3 and Walnut Streetbridge, mile 2.8, both at Wilmingtonshall open on signal. The draw of the


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Market Street Bridge, mile 3.0 at Wil-mington shall open on signal if at leasteight hours notice in given. From 7a.m. to 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.,Monday through Saturday except holi-days, the draws of these three bridgesneed not be opened for the passage ofvessels. Any vessel which has passedthrough one or more of these bridgesimmediately prior to a closed periodand which requires passage through theother bridge or bridges in order to con-tinue to its destination shall be passedthrough the draw or draws of thebridge or bridges without delay. Thedraws of these bridges shall open at alltimes as soon as possible for passage ofa public vessel of the United States.

(c) The draws of the Conrail bridges,at miles 4.1 and 4.2, both at Wilming-ton, shall open on signal from 6 a.m. to8 p.m. if at least 24 hours notice isgiven. From 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., the drawsneed not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

(d) The draw of the SH141 bridge,mile 7.5 at Wilmington, shall open onsignal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD3 84–06, 49 FR 33448, Aug. 23,1984, CGD3 85–42, 50 FR 26712, June 28, 1985;CGD 87–035, 52 FR 33812, Sept. 8, 1987]

§ 117.239 Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.The draws of the Delaware highway

bridges, mile 2.0 and 7.0, both at Reho-both, shall open on signal from May 1through October 31 from 7 a.m. to 8p.m. and from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. if atleast two hours notice is given. FromNovember 1 through April 30, the drawsshall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given.

§ 117.241 Mispillion River.The draws of the S14 bridge, mile 11.0

at Milford, shall open on signal if atleast two hours notice is given.

§ 117.243 Nanticoke River.The draw of the Conrail bridge, mile

39.4 at Seaford, shall open on signalfrom May 1 through September 30 from8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and need not be openedfrom 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. At all times fromOctober 1 through April 30, the drawshall open on signal if at least fourhours notice is given.

§ 117.245 Smyrna River.

The draw of the Delaware highwaybridge, mile 4.0 at Flemings Landing,shall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

§ 117.253 Anacostia River.

(a) The draw of the Frederick Doug-lass Memorial (South Capitol Street)bridge, mile 1.2, shall open on signal ifat least 24 hours notice is given. Thedraw is closed to the passage of vesselson each Presidential Inauguration Dayand may occasionally be closed with-out advance notice to permit uninter-rupted transit of dignitaries across thebridge.

(b) CONRAIL bridge, mile 3.4.(1) The draw of the shall open on sig-

nal:(i) At all times for public vessels of

the United States, state and local gov-ernment vessels, commercial vessels,and any vessels in an emergency in-volving danger to life or property.

(ii) Between 9 a.m. and 12 noon andbetween 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. from May 15through September 30.

(iii) Between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. fromMay 15 through September 30 if noticeis given to the bridgetender not laterthan 6 p.m. on the day for which theopening is requested.

(iv) At all other times, if at leasteight hours notice is given.

(2) The owners of the bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion two board gages painted whitewith black figures not less than sixinches high to indicate the verticalclearance under the closed draw at allstages of tide. The gages shall beplaced on the bridge so that they areplainly visible to the operator of anyvessel approaching the bridge from ei-ther upstream or downstream.

(3) The owners of the bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion signs providing a 24-hour emer-gency telephone number which may becalled to arrange for bridge openings.The signs shall be painted in contrast-ing colors with letters and numbers notless than six inches high. The signsshall be placed on the bridge so thatthey are plainly visible to the operator


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of any vessel approaching the bridgefrom either upstream or downstream.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984, as amended by CGD5–88–004, 53 FR 9627, Mar. 23, 1988; CGD05–95–081, 61FR 57586, Nov. 7, 1996]

§ 117.255 Potomac River.

(a) The draw of the Woodrow WilsonMemorial (I–95) bridge, mile 103.8, be-tween Alexandria, Virginia, and OxonHill, Maryland—

(1) Shall open on signal at any timeonly for a vessel in distress, notwith-standing the provisions of § 117.31.

(2) Shall open for the passage of acommercial vessel at any time except:

(i) Monday through Friday (exceptFederal holidays), 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. and2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

(ii) Saturday, Sunday, and Federalholidays, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

(3) Need not open for the passage of acommercial vessel under paragraph(a)(2) of this section unless—

(i) The owner or operator of the ves-sel provides the bridge tender with anestimate of the approximate time ofthat passage at least 12 hours in ad-vance at (202) 727–5522; and

(ii) the owner or operator of the ves-sel notifies the bridge tender at least 4hours in advance of the requested timefor that passage.

(4) Shall open for the passage of arecreational vessel at any time except:

(i) Monday through Friday (exceptFederal holidays), 5 a.m. to 12 mid-night;

(ii) Saturday, Sunday, and Federalholidays, 7 a.m. to 12 midnight, exceptas provided in paragraph (a)(4)(iii) ofthis section;

(iii) Notwithstanding paragraph(a)(4)(ii) of this section, the bridge mayopen beginning at 10 p.m. on Saturday,Sunday, or a Federal holiday for thepassage of a recreational vessel if theowner or operator of the vessel notifiesthe Bridge Tender of the time of thatpassage by not later than 12 hours be-fore that time.

(5) Need not open for the passage of arecreational vessel under paragraph(a)(4) of this section unless—

(i) The owner or operator of the ves-sel provides the bridge tender with anestimate of the approximate time of

that passage at least 12 hours in ad-vance at (202) 727–5522; and

(ii) the owner or operator of the ves-sel notifies the bridge tender at least 4hours in advance of the requested timefor that passage.

(6) A recreational vessel may passthrough the drawspan at any time it isopen for the passage of a commercialvessel.

(b) The draws of all other bridgesneed not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

[CGD 90–064, 57 FR 54178, Nov. 17, 1992]

FLORIDA

§ 117.261 Atlantic Intracoastal Water-way from St. Marys River to KeyLargo.

(a) General. Public vessels of theUnited States, tugs with tows, and ves-sels in a situation where a delay wouldendanger life or property shall, uponproper signal, be passed through thedraw of each bridge listed in this sec-tion at any time.

(b) McCormick Bridge, mile 747.5 atJacksonville Beach. The draw shall openon signal; except that during April,May, October and November from 7a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.Monday through Friday except Federalholidays, the draw need open only onthe hour and half hour. During April,May, October and November from 12noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays andFederal holidays, the draw need openonly on the hour and half hour.

(c) Vilano Beach (SR A1A), Mile 778 atVilano Beach. The draw shall open onsignal, except that from March 15through December 15, from 7 a.m. to 6p.m. Monday through Friday, exceptfederal holidays, and from 9 a.m. tosunset on Saturdays, Sundays and fed-eral holidays, the draw need open onlyon the hour, twenty minutes after thehour, and forty minutes after the hour.

(d) Bridge of Lions (SR A1A) bridge,mile 777.9 at St. Augustine. The drawshall open on signal; except that, from7 a.m. to 6 p.m. the draw need openonly on the hour and half-hour; how-ever, the draw need not open at 8 a.m.,12 noon, and 5 p.m. Monday throughFriday except Federal holidays. From 7a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays


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and Federal holidays the draw needonly open on the hour and half-hour.

(e)–(f) [Reserved](g) Memorial bridge, mile 830.6 at Day-

tona Beach. The draw shall open on sig-nal; except that, from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45a.m. and 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Mondaythrough Saturday except Federal holi-days, the draw need open only at 8:15a.m. and 5:15 p.m.

(h)–(i) [Reserved](j) NASA Railroad bridge, mile 876.6

at Kennedy Space Center.(1) The draw is not constantly tend-

ed.(2) The draw is normally in the fully

open position displaying flashing greenlights to indicate that vessels maypass.

(3) When a train approaches thebridge, it stops and the operator initi-ates a command to lower the bridge.The lights go to flashing red and thedraw lowers and locks, providing scan-ning equipment reveals nothing underthe draw. The draw remains down untila manual raise command is initiated,or will raise automatically 5 minutesafter the intermediate track circuit isno longer occupied by a rail car.

(4) After the train has cleared, thedraw opens and the lights return toflashing green.

(k) State Road 402, Max Brewer bridge,mile 878.9 at Titusville. The draw shallopen on signal; except that, from 6 a.m.to 7:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,Monday through Friday, except federalholidays, the draw need not open.

(l) John F. Kennedy Space Centerbridge, mile 885 at Addison Point. Thedraw shall open on signal; except that,from 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to5 p.m. Monday through Friday, exceptFederal holidays, the draw need notopen.

(m)–(n) [Reserved](o) Jensen Beach (SR 707a) bridge, mile

981.4 at Stuart. The draw shall open onsignal; except that from December 1through May 1, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Monday through Friday, except federalholidays, the draw need open only onthe hour and half-hour.

(p) Ernest Lyons (SR A1A) bridge, mile984.9 at Stuart. The draw shall open onsignal; except that, from December 1through May 1, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Monday through Friday, except federal

holidays, the draw need open only onthe hour and half-hour.

(q) Indiantown Road (SR 706) bridge,mile 1006.2 at Jupiter. The draw shallopen on signal, except that from 7 a.m.to 6 p.m., the draw need open only onthe hour, 20 minutes after the hour,and 40 minutes after the hour.

(r) The draw of the Donald Ross RoadBridge, mile 1009.3 shall open on signal,except that from 1 October to 31 May,Monday through Friday, except federalholidays, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4p.m. to 6 p.m., the draw need open onlyon the hour, quarter-hour, half-hour,and three quarter-hour.

(s) PGA Boulevard Bridge, mile 1012.6.The draw shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to7 p.m., Monday through Friday exceptFederal holidays, the draw need openonly on the quarter-hour and three-quarter hour. On Saturdays, Sundaysand Federal holidays from 8 a.m. to 6p.m., the draw need open only on thehour, 20 minutes after the hour, and 40minutes after the hour. On weekdaysexcept Federal holidays from Novem-ber 1 through April 30 from 9 a.m. to 4p.m., the draw need open only on thehour, 20 minutes after the hour, and 40minutes after the hour.

(t) Parker (US 1) bridge, mile 1013.7.The draw shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to7 p.m. Monday through Friday exceptFederal holidays, the draw need openonly on the hour and half-hour. On Sat-urdays, Sundays and Federal holidaysfrom 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the draw needopen only on the hour, 20 minutes afterthe hour, and 40 minutes after thehour. On weekdays except Federal holi-days from November 1 through April 30from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the draw needopen only on the hour, 20 minutes afterthe hour, and 40 minutes after thehour.

(u) Flagler Memorial (SR A1A) bridge,mile 1021.9 at Palm Beach. The drawshall open on signal; except that, fromNovember 1 to May 31, Monday throughFriday except Federal holidays, from 8a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 5:45p.m., the draw need open only at 8:30a.m. and 4:45 p.m. From 9:30 a.m. to 4p.m., the draw need open only on thehour and half-hour.


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(v) Royal Park (SR704) bridge, mile1022.6 at Palm Beach. The draw shallopen on signal; except that, from No-vember 1 through May 31, Mondaythrough Friday except Federal holi-days, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and from3:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., the draw needopen only at 8:45 a.m., 4:15 p.m., and 5p.m. From 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., thedraw need open only on the quarter-hour and three-quarter hour.

(w) Southern Boulevard (SR700/80)bridge, mile 1024.7 at Palm Beach. Thedraw shall open on signal; except that,from November 1 through May 31, Mon-day through Friday except Federalholidays, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. andfrom 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the drawneed open only at 8:15 a.m. and 5:30p.m.

(x) Ocean Avenue bridge, mile 1031.0 atLantana. The draw shall open on sig-nal; except that, from December 1 toApril 30, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 6p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and federalholidays, the bridge need open only onthe hour, quarter-hour, half-hour, andthree-quarter-hour.

(y) [Reserved](z) N.E. 8th Street bridge, mile 1038.7 at

Delray Beach. The draw shall open onsignal; except that, from November 1 toMay 31, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Sat-urdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays,the draw need open only on the hour,quarter-hour, half-hour, and threequarter-hour.

(aa) Atlantic Avenue (SR806) bridge,mile 1039.6 at Delray Beach. The drawshall open on signal; except that, fromNovember 1 to May 31 from 10 a.m. to6 p.m. Monday through Friday, thedraw need open only on the hour andhalf-hour.

(aa–1) Boca Club, Camino Real bridge,mile 1048.2 at Boca Raton. The drawshall open on signal, except that from7 a.m. to 6 p.m., the draw need openonly on the hour, quarter-hour, halfhour, and three quarter-hour.

(bb) Hillsboro Boulevard (SR 810)bridge, mile 1050.0 at Deerfield Beach.The draw shall open on signal; exceptthat, from October 1 through May 31,from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Mondaythrough Thursday, the draw need openonly on the hour, 20 minutes after thehour, and 40 minutes after the hour;

and from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Fridaythrough Sunday and federal holidays,the draw need open only on the hourand half-hour.

(cc) N.E. 14th Street bridge, mile 1055.0at Pompano. The draw shall open onsignal; except that, from 7 a.m. to 6p.m., the draw need open only on thequarter-hour and three-quarter hour.

(dd) Atlantic Boulevard (SR814) bridge,mile 1056.0 at Pompano. The draw shallopen on signal; except that, from 7 a.m.to 6 p.m., the draw need open only onthe hour and half-hour.

(ee) Commercial Boulevard bridge (SR870), mile 1059.0, at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. The draws shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from November 1 throughMay 15 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday, the draw need openonly on the hour, quarter-hour, half-hour, and three-quarter hour, and from8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays,and federal holidays, the draw needopen only on the hour, 20 minutes afterthe hour, and 40 minutes after thehour.

(ff) Oakland Park Boulevard Bridge,mile 1060.5 at Fort Lauderdale. The drawshall open on signal; except that fromNovember 15 through May 15 from 7a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Fri-day, the draw need open only on thehour, 20 minutes past the hour, and 40minutes past the hour, and from 10a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays,and Federal holidays, the draw needopen only on the hour, quarter-hour,half-hour, and three-quarter hour.

(gg) The draw of the East SunriseBoulevard drawbridge (SR 838), mile1062.6, at Fort Lauderdale shall open onsignal; except that from November 15to May 15, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., thedraw need open only on the hour, quar-ter-hour, half-hour and three-quarterhour.

(hh) The draw of the Brooks Memo-rial (S.E. 17th Street) bridge, mile1065.9 at Fort Lauderdale, shall open onsignal; except that from 7 a.m. to 7p.m. the draw need open only on thehour and half-hour.

(ii) [Reserved](jj) Hollywood Beach Boulevard (SR820)

bridge, mile 1072.2 at Hollywood. Thedraw shall open on signal; except thatfrom November 15 through May 15 from10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the draw need open


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only on the hour and half-hour. FromMay 16 through November 14 on Satur-days, Sundays, and Federal holidays,from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., the draw needopen only on the hour and half-hour.

(kk) Hallandale Beach Boulevard(SR824) bridge, mile 1074.0 at Hallandale.The draw shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 7:15 a.m. to 6:15 p.m., thedraw need open only on the quarter-hour and three-quarter hour.

(ll) N.E. 163rd Street (SR826) bridge,mile 1078.0 at Sunny Isles. The drawshall open on signal; except that, from7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday throughFriday except Federal holidays, andfrom 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays,Sundays, and Federal holidays, thedraw need open only on the quarter-hour and three-quarter hour.

(mm) Broad Causeway bridge, mile1081.4 at Bay Harbor Islands. The drawshall open on signal; except that, from8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the draw need openonly on the quarter-hour and three-quarter hour.

(nn) West Span of the Venetian Cause-way, mile 1088.6 at Miami. The drawshall open on signal; except that, fromNovember 1 through April 30, Monaythrough Friday except Federal holi-days, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.to 6:30 p.m., the draw need be openedonly on the hour and half-hour.

(oo) MacArthur Causeway bridge, mile1088.8 at Miami. The draw shall open onsignal; except that, from November 1through April 30 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the draw needopen only on the hour and half-hour.

(pp) [Removed](qq) Jewfish Creek, mile 1134, Key

Largo. The draw shall open on signal;except that from 10 a.m. to sunset,Thursday through Sunday and federalholidays, the draw need open only onthe hour and half hour.

[CGD7–84–29, 50 FR 51248, Dec. 16, 1985]

EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER ci-tations to § 117.261, see the List of CFR Sec-tions Affected in the Finding Aids section ofthis volume.

§ 117.263 Banana River.(a) The draw of the Mathers (SR A–1–

A) Bridge, mile 0.5 at Indian HarborBeach, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday

through Friday except Federal holi-days, the draw shall open on signal ifat least two hours notice is given.

(b) The draw of the NASA Causewaybridge, mile 27.6 at Cape Canaveral,shall open on signal if at least fourhours notice is given to the NASA Se-curity Office by telephone or in person.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 26721, June 29, 1984]

§ 117.265 Bayou Chico.

The draw of the highway bridge, mile0.3 at Pensacola, shall open on signalat any time for the passage of commer-cial vessels. The draw shall open at anytime for the passage of pleasure ves-sels; except that, from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.,11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.Monday through Friday except holi-days, the draw need be opened only onthe hour and half hour or when five ormore pleasure vessels are waiting topass or in emergencies or severestorms. When the draw is open for com-mercial vessels during these restrictedperiods, accumulated pleasure vesselsshall be passed.

§ 117.267 Big Carlos Pass.

The draw of the SR865 bridge, mile0.0 between Estero Island and Black Is-land, shall open on signal; except that,the draw need not be opened from 7p.m. to 8 a.m.

§ 117.269 Biscayne Bay.

The draw of the East Span of the Ve-netian Causeway bridge, betweenMiami and Miami Beach, shall open onsignal; except that, from November 1through April 30 from 7:15 a.m. to 8:45a.m. and 4:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, the draw need not beopened. However, the draws shall openat 7:45 a.m., 8:15 a.m., 5:15 p.m., and 5:45p.m. if any vessels are waiting to pass.The draw shall open on signal onThanksgiving Day, Christmas Day,New Year’s Day, and Washington’sBirthday. The draw shall open at anytime for public vessels of the UnitedStates, tugs with tows, regularlyscheduled cruise vessels, and vessels indistress.

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§ 117.271 Blackwater River.(a) The draw of the CSX Transpor-

tation Railroad bridge, mile 2.8 at Mil-ton, shall open on signal; except that,from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., the draw shallopen on signal if at least eight hoursnotice is given.

(b) [Reserved]

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD8–86–06, 51 FR 29101, Aug. 14,1986]

§ 117.272 Boot Key Harbor.The draw of the Boot Key Harbor

drawbridge, mile 0.13, between Mara-thon and Book Key, shall open on sig-nal; except that during the eveninghours from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., the drawshall open on signal if at least 2 hoursnotice is given.

[CGD07–93–019, 58 FR 39146, July 22, 1993]

§ 117.273 Canaveral Barge Canal.(a) The draw of the Christa McAuliffe

bridge, SR 3, mile 1.0, near Indianolashall open on signal from 6 a.m. to 10p.m. except that, from 6:15 a.m. to 7:45a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, except federal holi-days, the draw need not open for thepassage of vessels. From 10 p.m. to 6a.m., the draw shall open on signal if atleast three hours notice is given. Thedraw shall open as soon as possible forthe passage of public vessels of theUnited States, tugs with tows and ves-sels in distress.

(b) The draw of the SR401 bridge,mile 5.5 at Port Canaveral, shall openon signal; except that, from 6:30 a.m. to8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday except Federal holi-days, the draw need not be opened forthe passage of vessels. From 10 p.m. to6 a.m., the draws shall open on signal ifat least three hours notice is given.The draw shall open as soon as possiblefor the passage of pubic vessels of theUnited States, tugs with tows, and ves-sels in distress.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984, as amended by CGD7–90–79, 56 FR 4176, Feb. 4, 1991]

§ 117.277 Clearwater Pass.(a) The draw of the SR 699 bridge

shall open on signal except as providedbelow.

(b) From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Satur-days, Sundays, and federal holidays thedraw need open only on the hour, quar-ter hour, half hour, and three quarterhour. Public vessels of the UnitedStates, tugs with tows, and vessels indistress shall be passed at any time.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions ofparagraph (b), the draw shall open onsignal whenever a National WeatherService small craft advisory or warningfor winds of greater force is in effect.

(d) From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. a delay ofup to 10 minutes may be expected un-less the drawtender has been contactedby telephone or radiotelephone.

[CGD7–84–18, 50 FR 29671, July 22, 1985, asamended by CGD7–88–36, 54 FR 10542, Mar. 14,1989]

§ 117.279 Coffeepot Bayou.The draw of the Snell Isle Boulevard

bridge, mile 0.4 at St. Petersburg, neednot be opened for the passage of ves-sels.

§ 117.283 Dunns Creek.The draw of the US17 bridge, mile 0.9

near Satsuma, shall open on signal ifat least three hours notice is given.

§ 117.285 Grand Canal.(a) The draw of the Lansing Island

bridge, mile 0.7, shall open on signal,except that during the evening hoursfrom 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Sundayevening until Friday morning, excepton evenings preceeding a Federal holi-day, the draw shall open on signal if atleast 2 hours notice is given.

(b) The draw of the Tortoise Islandbridge, mile 2.6, shall open on signal;except that during the evening hoursfrom 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Sundayevening until Friday morning, excepton evenings preceding a Federal holi-day, the draw shall open on signal if atleast 2 hours notice is given.

[CGD7–92–113, 58 FR 31474, June 3, 1993]

§ 117.287 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.(a) Public vessels of the United

States, tugs with tows, and vessels indistress shall be passed through thedraw of each bridge listed in this sec-tion at any time.

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Placida shall open on signal; exceptthat from January 1 to May 31, from 10a.m. to 5 p.m., the draw need open onlyon the hour, quarter hour, half hourand three quarter hour.

(a–2) The draw of the Venice Avenuebridge, mile 56.6 at Venice, shall openon signal, except that from 7 a.m. to4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday ex-cept Federal holidays, the draw needopen only at 10 minutes after the hour,30 minutes after the hour and 50 min-utes after the hour and except between4:35 p.m. and 5:35 p.m. when the drawneed not open.

(b) The draw of the Hatchett Creek(US–41) bridge, mile 56.9 at Venice,shall open on signal, except that, from7 a.m. to 4:20 p.m., Monday throughFriday except Federal holidays, thedraw need open only on the hour, 20minutes after the hour, and 40 minutesafter the hour and except between 4:25p.m. and 5:25 p.m. when the draw neednot open. On Saturdays, Sundays, andFederal holidays from 7:30 a.m. to 6p.m. the draw need open only on thehour, quarter-hour, half-hour, andthree quarter-hour.

(b–1) The draw of the Siesta Keybridge, mile 71.6 at Sarasota, shall openon signal, except that, from 11 a.m. to6 p.m. daily, the draw need open onlyon the hour, 20 minutes past the hour,and 40 minutes past the hour.

(c) The draw of the Ringling Cause-way (SR 780) bridge, mile 73.6, shallopen on signal; except that, from 7 a.m.to 6 p.m., the draw need open only onthe hour and half hour.

(d)(1) The draw of the Cortez (SR 684)bridge, mile 87.4, shall open on signal;except that from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., thedraw need open only on the hour, twen-ty minutes past the hour and fortyminutes past the hour.

(2) The draw of the Anna Maria (SR64) bridge, mile 89.2, shall open on sig-nal; except that from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.,the draw need open only on the hour,twenty minutes past the hour and fortyminutes past the hour.

(3) [Reserved](4) The draw of the Pinellas Bayway,

Structure ‘‘E’’ (SR 679) bridge, mile113.0 at St. Petersburg Beach, shallopen on signal; except that from 9 a.m.to 7 p.m. the draw need open only on

the hour, 20 minutes past the hour and40 minutes past the hour.

(e) The draw of the Pinellas Bayway,Structure ‘‘C’’ bridge, mile 114, at St.Petersburg Beach shall open on signal;except that from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., thedraw need open only on the hour, twen-ty minutes past the hour, and fortyminutes past the hour.

(f) The draw of the Corey Causeway(SR693) bridge, mile 117.7 at SouthPasadena, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holi-days, the draw need be opened only onthe hour, 20 minutes after the hour,and 40 minutes after the hour.

(g) The draw of the Treasure IslandCauseway bridge, mile 119.0, shall openon signal, except that from 7 a.m. to 7p.m. the draw need open only on thehour, quarter hour, half hour and threequarter hour. From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.the draw shall open on signal if at least10 minutes advance notice is given.

(h) The draw of the Welch Causeway(SR699) bridge, mile 122.8 at MadieraBeach, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Satur-days, Sundays, and Federal holidays,the draw need be opened only on thehour, 20 minutes after the hour, and 40minutes after the hour.

(i) The draw of the Belleair Causewaybridge, mile 131.8 at Clearwater, shallopen on signal; except that, from 12noon to 6 p.m., on Saturdays, Sundays,and holidays, the draw need be openedonly on the hour, quarter hour, halfhour, and three-quarter hour.

(j) The draw of the Memorial Clear-water Causeway (SR60) bridge, mile136.0 at Clearwater, shall open on sig-nal; except that, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,the draw need be opened only on thehour, 20 minutes past the hour, and 40minutes past the hour. From 2 p.m. to6 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays, and Federalholidays, the draw need be opened onlyon the hour and half hour.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984]

EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER ci-tations to § 117.287, see the List of CFR Sec-tions Affected in the Finding Aids section ofthis volume.


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§ 117.289 Hillsboro Inlet.

The draw of the SR A–1–A bridge,mile 0.3 at Hillsboro Beach, shall openon signal; except that, from 7 a.m. to 6p.m., the draw need be opened only onthe hour, quarter hour, half hour, andthree quarter hour. Public vessels ofthe United States, tugs with tows, andvessels in distress shall be passed atany time.

§ 117.291 Hillsborough River.

(a) The draws of the bridges at PlattStreet, mile 0.0, Brorein Street, mile0.16, Kennedy Boulevard, mile 0.4, CassStreet, mile 0.7, Laurel Street, mile 1.0,West Columbus Drive, mile 2.3, andWest Hillsborough Avenue, mile 4.8,shall open on signal if at least twohours notice is given; except that, thedraws shall open on signal as soon aspossible after a request by a public ves-sel of the United States, a vessel ownedor operated by the State, county orlocal government and used for publicsafety purposes, or a vessel in distress.

(b) The draw of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridge, mile 0.7, shall open onsignal from 4 p.m. to 12 midnight Mon-day through Friday. At all other times,the draw shall be maintained in thefully open position.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984, as amended by CGD7–92–56, 58 FR 15420, Mar. 23, 1993]

§ 117.295 Kissimmee River.

The draw of the DSX Railroad bridge,mile 37.0, near Fort Basinger, shallopen if at least 96 hours notice is given.

[CGD07–93–091, 59 FR 21932, Apr. 28, 1994]

§ 117.297 Little Manatee River.

The draw of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridge, mile 2.4 at Ruskin,shall open on signal if at least threehours notice is given.

§ 117.299 Longboat Pass.

The draw of the SR789 bridge, mile0.0 between Longboat Key and AnnaMaria Key, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., the drawshall open on signal if at least threehours notice is given.

§ 117.300 Loxahatchee River.

The draw of the Florida East CoastRailway bridge across the LoxahatcheeRiver, mile 1.2 at Jupiter, operates asfollows:

(a) The bridge is not constantly tend-ed.

(b) The draw is normally in the fullyopen position, displaying flashinggreen lights to indicate that vesselsmay pass.

(c) When a train approaches, thelights go to flashing red and a hornstarts four blasts, pauses, and thencontinues four blasts. After an eightminute delay, the draw lowers andlocks, providing the scanning equip-ment reveals nothing under the draw.The draw remains down for a period ofeight minutes or while the approachtrack circuit is occupied.

(d) After the train has cleared, thedraw opens and the lights return toflashing green.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.303 Matlacha Pass.

The draw of the SR78 bridge, mile 6.0at Fort Myers, shall open on signalfrom 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 3 p.m.to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. OnSundays the draw shall open on signalfrom 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 3 p.m.to 7 p.m. At all other times, the drawneed not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

[CGD7–92–74, 57 FR 58711, Dec. 11, 1992]

§ 117.305 Miami River.

The draw of each bridge from themouth to and including the N.W. 27thAvenue bridge, mile 3.7 at Miami, shallopen on signal; except that, from 7:30a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.Monday through Friday except NewYear’s, Independence, Labor, Veteran’s,Thanksgiving, and Christmas Days, thedraws need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels. During the period of ahurricane alert issued by the NationalWeather Bureau, all bridges shall openon signal. Public vessels of the UnitedStates and vessels in an emergency in-volving danger to life or property shallbe passed at any time.


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§ 117.307 Miami River, North Fork.The draw of the Seaboard System

Railroad bridge, mile 5.3 at Miami,shall open on signal from 8:30 a.m. to5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Atall other times, the draw shall open onsignal if at least three hours notice isgiven.

§ 117.309 Nassau Sound.The draw of the Fernandina Port Au-

thority (SR A–1–A) bridge, mile 0.4 be-tween Amelia Island and Talbot Island,shall open on signal from 6 a.m. to 6p.m. if at least six hours notice isgiven. The draw need not be openedfrom 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

§ 117.311 New pass.The draw of the State Road 789

bridge, mile 0.0, at Sarasota, shall openon signal; except that from 7 a.m. to 6p.m., the draw need open only on thehour, twenty minutes past the hourand forty minutes past the hour. Pub-lic vessels of the United States, tugswith tows, and vessels in a situationwhere a delay would endanger life orproperty shall, upon proper signal, bepassed at any time.

[CGD7–92–28, 58 FR 15422, Mar. 23, 1993]

§ 117.313 New River.(a) The draw of the S.E. Third Ave-

nue bridge, mile 1.4 at Fort Lauderdale,shall open on signal; except that, from7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, thedraw need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels. Public vessels of theUnited States, regularly scheduledcruise vessels, tugs with tows, and ves-sels in distress shall be passed at anytime.

(b) The draw of the Andrews Avenuebridge, mile 2.3 at Fort Lauderdale,shall open on signal; however, the drawneed not be opened for upbound vesselswhen the draw of the Florida EastCoast railroad bridge, mile 2.5 at FortLauderdale, is in the closed position forthe passage of a train.

§ 117.315 New River, South Fork.(a) The draw of the Southwest 12th

Street bridge, mile 0.9 at Fort Lauder-dale, shall open on signal; except that,from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday,the draws need not be opened for thepassage of vessels. Public vessels of theUnited States, regularly scheduledcruise vessels, tugs with tows, and ves-sels in distress shall be passed throughthe draw as soon as possible.

(b) The draw of the SR84 bridge, mile4.4 at Fort Lauderdale, shall open onsignal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven. Public vessels of the UnitedStates, regularly scheduled cruise ves-sels, tugs with tows, and vessels in dis-tress shall be passed through the drawas soon as possible.

§ 117.317 Okeechobee Waterway.

(a) Exempt vessels. This term meanspublic vessels of the United States,tugs with tows, and vessels in a situa-tion where a delay would endanger lifeor property.

(b) Evans Crary (SR A1A) bridge, mile3.4 at Stuart. The draw shall open onsignal; except that from December 1through May 1, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Monday through Friday, except federalholidays, the draw need open only onthe hour and half-hour. On Saturdays,Sundays, and federal holidays, Decem-ber 1 through May 1, from 8 a.m. to 6p.m., the draw need open only on thehour, 20 minutes after the hour, and 40minutes after the hour. Exempt vesselsshall be passed at any time.

(c) Florida East Coast Railroad bridge,mile 7.4 at Stuart. The draw shall oper-ate as follows:

(1) The bridge is not constantly tend-ed.

(2) The draw is normally in the fullyopen position, displaying flashinggreen lights to indicate that vesselsmay pass.

(3) When a train approaches thebridge, the navigation lights go toflashing red and a horn sounds fourblasts, pauses, and then repeats fourblasts. After an eight minute delay, thedraw lowers and locks, providing thescanning equipment reveals nothingunder the draw. The draw remainsdown for a period of eight minutes orwhile the approach track circuit is oc-cupied.



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(d) Roosevelt (US1) bridge, mile 7.4 atStuart. The draw shall open on signal;except Monday through Friday, exceptFederal holidays, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.the draw need open only on the hourand half hour. However, the draw neednot open between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.and 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. except at 8:15a.m. and 4:45 p.m. On Saturdays, Sun-days, and federal holidays from 8 a.m.to 6 p.m. the draw need open only onthe hour, 20 minutes after the hour,and 40 minutes after the hour. Whenthe adjacent railway bridge is in theclosed position at the time of a sched-uled opening the draw need not open,but it must then open immediatelyupon opening of the railroad bridge topass all accumulated vessels. Exemptvessels shall be passed at any time.

(e) Seaboard System Railroad bridge,mile 28.2 at Indiantown. The draw shallopen on signal; except that, from 10p.m. to 6 a.m. the draw shall open onsignal if at least three hours notice isgiven.

(f) Florida East Coast Railroadbridge, mile 38.0, at Port Mayaca.

(1) The bridge is not constantly tend-ed.

(2) The draw is normally in the fullyopen position displaying flashing greenlights to indicate that vessels maypass.

(3) When a train approaches thebridge it will stop and a crewmemberwill observe the waterway for ap-proaching vessels, which will be al-lowed to pass. Upon manual signal, thebridge lights will go to flashing red,and the horn will sound four blasts,pause, then repeat four blasts, then thedraw will lower and lock, providingscanning equipment reveals nothingunder the span.

(4) After the train has cleared, thedraw will open, and the lights will re-turn to flashing green.

(g) Belle Glade Dike (SR 71) bridge, mile60.7 between Torry Island and LakeShore. The draw shall open on signalfrom 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday throughThursday, and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Friday through Sunday. At all othertimes, the draw need not be opened forthe passage of vessels.

(h) Seaboard System Railroad bridge,mile 78.3 at Moore Haven. The draw shallopen on signal; except that, from 10

p.m. to 6 a.m. the draw need not beopened for the passage of vessels.

(i) Highway bridges at Moore Haven(mile 78.4) La Belle (mile 103.0), Denaud(mile 108.2), Alva (mile 116.0), and Olga(mile 126.3). The draws shall open onsignal; except that, from 10 p.m. to 6a.m. the draws shall open on signal ifat least three hours notice is given.

(j) Sanibel Causeway bridge, mile 151at Punta Rassa. The draw shall open onsignal; except that from 11 a.m. to 6p.m., the draw need open only on thehour, quarter hour, half hour, andthree quarter hour. From 10 p.m. to 6a.m. the draw will open on signal if atleast a five minute advance notice isgiven. Exempt vessels shall be passedat any time.

[CGD7 85–50, 51 FR 12319, Apr. 10, 1986, asamended by CGD7 87–06, 52 FR 28693, Aug. 3,1987; CGD 7–87–37, 53 FR 120, Jan. 5, 1988;CGD7–87–37, 53 FR 17465, May 17, 1988; CGD7–90–37, 55 FR 42372, Oct. 19, 1990; CGD7–90–22, 55FR 48232, Nov. 20, 1990; CGD7–92–112, 58 FR15421, Mar. 23, 1993; CG07–93–025, 58 FR 36357,July 7, 1993; CGD07–94–85, 60 FR 66747, Dec. 26,1995]

§ 117.319 Oklawaha River.(a) The draws of the Sharpes Ferry

(SR 40) bridge, mile 55.1, and MuclanFarms bridge, mile 63.9, shall open onsignal if at least three hours notice isgiven.

(b) The draw of the Moss Bluff (SR464) bridge, mile 66.0, need not open forthe passage of vessels.

[CGD7–85–15, 50 FR 29672, July 22, 1985, asamended by CGD7–87–49, 52 FR 42649, Nov. 6,1987]

§ 117.323 Outer Clam Bay.The draw of the Clam Bay boardwalk

shall open on signal between 9 a.m. and5 p.m., if at least one-hour advance no-tice is given. Between 5 p.m. and 9a.m., the draw will be left in the openposition.

[CGD7–87–1, 52 FR 21953, June 10, 1987]

§ 117.325 St. Johns River.(a) The draw of the Main Street

(US17) Bridge, mile 24.7, at Jackson-ville, shall open on signal except that,from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 4:30p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Satur-day except Federal holidays, the drawsneed not be opened for the passage of


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vessels. The draws shall open at anytime for vessels in an emergency in-volving life or property.

(b) The draw of the Fuller Warren(I10–I95) Bridge, mile 25.4, at Jackson-ville, shall open on signal except that,from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to6 p.m., Monday through Friday exceptFederal holidays, the draws need not beopened for the passage of vessels. From9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Fri-day except Federal holidays, except fortugs with tows, the draws need openonly on the hour for the passage of ves-sels. The draws shall open at any timefor vessels in an emergency involvinglife or property.

(c) The draw of the Florida EastCoast automated railroad bridge, mile24.9, shall operate as follows:

(1) The bridge shall be constantlytended and have a mechanical overridecapability for the automated oper-ation. A radiotelephone shall be main-tained at the bridge for the safety ofnavigation.

(2) The draw is normally in the fullyopen position, displaying flashinggreen lights to indicate that vesselsmay pass.

(3) When a train approaches, largesigns on both the upstream and down-stream sides of the bridge flash ‘‘BridgeComing Down,’’ the lights go to flash-ing red, and siren signals sound. Afteran eight minute delay, the draw lowersand locks if there are no vessels underthe draw. The draw remains down for aperiod of eight minutes or while the ap-proach track circuit is occupied.


[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD7–90–76, 55 FR 47753, Nov. 15,1990; CGD07–96–069, 62 FR 15843, Apr. 3, 1997]

§ 117.327 St. Marks River.

The draw of the U.S. 98–SR30 bridge,mile 9.0 at Newport, need not be openedfor the passage of vessels.

[CGD8–88–13, 54 FR 13064, Mar. 30, 1989]

§ 117.329 St. Marys River.

The draws of US17 bridge, mile 23.0,and the Seaboard System Railroadbridge, mile 23.1, both at Kingsland,

shall open on signal if at least 48 hoursnotice is given.

§ 117.333 Suwannee River.The draw of the Seaboard System

Railroad bridge, mile 35.0 at Old Town,shall open on signal if at least five daysnotice is given.

§ 117.335 Taylor Creek.The draw of US441 bridge, mile 0.3 at

Okeechobee, shall open on signal if atleast two hours notice is given.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.337 Trout River.The draw of the Seaboard System

Railroad bridge, mile 0.9 at PanamaPark, shall open on signal from 6 a.m.to 10 p.m. From 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., thedraw shall open on signal if at least 12hours notice is given.

§ 117.341 Whitcomb Bayou.The draw of the Beckett Bridge, mile

0.5, at Tarpon Springs, Florida shallopen on signal if at least two hours no-tice is given.

[CGD7–87–60, 53 FR 3206, Feb. 4, 1988]

GEORGIA

§ 117.351 Altamaha River.(a) The draws of all bridges, except

the Seaboard System Railroad bridge,mile 59.4 at Doctortown, shall open onsignal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven.

(b) The draw of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridge, mile 59.4 atDoctortown, shall open on signal if atleast seven days notice is given.

§ 117.353 Atlantic Intracoastal Water-way, Savannah River to St. MarysRiver.

(a) General. Public vessels of theUnited States, tugs with tows, and ves-sels in a situation where a delay wouldendanger life or property shall, uponproper signal, be passed through thedraw of each bridge in this section atany time.

(b) Causton Bluff, SR 26, mile 579.9 nearCauston Bluff. The draw shall open onsignal, except that from 6:30 a.m. to 9a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday


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through Friday, except Federal holi-days the draw need open only at 7 a.m.,8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

[CGD7 84–29, 50 FR 51249, Dec. 16, 1985, asamended by CGD7–87–12, 52 FR 42647, Nov. 6,1987; CGD7–87–76, 53 FR 2035, Jan. 26, 1988]

§ 117.359 Chattahoochee River.See § 117.107, Chattahoochee River,

listed under Alabama.

[CGD 92–015, 57 FR 37880, Aug. 21, 1992]

§ 117.361 Flint River.The draws of the CSX Transportation

Railroad bridges, miles 28.0 and 28.7,both at Bainbridge, shall open on sig-nal if at least 15 days notice is given.

§ 117.363 Ocmulgee River.The draws of each bridge shall open

on signal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven.

§ 117.365 Oconee River.The draw of the SR46 bridge, mile

44.3 near Soperton, shall open on signalif at least 24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.367 Ogeechee River.(a) The draw of the Seaboard System

Railroad bridge, mile 30.7 at RichmondHill, shall open on signal if at least 15days notice is given.

(b) The draw of the highway bridge,mile 37.8 near Richmond Hill, need notbe opened for the passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.369 Satilla River.The draw of the Seaboard System

Railroad bridge, mile 25.7 at Woodbine,shall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given.

§ 117.371 Savannah River.(a) The draw of the Houlihan bridge

(US 17) mile 21.6 at Savannah shallopen on signal if at least three hoursadvance notice is given to the GeorgiaDepartment of Transportation AreaEngineer in Savannah.

(b) The draw of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridge, mile 27.4 nearHardeeville, South Carolina shall openon a signal if at least three hours ad-vance notice is given. VHF radio-

telephone communications will bemaintained at the railroad’s chief dis-patcher’s office in Savannah.

(c) The draw of the CSX Transpor-tation railroad bridge, mile 60.9, nearClyo, Georgia, shall open on signal if atleast 48 hours advance notice is given.Openings can be arranged by contact-ing CSX Transportation on Channel 16VHF or by telephone at 1 800 232–0146.VHF radiotelephone communicationswill be maintained at the dispatcher’soffice in Savannah, Georgia.

(d) The draw of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridge, mile 195.4 near Au-gusta, shall open on signal if at leastthree hours notice is given.

[CGD7–84–21, 49 FR 43955, Nov. 1, 1984, asamended by CGD7–84–01, 50 FR 25073, June 17,1985; CGD7–87–45, 53 FR 4394, Feb. 16, 1988;CGD7–90–08, 56 FR 16008, Apr. 19, 1991]

§ 117.373 St. Marys River.See § 117.329, St. Marys River, listed

under Florida.

[CGD 92–015, 57 FR 37880, Aug. 21, 1992]

IDAHO

§ 117.381 Clearwater River.The draws of the Union Pacific

(Camas Prairie) railroad bridge, mile0.6 at Lewiston, shall open on signal ifat least three hours notice is given tothe Camas Prairie Railroad in Lewis-ton.

§ 117.383 Pend Oreille River.The draw of the Burlington Northern

Santa Fe railroad bridge, mile 111.3near Sand-point, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels.

§ 117.385 Snake River.The drawspan of the U.S. 12 bridge,

mile 140.0, between Lewiston, Idaho,and Clarkston, Washington, operates asfollows:

(a) The draw need not open for thepassage of vessels except at thesehours:

(1) From March 15 through November15 at 6 a.m., 10 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., and9 p.m.

(2) From November 16 through March14 at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m.

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(1) Monday through Thursday ofevery week, except holidays, the drawshall open if at least two hours noticeis given.

(2) Friday through Sunday of everyweek, except holidays, the draw shallopen if notice is given by 5 p.m. of thepreceding Wednesday.

(3) The draw shall open on holidays ifnotice is given by 5 p.m. two workdays,excluding Friday, preceding the holi-day.

(4) The draw shall open at any timefor the passage of vessels engaged in anemergency.

[CGD13–92–01, 57 FR 38608, Aug. 26, 1992]

ILLINOIS

§ 117.389 Calumet River.The draws of the Conrail bridges,

miles 1.4 and 1.5 at Chicago, operate asfollows:

(a) The draws shall open on signal;except that, if either one of the bridgesis inoperable because of equipmentbreakdown, the other bridge need notbe opened.

(b) In addition to the signals pre-scribed in § 117.15, the following specialvisual signals shall be used on thebridges:

(1) When the draw cannot be openedimmediately, or is open and must beclosed promptly, two red lights areflashed alternately.

(2) When the draw can be opened im-mediately, two amber lights areflashed alternately.

(3) When the draw is open for pas-sage, two green lights are flashed alter-nately.

2. Section 117.391 is revised to read asfollows:

§ 117.391 Chicago River.The draws of the bridges operated by

the City of Chicago shall operate as fol-lows:

(a) For commercial vessels:(1) From April 1 through November

30—(i) The draws of the bridges across

the Chicago River from its mouth tothe junction of the North and SouthBranches, across the South Branchfrom the junction to and including theRoosevelt Road, and the Kinzie andOhio Street bridges across the North

Branch shall open on signal; exceptthat, from Monday through Fridayfrom 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., and 4 p.m. to6:30 p.m., the draws need not be openedfor the passage of commercial vessels.

(ii) The draws of the bridges acrossthe North Branch of the Chicago Riverat Grand Avenue, the bridges acrossthe North Branch of the Chicago Rivernorth of the Ohio Street bridge to andincluding North Halsted Street, andbridges across the South Branch of theChicago River North of South HalstedStreet to, but not including RooseveltRoad, shall open on signal; except that,from Monday through Friday from 7a.m. to 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.,the draws need not open for the pas-sage of commercial vessels.

(iii) The draws of the bridges acrossthe North Branch of the Chicago Rivernorth of North Halsted Street and theSouth Branch of the Chicago Riversouth of South Halsted Street shallopen on signal; except that, from Mon-day through Friday from 7 a.m. to 8a.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. the drawsneed not be opened for the passage ofcommercial vessels.

(iv) Subject to the restrictions inparagraphs (a)(1)(i) through (a)(1)(iii) ofthis section, the draw of the CermakRoad bridge across the South Branch ofthe Chicago River, shall open on signal.The draws of the following bridges inChicago shall open on signal if tendedor within 30 minutes after notice isgiven to the City of Chicago BridgeDesk:

South Branch

Randolph StreetWashington StreetMadison StreetMonroe StreetAdams StreetJackson BoulevardVan Buren StreetCongress Street (Eisenhower Express-

way)Harrison StreetRoosevelt RoadEighteenth StreetCanal StreetSouth Halsted StreetSouth Loomis Street

West Fork of the South Branch

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South Damen Avenue

Chicago River, North Branch

Division StreetGrand AvenueChicago AvenueNorth Halsted Street

(2) From December 1 through March31, the draws of the highway bridgesacross the Chicago River, the NorthBranch of the Chicago River, and theSouth Branch of the Chicago Rivershall open on signal if at least 12 hoursnotice is given. However, the bridgesneed not open during those periods oftime specified in paragraphs (a)(1)(i),(ii) and (iii) of this section.

(b) For recreational vessels:(1) From April 1 through November

30—(i) The draws shall be scheduled to

open, before 1 p.m., twice on Saturdaysand twice on Sundays if requests forpassage have been received at least 20hours in advance. If the bridges havebeen authorized to remain closed forportions of a Saturday or Sunday toaccommodate special events, openingsshall be scheduled after 1 p.m. as nec-essary to provide two openings per day.

(ii) The draws shall open on Mondayand Friday, after 6:30 p.m. Each open-ing requires notice that has been givenat least 6 hours in advance of a vessel’srequested time of passage.

(iii) The draws shall open on Wednes-days at 10 a.m., or as soon thereafter aspractical, if a request for passage hasbeen given at least 20 hours in advance.

(iv) The draws shall open at times inaddition to those listed in paragraphs(b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(iii) of this sec-tion, after notice has been given atleast 20 hours in advance requestingpassage for a flotilla of at least fivevessels. However, the bridges need notopen during those periods of time spec-ified in paragraphs (a)(1) (i), (ii) and(iii) of this section.

(2) From December 1 through March31, the draws of the highway bridgesacross the Chicago River, the NorthBranch of the Chicago River, and theSouth Branch of the Chicago Riverneed open on signal only if at least 48hours notice is given. However, thebridges need not open during those pe-riods of time specified in (a)(1) (i), (ii)and (iii) of this section.

(3) Paragraph (b) of this section ap-plies to the following listed bridges:

Main Branch

Lake Shore DriveColumbus DriveMichigan AvenueWabash AvenueState StreetDearborn StreetClark StreetLaSalle StreetWells StreetFranklin-Orleans St.

South Branch

Lake StreetRandolph StreetWashington StreetMonroe StreetMadison StreetAdams StreetJackson BoulevardVan Buren StreetEisenhower ExpresswayHarrison StreetRoosevelt Road18th StreetCanal StreetSouth Halsted StreetSouth Loomis StreetSouth Ashland Avenue

North Branch

Grand AvenueOhio StreetChicago AvenueN. Halsted St.

(c) The following bridges need not beopened for the passage of vessels: Thedraws of the North Avenue, CortlandStreet, Webster Avenue, North AshlandAvenue, Chicago and NorthwesternRailroad, and North Damen Avenuebridges across the North Branch of theChicago River, and the draws of the N.Halsted St. bridge, the Division St.bridge and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St.Paul and Pacific Railroad bridge acrossthe North Branch Canal.

(d) The opening signal for all ChicagoRiver bridges is three short blasts orby shouting, except that four shortblasts is the opening signal for the Chi-cago and Northwestern railroad bridgenear Kinzie Street and the MilwaukeeRoad bridge near North Avenue andfive short blasts is the opening signal


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for the Lake Shore bridge when ap-proaching from the north.

(e) The emergency provisions of§ 117.31 of this part apply to the passageof all vessels and the operation of allbridges on the Chicago River.

[CGD09–95–023, 60 FR 52311, Oct. 6, 1995]

§ 117.393 Illinois Waterway.

(a) The draw of the automated Bur-lington Northern Santa Fe railroadbridge, mile 88.8 at Beardstown, Illi-nois, operates as follows:

(1) The draw is normally maintainedin the fully open position, displaying agreen light to indicate that vesselsmay pass.

(2) When a vessel is approaching andthe draw is in the open position, con-tact shall be established by radio-telephone with the remote operator toassure that the draw remains openuntil passage is complete.

(3) When a vessel is approaching andthe draw is in the closed position, con-tact shall be established by radio-telephone with the remote operator. Ifthe draw cannot be opened imme-diately, alternate flashing red lightsare displayed. If the draw can beopened immediately, flashing amberlights are displayed.

(4) When a train approaches thebridge and the draw is in the open posi-tion, the operator shall activate alter-nate flashing red lights on top of thedraw, sound four short blasts, and scanthe river on radar to determine wheth-er any vessel is approaching the bridge.The remote operator shall also broad-cast that the draw is closing. If a vesselor vessels are approaching the bridgewithin one mile, as determined byradar scanning, response to radiobroadcast, or electronic detector, theflashing red lights shall be changed toflashing amber and the operator shallkeep the draw in the fully open posi-tion until the vessel or vessels havecleared the bridge. If no vessel is ap-proaching the bridge or is beneath thedraw, the draw may be lowered andlocked in place.

(5) After the train has cleared thebridge, the draw shall be raised to itsfull height and locked in place, the redflashing lights stopped, and the drawlights changed from red to green.

(b) The draw of the Union Pacificrailroad bridge, Mile 151.2, at Pekin, Il-linois, is operated by a remote operatorlocated at the Union Pacific offices inChicago, Illinois, as follows:

(1) The draw is normally maintainedin the fully open position, displayinggreen mid-channel lights to indicatethat the span is fully open.

(2) The draw is equipped with the fol-lowing:

(i) A radiotelephone link direct tothe remote operator;

(ii) A horn for sound signals;(iii) Eight high intensity amber

warning lights, oriented upstream anddownstream, with two secured to theuppermost chord and two secured tothe lowermost chord of the drawspan;

(iv) A radar antenna on the lowerportion of the drawspan capable ofscanning one mile upstream and onemile downstream; and

(v) Infrared scanners located on theupstream and downstream ends of thechannel span piers, to detect vessels orother obstructions under the bridge.

(3) The remote operator shall main-tain a radiotelephone watch for mari-ners to establish contact as they ap-proach the bridge to ensure that thedraw is open or that it remains openuntil passage is complete.

(4) When a train approaches thebridge and the draw is in the open posi-tion, the remote operator initiates aten minute warning period before clos-ing the bridge. During this warning pe-riod, the amber lights begin flashingand a signal of four short blasts soundson a horn. The four-blast signal will re-peat after a five second interval. A syn-thesized-voice message is broadcastover the radiotelephone as follows:‘‘The Union Pacific railroad bridge atMile 151.2, Illinois River, will close tonavigation in ten minutes.’’ The an-nouncement is repeated every two min-utes, counting down the time remain-ing until closure.

(5) At the end of the ten minutewarning period, the remote bridge op-erator scans under the bridge using in-frared detectors and the upstream anddownstream approaches to the bridgeusing radar to determine whether anyvessels are under or are approachingthe bridge. If any vessels are under or


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are approaching the bridge within onemile as determined by infrared or radarscanning or by a radiotelephone re-sponse, the remote operator shall notclose the bridge until the vessel or ves-sels have cleared the bridge.

(6) If no vessels are under or ap-proaching the bridge, the mid-channelnavigation lights will change fromgreen to red, the horn signal of fourshort blasts will sound, twice, and theradiotelephone message will change to:‘‘The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-road Bridge at Mile 151.2, Illinois River,is closed to navigation.’’ The messagewill repeat every two minutes and theamber lights will continue to flashuntil the bridge is fully reopened.

(7) If the infrared scanners detect avessel or other obstruction under thebridge before the drawspan is fully low-ered and locked, the closing sequenceis stopped, automatically, and thedrawspan is raised to its fully open po-sition until the channel is clear. Whenobstruction has cleared the navigationspan, the remote operator confirmsthat the channel is clear, and reiniti-ates the ten-minute warning cycle.

(8) After the train has cleared thebridge, the remote operator initiatesthe lift span raising cycle. When thedraw is raised to its full height andlocked in place, the flashing lights stopand the mid-channel navigation lightschange from red to green. The syn-thesized voice announcement broad-casts at two minute intervals for tenminutes that the bridge is reopened tonavigation.

(c) The draws of the McDonoughStreet Bridge, mile 287.3; JeffersonStreet bridge, mile 287.9; Cass Streetbridge, mile 288.1; Jackson Streetbridge, mile 288.4; and Ruby Streetbridge, mile 288.7; all of Joliet, shallopen on signal, except that they neednot open from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. andfrom 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Mondaythrough Saturday.

(d) The drawspan of the Elgin, Jolietand Eastern Railway bridge, mile 290.1at Lockport, Illinois, is operated by re-mote operator located at the Elgin, Jo-liet & Eastern offices in Gary, Indianaas follows:

(1) The drawspan is normally main-tained in the fully open to navigationposition displaying green center span

navigation lights to indicate that thedrawspan is fully open.

(2) The bridge is equipped with thefollowing:

(i) A radiotelephone link direct tothe remote operator;

(ii) A radar antenna on top of thedrawspan capable of scanning the river,one mile upstream and one mile down-stream;

(iii) Infrared boat detectors under thedrawspan, to allow the remote bridgeoperator to detect vessels under thedrawspan;

(iv) Electronic motion detectorsunder the drawspan to allow the re-mote bridge operator to detect vesselmovement under the drawspan;

(v) A siren for sound signals; and(vi) Red and green center span navi-

gation lights.(3) The remote bridge operator shall

maintain a 24 hour VHF marine radiowatch for mariners to establish contactas they approach the bridge to ensurethat the drawspan is open or that it re-mains open until passage of river traf-fic is complete.

(4) When rail traffic approaches thebridge, and the drawspan is in the openposition, the remote bridge operatorinitiates a one minute warning periodbefore closing the drawspan. Duringthis warning period, the remote opera-tor shall broadcast at least twice, viamarine radio, that: ‘‘The drawspan ofthe EJ&E Railroad bridge will be low-ered in one minute.’’ A siren on thebridge sounds for 20 seconds, to warnanyone on or under the bridge that thedrawspan will be lowered.

(5) If a vessel is approaching thebridge upbound or, departing the Lock-port Lock and Dam at mile 291.1,downbound, with intentions of passingthrough the drawspan, they shall re-spond to the remote bridge operators’marine radio broadcast, or initiateradio contact, indicating their proxim-ity to the bridge and requesting anopening of the drawspan or that thedrawspan remain open until the vesselpasses. If any approaching vessel is de-tected or if a radiotelephone responseis received, the remote operator shallnot close the drawspan until the vesselor vessels have cleared the bridge.


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(6) At the end of the one minutewarning period, if no river traffic is ap-proaching or under the drawspan, theremote bridge operator may begin low-ering the drawspan. Navigation lightslocated at the center of the drawspanchange from green to red when thedrawspan is not in the fully open tonavigation position. The drawspantakes approximately 90 seconds tolower.

(7) If the presence of a vessel or otherobstruction is discovered approachingor under the drawspan, during the low-ering sequence, before the drawspan isfully lowered and locked, the drawspanshall be stopped and raised to the fullyopen position. When the vessel or ob-struction has cleared the drawspan, theremote operator shall confirm that thechannel is clear and reinitiate the oneminute warning cycle before loweringthe drawspan.

(8) If no marine traffic is present thedrawspan may be lowered and seated.When the drawspan is lowered andlocked in the closed to navigation posi-tion, the remote bridge operator peri-odically broadcasts, via marine radio,that: ‘‘The drawspan of the EJ&E Rail-road bridge is closed to navigation.’’

(9) Failure of the radar system, radiotelephone system, infrared boat detec-tors or electronic motion sensors shallprevent lowering the drawspan fromthe remote location.

(10) when rail traffic has cleared thebridge, the remote bridge operatorshall raise the drawspan to the fullyopen to navigation position. When thedrawspan is raised and in the fullyopen to navigation position, the re-mote bridge operator broadcasts, atleast twice, via marine radio, that:‘‘The drawspan of the EJ&E Railroadbridge is open to navigation.’’ The cen-ter drawspan navigation lights changefrom red to green when the drawspan isfully open to navigation.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD02 93–036, 59 FR 33677, June30, 1994; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527, June 30,1998]

§ 117.397 Wabash River.

The draws of each bridge across theWabash River shall open on signal if atleast 72 hours notice is given.

INDIANA

§ 117.401 Trail Creek.The draw of the Amtrak bridge, mile

0.85 at Michigan City, shall open onsignal from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. dailyexcept Sunday from Feburary 16through December 14. The draw is notmanned at all other times. If passage isdesired, the Chief Dispatcher, Amtrakat Chicago, shall be notified. Collecttelephone calls are accepted. The dis-patcher shall arrange to have the drawopen within 20 minutes.


§ 117.403 Wabash River.See § 117.397, Wabash River, listed

under Illinois.

[CGD 92–015, 57 FR 37880, Aug. 21, 1992]

IOWA

§ 117.407 Missouri River.See § 117.411, Missouri River, listed

under Kansas.

[CGD 92–015, 57 FR 37880, Aug. 21, 1992]

KANSAS

§ 117.411 Missouri River.(a) The draws of the bridges across

the Missouri River from the mouth toSioux City, Iowa, shall open on signal;except that, from December 16 throughthe last day of February, the drawsshall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given.

(b) The lift span of the A–S–B high-way and railroad bridge, Mile 365.6, be-tween Kansas City, Kansas, and KansasCity, Missouri, is operated from a re-mote location. Radiotelephone contactmay be established with the remotelylocated bridge/train controller to re-quest bridge openings. The bridge isalso equipped with a directional micro-phone and horn to receive and deliversignals to vessels not equipped with aradiotelephone. Closed circuit TV cam-eras located at the bridge enable theremotely located bridge/train control-ler to view both river traffic and thebridge itself.

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be established with the bridge/traincontroller by radiotelephone or appro-priate signals prescribed in § 117.15.

(2) The bridge/train controller willconfirm by radiotelephone or soundsignal that the bridge will openpromptly.

(3) When rail traffic is on bridge, thebridge/train controller will inform thevessel that bridge cannot be openedand will also give an approximate timeof bridge opening via radiotelephone.The bridge/train controller will indi-cate via sound signals that lift spancannot be opened if the vessel doesn’thave a radiotelephone, or if radio-telephone is not used.

(4) When the bridge is clear of railtraffic, the bridge/train controller willadvise the waiting vessel by radio-telephone or sound signal of the in-tended opening. The lift span will beraised to its full height, and themidchannel bridge lights will changefrom red to green.

(5) The bridge/train controller willmonitor the vessel’s passage via closedcircuit TV and radiotelephone until ithas cleared the bridge.

(6) When the vessel has cleared thedraw, midchannel bridge navigationlights will change from green to redand the lift span will be lowered to theclosed-to-navigation position.

[CGD 82-025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD2 84-03, 50 FR 47391, Nov. 18,1985]

KENTUCKY

§ 117.415 Green River.(a) The draw of the CSX Transpor-

tation railroad bridge, Mile 8.3 atSpottsville, shall open on signal whenthere is 40 feet or less of vertical clear-ance beneath the draw. When verticalclearance is more than 40 feet, at leastfour hours notice shall be given. Theowners of, or agencies controlling, thebridge shall arrange for ready tele-phone communication with the author-ized representative at any time fromthe bridge or its immediate vicinity.

(b) The draw of the CSX Transpor-tation Railroad bridge, Mile 79.6 atSmall-house, is normally maintainedin the fully open position and a vesselmay pass through the draw withoutfurther signals. When the draw is in

the closed position, it shall open onsignal when there is 40 feet or less ofvertical clearance. When the verticalclearance is more than 40 feet, at leastfour hours notice shall be given. Dur-ing this period, if the drawtender is in-formed at the time the vessel passesthrough the draw that the vessel willreturn within four hours, thedrawtender shall remain on duty untilthe vessel returns but is not requiredto remain for longer than four hours.The owners of, or agencies controlling,the bridge shall arrange for ready tele-phone communication with the author-ized representative at any time fromthe bridge or its immediate vicinity.

(c) The bascule span of the Paducahand Louisville Railroad Bridge, Mile94.8 at Rockport, is maintained in theclosed position and is remotely oper-ated. Bridge clearance in the closed po-sition in 41.3 feet at pool stage. Vesselsrequiring more clearance for passagemust contact the remote bridge opera-tor by radio telephone to request open-ing. The bridge operator will confirmby radiotelephone whether the bridgecan be opened safely and promptly. Ifrail traffic is on or approaching thebridge, the bridge operator will advisethe vessel that the bridge cannot beopened, and provide an approximatetime when the bridge can be openedsafely. Continuous radio contact be-tween the bridge operator and the ves-sel shall be maintained until the vesselhas transited and cleared the bridge.

[CGD2 88–01, 53 FR 23621, June 23, 1988, asamended by CGD2–91–04, 56 FR 16009, Apr. 19,1991; CGD2–91–07, 57 FR 2841, Jan. 24, 1992]

§ 117.417 Ohio River.The draw of the Southern Railway

railroad bridge, mile 607.4 at New Al-bany, Indiana, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984]

LOUISIANA

§ 117.422 Amite River.(a) The draw of the S22 bridge, mile

6.0 at Clio, shall open on signal if atleast four hours notice is given.

(b) The draws of the S16 bridge, mile21.4 near French Settlement, and theS42 bridge, mile 32.0 at Port Vincent,


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shall open on signal if at least 48 hoursnotice is given.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, as amended by CGD08–84–04, 49 FR 48924, Dec. 17, 1984. Redesig-nated by CGD8–88–05, 53 FR 27681, July 22,1988]

§ 117.423 Atchafalaya River.

The draw of the Kansas City South-ern Railway bridge, mile 133.1 (mile 5.0on N.O.S. Chart) above the mouth ofthe waterway, at Simmesport, shallopen on signal if at least three hoursadvance notice is given.

[CGD8–88–05, 53 FR 27681, July 22, 1988]

§ 117.424 Belle River.

The draw of the S70 bridge, mile 23.8(Landside Route) near Belle River,shall open on signal; except that, from10 p.m. to 6 a.m., the draw shall openon signal if at least four hours notice isgiven. During the advance notice pe-riod, the draw shall open on less thanfour hours notice for an emergency andshall open on demand should a tem-porary surge in waterway traffic occur.

[CGD 08–84–07, 50 FR 24195, June 10, 1985]

§ 117.425 Black Bayou.

The draws of the Terrebonne ParishPolice Jury bridges, miles 7.5, 15.0, 18.7and 22.5, between Gibson and Houma,shall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given. The draw of the US90bridge, mile 7.0 near Gibson, need notbe opened for the passage of vessels.

[CGD8–87–12, 53 FR 5974, Feb. 29, 1988]

§ 117.427 Black River.

The draw of the US84 bridge, mile41.0 at Jonesville, shall open on signalif at least one hour notice is given.

§ 117.429 Boeuf Bayou.

The draw of the S307 bridge, mile 1.3at Kraemer, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., thedraw shall open on signal if at least 12hours notice is given.

§ 117.431 Boeuf River.

The draw of the S4 bridge, mile 32.3near Mason, shall open on signal if atleast 48 hours notice is given.

§ 117.433 Bonfouca Bayou.

The draw of the S433 bridge, mile 7.0,at Slidell, shall operate as follows:

(a) The draw need not open for pas-sage of vessels from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.and from 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday except Federal Holi-days.

(b) The draw need open only on thehour and half-hour from 6 a.m. to 7a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday except Federal holi-days.

(c) The draw shall open a signal from9 p.m. to 5 am., if at least 4 hours no-tice is given to the Louisiana Depart-ment of Transportation and Develop-ment Security Service at (504) 375–0100.

(d) At all other times the draw shallopen on signal.

[CGD8–95–026, 62 FR 14635, Mar. 27, 1997]

§ 117.435 Caddo Lake.

The draw of the Kansas City South-ern railroad bridge, mile 26.4 nearMooringsport, shall open on signal if atleast 24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.436 Carlin Bayou.

The draw of the S14 bridge, mile 6.4at Delcambre, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. thedraw shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given. The drawshall open on less than four hours no-tice for an emergency and shall openon demand should a temporary surge inwaterway traffic occur.

[CGD8–88–19, 54 FR 16107, Apr. 21, 1989]

§ 117.437 Colyell Bayou.

The removable span of the Louisianahighway bridge, mile 1.0 near Port Vin-cent, shall be removed for the passageof vessels if at least 48 hours notice isgiven.

§ 117.438 Company Canal.

(a) The draw of the S1 bridge, mile 0.4at Lockport, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 6 p.m. to 10 a.m. thedraw shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given. During theadvance notice period, the draw shallopen on less than four hours notice for


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an emergency and shall open on de-mand should a temporary surge in wa-terway traffic occur.

(b) The draw of the S24 bridge, mile8.1 at Bourg, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. thedraw shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given. During theadvance notice period, the draw shallopen on less than four hours notice foran emergency and shall open on de-mand should a temporary surge in wa-terway traffic occur.

[CGD 08–84–12, 50 FR 23306, June 3, 1985. Re-designated and amended by CGD8–85–10, 50FR 38001, Sept. 19, 1985]

§ 117.439 Des Allemands Bayou.

(a) The draw of the S631 bridge, mile13.9 at Des Allemands, shall open onsignal if at least four hours notice isgiven.

(b) The draw of the BurlingtonNorthern Santa Fe Railroad bridge,mile 14.0, shall open on signal Mondaythrough Friday from 7 a.m to 3 p.m. Atall other times the draw shall open onsignal if at least 4 hours notice isgiven.

[CGD08–93–028, 59 FR 14757, Mar. 30, 1994]

§ 117.441 D’Inde Bayou.

The draw of the Union Pacific rail-road bridge, mile 4.3, shall open on sig-nal if at least 72 hours notice is givento the Defense Plant Corporation, Cit-ies Service Refining CorporationAgent.

§ 117.443 Du Large Bayou.

The draw of the Terrebonne Parishbridge, mile 23.2, near Theriot, shallopen on signal; except that, from 9 p.m.to 5 a.m., the draw shall open on signalif at least 12 hours notice is given.

[CGD 08–84–07, 50 FR 24195, June 10, 1985]

§ 117.444 Falgout Canal.

The draw of the LA 315 bridge acrossFalgout Canal, mile 3.1, shall open onsignal; except that from 15 August to 5June, the draw need not be openedfrom 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to4 p.m., Monday through Friday exceptholidays. The draw shall open on signal

at any time for an emergency aboard avessel.

[CGD8–91–11, 56 FR 43872, Sept. 5, 1991]

§ 117.445 Franklin Canal.The draw of the Chatsworth bridge,

mile 4.8 at Franklin, shall open on sig-nal from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. From October1 through January 31 from 9 p.m. to 5a.m., the draw shall be opened on sig-nal if at least three hours notice isgiven. From February 1 through Sep-tember 30 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., thedraw shall open on signal if at least 12hours notice is given.

§ 117.447 Grand Cabahanosse Bayou.The draw of the S70 bridge, mile 7.6

near Paincourtville, shall open on sig-nal if at least 24 hours is given.

§ 117.449 Grosse Tete Bayou.(a) The draw of the Union Pacific

railroad bridge, mile 14.7 at GrosseTete, need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels.

(b) The removable span of the S377bridge, mile 15.3 near Rosedale, shall beremoved for the passage of vessels if atleast 48 hours notice is given.

§ 117.451 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.(a) The draw of the Lapalco Boule-

vard Bridge, Harvey Canal Route, mile2.8 at Harvey, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.and from 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday except holidays, thedraw need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels.

(b) The draw of the S23 bridge, Al-giers Alternate Route, mile 3.8 at BelleChasse, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday throughFriday except Federal holidays, thedraw need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels.

(c) The draw of the Bayou Dulargebridge, mile 59.9, at Houma, shall openon signal; except that, the draw neednot be opened for the passage of vesselsthrough Friday except holidays from6:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m.to 6 p.m.

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shall open on signal; except that from15 August to 5 June, the draw need notbe opened from 6:55 to 7:10 a.m. andfrom 3:50 to 4:05 p.m. Monday throughFriday except holidays.

(e) The draw of the Louisiana high-way bridge, mile 243.8 west of HarveyCanal Locks, shall open on signal whenmore than 50 feet vertical clearance isrequired, if at least four hours notice isgiven to the Louisiana Department ofHighways, District Maintenance Engi-neer, at Lake Charles.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984, as amended by CGD 8–87–14, 53 FR 12417, Apr. 14, 1988; CGD8–90–08, 55FR 33691, Aug. 17, 1990; CGD8–92–27, 58 FR12540, Mar. 5, 1993; CGD8–97–001, 62 FR 9370,Mar. 3, 1997]

§ 117.453 Houma Canal.The draw of the S3197 bridge, mile 1.7

at Houma, shall open on signal if atleast four hours notice is given.

[CGD 08–84–06, 50 FR 1850, Jan. 14, 1985]

§ 117.455 Houma Navigation Canal.The draw of the bridge across the

Houma Navigation Canal at S661, mile36.0 at Houma, shall open on signal, ex-cept that the draw need not be openedfor the passage of vessels Mondaythrough Friday except holidays from 7a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

§ 117.457 Houston River.The draw of the Kansas City South-

ern Railroad bridge, mile 5.2 near LakeCharles, shall open on signal if at least24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.458 Inner Harbor NavigationCanal, New Orleans.

(a) The draw of the US90 (Danziger)bridge, mile 3.1, shall open on signal;except that, from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. thedraw shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given, and thedraw need not be opened from 7 a.m. to8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday.

(b) The draw of the Leon C. SimonBlvd. (Seabrook) bridge, mile 4.6, shallopen on signal; except that, from 7 a.m.to 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mon-day through Friday, the draw need notbe opened.

[CGD8–89–05, 54 FR 36305, Sept. 1, 1989]

§ 117.459 Kelso Bayou.

The draw of the S27 bridge, mile 0.7at Hackberry, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, during the non-shrimpingseason of 22 December to a date around25 May, as set by the state yearly, thedraw shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given.

[CGD 85–040, 50 FR 19527, May 9, 1985]

§ 117.460 La Carpe Bayou.

The draw of the S661 bridge, mile 7.5,shall open on signal if at least fourhours advance notice is given; exceptthat, the draw need not be opened forthe passage of vessels Monday throughFriday except holidays from 7 a.m. to8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

[CGD8–90–05, 55 FR 33289, Aug. 15, 1990]

§ 117.461 Lacassine Bayou.

The draws of the S14 bridge, mile17.0, and the Southern Pacific railroadbridge, mile 20.4, both near Hayes, shallopen on signal if at least 24 hours no-tice is given.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.463 Lacombe Bayou.

The draw of the US190 bridge, mile6.8 at Lacombe, shall open on signal ifat least 48 hours notice is given.

§ 117.465 Lafourche Bayou.

(a) The draws of the SR1 bridge, mile30.6 and the SR1 bridge, mile 33.9, bothnear Cutoff, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. andfrom 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday except Federal holi-days, the draws need not be opened forthe passage of vessels.

(b) The draws of the S3220 bridge,mile 49.2 near Lockport, and the S655bridge, mile 50.8 at Lockport, shallopen on signal; except that, from 6 p.m.to 10 a.m. the draws shall open on sig-nal if at least four hours notice isgiven. During the advance notice pe-riod, the draws shall open on less thanfour hours notice for an emergency andshall open on demand should a tem-porary surge in waterway traffic occur.

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at least four hours notice is given. Dur-ing the advance notice period, the drawshall open on less than four hours no-tice for an emergency and shall openon demand should a temporary surge inwaterway traffic occur.

(d) The draws of the S3199 bridge,mile 58.2, and the Lafourche Parishbridge, mile 58.7, both at Raceland,shall open on signal if at least sixhours notice is given.

(e) The draws of the S649 bridge, mile66.1, and the new S649 bridge, mile 66.6,shall open on signal if at least forty-eight hours notice is given.

(f) The draws of the BurlingtonNorthern Santa Fe railroad bridge,mile 69.0 at Lafourche, and all bridgesupstream of the Burlington NorthernSanta Fe railroad bridge need not beopened for the passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 08–04–12, 50 FR 23305, June3, 1985; CGD8–85–17, 51 FR 2395, Jan. 16, 1986;CGD8–90–12, 55 FR 29576, July 20, 1990; CGD8–92–28, 58 FR 11193, Feb. 24, 1993; CGD08–94–032,60 FR 43374, Aug. 21, 1995]

§ 117.467 Lake Pontchartrain.

(a) The south draw of the S11 bridgenear New Orleans shall open on signalif at least 48 hours notice is given. Incase of emergency, the draw shall openwithin 12 hours and shall be kept incondition for immediate operationuntil the emergency is over.

(b) The draws of the Greater New Or-leans Expressway Commission cause-way, north bascule spans, shall open onsignal if at least three hours notice isgiven.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD8–90–02, 55 FR 13522, Apr. 11,1990]

§ 117.469 Liberty Bayou.

The draw of the S433 bridge, mile 2.0at Slidell, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., the drawshall open on signal if at least 12 hoursnotice is given.

§ 117.471 Little Black Bayou.

The draw of the Southern Pacificrailroad bridge, mile 1.3 at Southdown,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

§ 117.473 Little River.The draw of the Louisiana and Ar-

kansas railroad bridge, mile 12.1 at Ar-chie, shall open on signal if at least 12hours notice is given.

§ 117.475 Little (Petit) Caillou Bayou.(a) The draws of the S58 bridge, mile

25.7 at Sarah, and the Terrebonne Par-ish (Smithridge) bridge, mile 26.6 nearMontegut, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., the drawsshall open on signal if at least 12 hoursnotice is given.

(b) The draws of the Terrebonne Par-ish (DuPlantis) bridge, mile 29.9 nearBourg, and the S24 bridge, mile 33.7 atPresquille, shall open on signal if atleast four hours notice is given. Thedraws shall open on less than fourhours notice for an emergency, andshall open on signal should a tem-porary surge in waterway traffic occur.

[CGD8–86–02, 51 FR 31113, Sept. 2, 1986]

§ 117.477 Lower Atchafalaya River.The draw of the St. Mary Parish

bridge, mile 26.8 at Patterson, shallopen on signal from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.From October 1 through January 31from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., the draw shallopen on signal if at least three hoursnotice is given. From February 1through September 30 from 9 p.m. to 5a.m., the draw shall open on signal if atleast 12 hours notice is given.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37381, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.478 Lower Grand River.(a) The draw of the LA 75 bridge, mile

38.4 (Alternate Route) at Bayou Sorrel,shall open on signal; except that, fromabout August 15 to about June 5 (theschool year), the draw need not beopened from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. andfrom 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday except holidays. Thedraw shall open on signal at any timefor an emergency aboard a vessel.

(b) The draw of the LA 77 bridge, mile47.0 (Alternate Route) at Grosse Tete,shall open on signal; except that, fromabout August 15 to about June 5 (theschool year), the draw need not beopened from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday throughFriday except Federal holidays. The


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draw shall open on signal at any timefor an emergency aboard a vessel.

(c) The draw of the S997 bridge, mile41.5 (Landside Route) at Pigeon, shallopen on signal; except that, from 10p.m. to 6 a.m., the draw shall open onsignal if at least four hours notice isgiven. During the advanced notice pe-riod, the draw shall open on less thanfour hours notice for an emergency andshall open on demand should a tem-porary surge in waterway traffic occur.

[CGD8–92–16, 57 FR 57962, Dec. 8, 1992, asamended by CGD08–93–024, 59 FR 14756, Mar.30, 1994; CGD08–96–003, 61 FR 49064, Sept. 18,1996]

§ 117.479 Macon Bayou.

The draw of the S4 bridge, mile 44.8near Winnsboro, shall open on signal ifat least 24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.480 Mermentau River.

The draw of the S82 bridge, mile 7.1at Grand Chenier, shall open on signal;except that, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. thedraw shall open on signal if at least 4hours notice is given. During the ad-vance notice period, the draw will openon less than 4 hours notice for an emer-gency and will open on demand shoulda temporary surge in waterway trafficoccur.

[CGD8–94–027, 60 FR 14221, Mar. 16, 1995]

§ 117.481 Milhomme Bayou.

The draw of the St. Martin Parishbridge, mile 12.0 (Landside Route) atStephensville, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. thedraw shall open on signal if at leasttwo hours notice is given. During theadvance notice period, the draw shallopen on less than two hours notice foran emergency and shall open on de-mand should a temporary surge in wa-terway traffic occur.

[CGD8–86–04, 51 FR 36224, Oct. 9, 1986]

§ 117.482 Nezpique Bayou.

The draw of the S97 bridge, mile 7.0near Jennings, shall open on signal ifat least 48 hours notice is given.

[CGD 82-025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984. Redes-ignated by CGD8-86-04, 51 FR 36224, Oct. 9,1986]

§ 117.483 Ouachita River.

The draws of the S8 bridge, mile 57.5at Harrisonburg, and the US165 bridge,mile 110.1 at Columbia, shall open onsignal if at least one hours notice isgiven.

§ 117.484 Pass Manchac.

The draw of the Illinois Central Rail-road automated bridge, mile 6.7, atManchac, operates as follows:

(a) The draw is not constantlymanned and the bridge will normallybe maintained in the open position,providing 56 feet vertical clearanceabove mean high tide to the raised tipof the bascule span for one-half thechannel, and unlimited vertical clear-ance for the other half.

(b) Railroad track circuits will detectan approaching train and initiatebridge closing warning broadcasts overmarine radio and over the Public Ad-dress (PA) system six (6) minutes in ad-vance of the train’s arrival. Navigationchannel warning lights will be lit, andphotoelectric (infrared) boat detectorswill monitor the waterway beneath thebridge for the presence of vessels. Thewaterway approaches to the bridge willbe monitored by closed circuit TV(CCTV) cameras.

(c) Activation of the warning broad-casts also activates a marine radiomonitor in the Mays Yard (New Orle-ans switch yard). The yardmaster willcontinuously monitor marine radiobroadcasts on the normal and emer-gency marine radio channels through-out the warning period and at all timesthe bridge is closed. The yardmasterwill communicate with waterway usersvia the marine radio, if necessary.

(d) At the end of warning period, if novessels have been detected by the boatdetectors, and no interruptions havebeen performed by the yardmasterbased on his monitoring of the marineradio and the CCTV, the bridge lower-ing sequence will automatically pro-ceed.

(e) Upon passage of the train, thebridge will automatically open. Rail-road track circuits will initiate theautomatic bridge opening and closingsequences. (Estimated duration thatthe bridge will remain closed for pas-sage of rail traffic is 10 to 12 minutes.)


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The bridge will also be manually oper-able from two locked trackside controllocations (key releases) on the ap-proach spans, one on each side of themovable span.

(f) The yardmaster will be providedwith a remote EMERGENCY STOPbutton which, if pressed, will stop thebridge operation, interrupt the lower-ing sequence, and immediately returnthe bridge to the open position. Theyardmaster will utilize this controlfeature in the event a vessel operatorissues an urgent radio call to keep thewaterway open for immediate passageof the vessel.

[CGD08–93–023, 59 FR 14755, Mar. 30, 1994; 59FR 23158, May 5, 1994]

§ 117.485 Patout Bayou.The draw of the S83 bridge, mile 0.4

near Weeks, shall open on signal if atleast four hours notice is given.

[CGD 08–84–05, 50 FR 1213, Jan. 10, 1985]

§ 117.486 Pierre Pass.The draw of the S70 bridge, mile 1.0

at Pierre Part, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., thedraw shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given. During theadvance notice period, the draw shallopen on less than four hours notice foran emergency and shall open on de-mand should a temporary surge in wa-terway traffic occur.

[CGD 08–84–07, 50 FR 24195, June 10, 1985]

§ 117.487 Plaquemine Bayou.(a) The draw of the S3066 (Spur)

bridge, mile 6.5 at Indian Village, shallopen on signal if at least four hours no-tice is given.

(b) The draws of the Union Pacificrailroad bridge, mile 10.5 atPlaquemine, and the S1 bridge, mile10.5 at Plaquemine, need not be openedfor the passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 08–84–01; 49 FR 28405, July12, 1984]

§ 117.488 Pearl River.(a) The draw of the CSX Transpor-

tation railroad bridge, mile 1.0 nearEnglish Lookout, shall open on signal;except that, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the

draw shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given.

(b) The draw of the US 90 highwaybridge, mile 8.8 near Pearlington, shallopen on signal; except that, from 7 p.m.to 7 a.m. the draw shall open on signalif at least four hours notice is given.

[CGD8–92–09, 57 FR 34868, Aug. 7, 1992, asamended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527,June 30, 1998]

§ 117.489 Plaquemine Brule Bayou.

(a) The draw of the Union Pacificrailroad bridge, mile 5.1 near Midland,shall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given.

(b) The draw of the S91 bridge, mile8.0 at Estherwood, shall open on signalfrom 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. if at least fourhours notice is given. From 9 p.m. to 5a.m., the draw shall open on signal if atleast 12 hours notice is given.

§ 117.491 Red River.

(a) The draws of the following bridgesshall be opened on signal if at leasteight hours notice is given:

(1) S107 bridge, mile 59.5, at Moncla(2) Union Pacific Railroad bridge,

mile 90.1, at Alexandria

(b) The draw of the US 165 (JacksonSt.) bridge, mile 88.6, at Alexandria,shall open on signal if at least eighthours notice is given; except that, from7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6p.m. the draw need not be opened Mon-day through Friday except holidays.

(c) The draws of the bridges abovemile 105.8 through mile 234.4 shall openon signal if at least 48 hours notice isgiven.

(d) The draws of the bridges abovemile 234.4 to mile 276 need not beopened for passage of vessels.

(e) When a vessel which has given no-tice fails to arrive at the time specifiedin the notice, the drawtender shall re-main on duty for up to two additionalhours to open the draw if that vesselappears. After that time, a new noticeof the appropriate length of time is re-quired.

[CGD08–94–026, 60 FR 7123, Feb. 7, 1995, asamended by CGD08–95–024, 61 FR 4886, Feb. 9,1996; CGD08–96–025, 61 FR 39873, July 31, 1996;CGD8–97–037, 62 FR 52502, Oct. 8, 1997]


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§ 117.493 Sabine River.(a) The draw of the Union Pacific

railroad bridge, mile 19.3 near Echoshall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given.

(b) The Kansas City Southern rail-road bridge, mile 36.2 near Ruliff andthe draw of the S12 bridge, mile 40.8 atStarks, need not be opened for passageof vessels.

[CGD08–95–017, 61 FR 4887, Feb. 9, 1996]

§ 117.494 Schooner Bayou Canal.The draw of the S82 bridge, mile 4.0

from White Lake at Little PrairieRidge, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the drawshall open on signal if at least fourhours notice is given. The draw shallopen on less than four hours notice foran emergency and shall open on signalshould a temporary surge in waterwaytraffic occur.

[CGD 8–85–11, 50 FR 37175, Sept. 12, 1985]

§ 117.495 Superior Oil Canal.The draw of the S82 bridge, mile 6.3,

in Cameron Parish shall open on signalif at least 8 hours notice is given. Pub-lic vessels of the United States and ves-sels in distress shall be passed as soonas possible.

[CGD08–94–029, 60 FR 4561, Jan. 24, 1995]

§ 117.497 Stumpy Bayou.The removable span of the Louisiana

highway bridge, mile 1.0 near Weeks Is-land, shall be removed for the passageof vessels if at least six days notice isgiven.

§ 117.499 Tante Phine Pass.The draw of the Tidewater Associ-

ated Oil Company bridge, mile 7.6 nearVenice, shall open on signal if at least24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.500 Tchefuncta River.The draw of the SR 22 bridge, mile 2.5

at Madisonville, shall open on signal;except that, from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., thedraw need open only on the hour andhalf-hour. The draw shall open on sig-nal at any time for a vessel in distressor for an emergency aboard a vessel.

[CGD8–88–15, 53 FR 46871, Nov. 21, 1988]

§ 117.501 Teche Bayou.(a) The draws of the following bridges

shall open on signal if at least fourhours notice is given:

(1) St. Mary Parish bridge, mile 3.9 atCalumet.

(2) St. Mary Parish bridge, mile 11.8at Centerville.

(3) S3069 bridge, mile 16.3 at Frank-lin.

(4) S322 bridge, mile 17.2 at Franklin.(5) S323 bridge, mile 22.3 at Oaklawn.(6) St. Mary Parish bridge, mile 27.0

at Baldwin.(7) S324 bridge, mile 32.5 at

Charenton.(8) S670 bridge, mile 37.0 at Adeline.(9) St. Mary Parish bridge, mile 38.9

at Sorrel.(10) S671 bridge, mile 41.8 at

Jeanerette.(11) S3182 bridge, mile 43.5 at

Jeanerette.(12) LSU Agri bridge, mile 46.5 near

Jeanerette (notice required for openingfrom 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday throughFriday except holidays).

(13) S320 bridge, mile 48.7 at Olivier.(14) S3195 bridge, mile 50.4 at New

Iberia.(15) S87 Spur bridge, mile 52.5 at New

Iberia.(16) S86 bridge, mile 53.0 at New Ibe-

ria.(17) S3156 bridge, mile 53.3 at New

Iberia.(18) S44 bridge, mile 56.7 at Morbihan.(19) Iberia Parish bridge, mile 58.0 at

New Iberia.(20) Iberia Parish bridge, mile 60.7 at

Vida.(21) S344 bridge, mile 62.5 at

Loreauville.(22) S86 bridge, mile 69.0 at Daspit.(23) S92 bridge, mile 73.3 at St.

Martinville.(b) The draws of the S96 bridge, mile

75.2 at St. Martinville, the St. JohnRoad bridge, mile 77.7 at Levert, andthe S350 bridge, mile 82.0 at Parks,shall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given.

(c) The draws of the S31 bridge, mile90.5, at Breaux Bridge, and the UnionPacific railroad bridge, mile 91.0 atBreaux Bridge, shall open on signal ifat least 48 hours notice is given.

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on less than four hours notice for anemergency during the advance noticeperiod, and shall open on signal shoulda temporary surge in waterway trafficoccur.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 08–83–04, 49 FR 35936, Sept.13, 1984; CGD 8–85–16, 50 FR 50164, Dec. 9, 1985;CGD8–86–09, 52 FR 3225, Feb. 3, 1987; CGD8–89–12, 54 FR 53056, Dec. 27, 1989; CGD08–93–015, 58FR 43264, Aug. 16, 1993; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR35527, June 30, 1998]

§ 117.503 Tensas River.(a) The draw of the Missouri Pacific

railroad bridge, mile 27.2 at Clayton,shall open on signal from May 1through December 31 during normalriver stages if at least 12 hours noticeis given to the Dispatcher, MissouriPacific Railroad, Little Rock, Arkan-sas. During high-water periods, theDistrict Commander may require thatthe bridge be constantly tended andthe draw opened on signal.

(b) The draws of the S15 bridge, mile27.3 at Clayton, and the S128 bridge,mile 61.0 at New Light, shall open onsignal if at least 48 hours notice isgiven.

§ 117.505 Terrebonne Bayou.(a) The draw of the S58 bridge, mile

22.2 at Montegut, and the draw of theS55 bridge, mile 27.3 at Klondyke, shallopen on signal; except that from 9 p.m.to 5 a.m. the draws shall open on signalif at least four hours notice is given.

(b) The draw of the S24 bridge, mile31.3 at Presquille, need not be openedfor the passage of vessels.

(c) The draw of the S3087 bridge, mile33.9 at Houma, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. thedraw shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given.

(d) The draw of the Daiglevillebridge, mile 35.5 at Houma, shall openon signal; except that, the draw neednot open for passage of vessels Mondaythrough Friday except holidays from 7a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.From 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the draw shallopen on signal if at least four hours no-tice is given.

(e) During advance notice periods,the draws of the bridges listed in thissection shall open on less than fourhours notice for an emergency and

shall open on signal should a tem-porary surge in waterway traffic occur.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 08–84–09, 50 FR 7586, Feb. 25,1985; CGD8–89–02, 54 FR 27642, June 30, 1989;CGD8–89–02, 54 FR 34769, Aug. 22, 1989; CGD8–93–03, 58 FR 29973, May 25, 1993]

§ 117.506 Tickfaw River.The draw of the S22 bridge, mile 7.2

at Killian, need open only on the hourand half-hour from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. the draw shallopen on signal if at least four hours no-tice is given. The draw shall open onsignal for an emergency or if a tem-porary surge in waterway trafficshould occur.

[CGD8–90–29, 56 FR 16010, Apr. 19, 1991]

§ 117.507 Tigre Bayou.The draw of the S330 bridge, mile 2.3

near Delcambre, shall open on signal ifat least four hours notice is given. Thedraw shall open on less than four hoursnotice for an emergency and shall openon signal should a temporary surge inwaterway traffic occur.

[CGD 8–85–08, 50 FR 52774, Dec. 26, 1985]

§ 117.509 Vermilion River.(a) The draw of the S82 bridge, mile

22.4 at Perry, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. thedraw shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given.

(b) The draws of the following bridgesshall open on signal; except that, from6 p.m. to 10 a.m. the draws shall openon signal if at least four hours notice isgiven:

(1) S14 bridge, mile 25.4 at Abbeville.(2) S14 Bypass bridge, mile 26.0 at

Abbeville.(3) Vermilion Parish bridge, mile 34.2

near Milton.(4) S92 bridge, mile 37.6 at Milton.(c) The draws of the following bridge

shall open on signal if at least fourhours notice is given:

(1) S733, mile 41.0 at Eloi Broussard.(2) S3073 bridge, mile 44.9 at New

Flanders.(3) S182 bridge, mile 49.0 at Lafayette.(d) During the advance notice peri-

ods, the draws of the bridges listed inthis section shall open on less thanfour hours notice for an emergency and


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shall open on signal should a tem-porary surge in waterway traffic occur.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 08–83–05, 49 FR 31868, Aug. 9,1984; CGD 8–85–13, 50 FR 40832, Oct. 7, 1985]

§ 117.511 West Pearl River.(a) The draw of the Norfolk Southern

railroad bridge, mile 22.1 at Pearl RiverStation, shall open on signal if at leastsix hours notice is given.

(b) The draw of the US 90 bridge, mile7.9 near Pearlington, shall open on sig-nal if at least four hours notice isgiven.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 08–84–03, 49 FR 47231, Dec. 3,1984]

MAINE

§ 117.521 Back Cove.The draw of the Canadian National

railroad bridge, mile 0.2 at Portland,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels. The draw shall be returned tooperable condition within six monthsafter notification from the DistrictCommander to do so.

§ 117.523 Back River.The draw of the Maine Department of

Transportation highway bridge, mile4.6 between Hodgdon and Barters Islandat Boothbay, shall open on signal fromJune 1 through October 31; except that,from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., the draw shall beopened on signal if notice was given tothe drawtender from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.From November 1 through May 31 thedraw shall open on signal if at least 24hours notice is given to the drawtenderor to the Maine Department of Trans-portation at Augusta.

§ 117.525 Kennebec River.(a) The draw of the Carlton (US 1)

highway-railroad bridge, mile 14.0 be-tween Bath and Woolwich shall open asfollows:

(1) On signal as soon as possible at alltimes for vessels owned or operated bythe United States Government, Stateand local vessels used for public safety,vessels in distress, and inbound loadedcommercial fishing vessels.

(2) Except for vessels noted in para-graph (a)(1) of this section, the drawneed not open from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.

and from 3:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondayto Friday, excluding holidays.

(3) Trains and locomotives shall becontrolled so that any delay in openingthe draw shall not exceed ten minutes.However, if a train moving toward thebridge has crossed the home signal forthe bridge before the signal requestingopening of the bridge is given, thattrain may continue across the bridgeand must clear the bridge interlocksbefore stopping.

(4) From June 1 through September30:

(i) On signal at all times for commer-cial vessels except as noted in para-graph (a)(2) of this section;

(ii) For recreational vessels on signalexcept that from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. needopen only at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., exceptas noted in paragraph (a)(1) of this sec-tion.

(5) From April 15 through May 30, andOctober 1, through November 15, openon signal:

(i) From 3 a.m. to 7 p.m., except asnoted in paragraph (a)(2) of this sec-tion;

(ii) From 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. if fourhours notice is given, except as notedin paragraph (a)(1) of this section.

(6) From February 15 through April14 and November 16 through December15 at all times on signal, except asnoted in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) ofthis section, if at least four hours no-tice is given.

(7) From December 16 through Feb-ruary 14 open on signal, except asnoted in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) ofthis section, if 24 hours notice is given.

(b) The owners of Carlton (US 1)bridge shall provide and keep in goodlegible condition clearance gauges forthe draw and the designated navigablefixed span with figures not less than 18inches high designed, installed andmaintained according to the provisionsof § 118.160 of this chapter.

[CGD1–89–077, 55 FR 11182, Mar. 27, 1990 asamended by CGD1 92–002, 57 FR 24190, June 8,1992]

§ 117.527 Kennebunk River.The draw of the Maine Dock Square

highway bridge, mile 1.0 betweenKennebunk and Kennebunkport, shallopen on signal from April 15 throughOctober 15; except that, from 5 p.m. to


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7 a.m., the draw shall open on signal ifnotice is given to the drawtender from7 a.m. to 5 p.m. At all other times, thedraw shall open on signal if at least 24hours notice is given to the Maine De-partment of Transportation, DivisionOffice at Scarborough.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.529 Narraguagus River.The draw of the highway bridge, mile

1.8 at Milbridge, shall open on signal ifat least 24 hours notice is given to theMaine State Highway Commission, Di-vision Office at Ellsworth.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.531 Piscataqua River.(a) The following requirements apply

to all bridges across the PiscataquaRiver:

(1) Public vessels of the UnitedStates, state and local vessels used forpublic safety, vessels in distress, com-mercial vessels over 100 gross tons, in-bound ferry service vessels and inboundcommercial fishing vessels shall bepassed through the draws of eachbridge as soon as possible withoutdelay at any time. The opening signalfrom these vessels is four or more shortblasts of a whistle, horn or a radio re-quest.

(2) The owners of these bridges shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less than 18 incheshigh designed, installed and main-tained according to the provisions of§ 118.160 of this chapter.

(3) Trains and locomotives shall becontrolled so that any delay in openingthe draw shall not exceed five minutes.However, if a train moving toward thebridge has crossed the home signal forthe bridge before the signal requestingopening of the bridge is given, thattrain may continue across the bridgeand must clear the bridge interlocksbefore stopping.

(4) Except as provided in paragraphs(b) through (c) of this section the drawsshall open on signal.

(b) The draw of the Memorial (US 1)bridge, mile 3.5, shall open on signal;except that from 15 May through 31 Oc-

tober, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the drawneed be opened only on the hour andhalf hour for recreational vessels andcommercial vessels less than 100 grosstons except as provided in (a)(1).

(c) The draw of the Sarah M. Long(Route 1 Bypass) bridge, mile 4.0, shallopen as follows:

(1) The main ship channel draw shallopen on signal; except that from 15May through 31 October, from 7 a.m. to7 p.m., the draw need be opened only atquarter of and quarter after the hourfor recreational vessels and commer-cial vessels less than 100 gross tons ex-cept as provided in (a)(1).

(2) The secondary recreation drawshall be left in the fully open positionfrom 15 May through 31 October exceptfor the crossing of a train in accord-ance with (a)(3) above.

[CGD1–89–111, 55 FR 13275, Apr. 10, 1990]

§ 117.533 Sheepscot River.The draw of the Maine Central Rail-

road Bridge, mile 15.0, betweenWiscasset and North Edgecombe,Maine, need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels. The draw of the MaineCentral Railroad Bridge shall be re-turned to operable condition within sixmonths after notification by the Dis-trict Commander to do so.

[CGD01–97–128, 63 FR 18323, Apr. 15, 1998]

§ 117.535 Taunton River.The draw of the Maine highway

bridge, mile 4.3 between Hancock andSullivan, need not be opened for thepassage of vessels.

MARYLAND

§ 117.541 Baltimore Harbor—PatapscoRiver.

(a) The draw of the Hanover StreetS2 bridge, mile 12.0 across the MiddleBranch of the Patapsco River at Balti-more, shall open on signal from 5 a.m.to 6:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 6p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The draw need not beopened from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 4p.m. to 6 p.m.; however, fire boats, po-lice boats, and other vessels engaged inemergency operations shall be passedimmediately during this period. Whena vessel desires to pass the draw from9 p.m. to 5 a.m., notice shall be given


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to the superintendent of the bridge, ei-ther at the bridge before 9 p.m. or atthe superintendent’s residence after 9p.m. If the notice is given from 5 a.m.to 9 p.m. or if at least one half hour haselapsed since the notice was given, thedraw shall open promptly at the timerequested.

(b) The draw of the Western Mary-land railroad bridge, mile 12.5 acrossthe Middle Branch of the PatapscoRiver at Baltimore, shall open on sig-nal from 7 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to4 p.m. Monday through Friday exceptlegal holidays. At all other times, thedraw shall open if at least six hours no-tice is given. Marine firefighting equip-ment and pollution control vesselsshall be passed as soon as possible butin no event more than 15 minutes afternotice is given.

§ 117.543 Bear Creek.(a) The draws of the Baltimore Coun-

ty Revenue Authority (Dundalk Ave-nue) highway toll bridge, mile 1.5, andthe Peninsula Parkway bridge, mile2.1, both between Dundalk and Spar-rows Point, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from April 16 through November15 from 12 midnight to 8 a.m. exceptSaturdays, Sundays, and Federal andState holidays, at least one half hournotice is required.

(b) The draw of the Baltimore Countyhighway bridge, mile 3.4 at Wise Ave-nue between Dundalk and SparrowsPoint, shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given.

§ 117.547 Bush River.The draw of the Amtrak bridge, mile

6.8 at Perryman, operates as follows:(a) When notice under paragraph (b)

of this section is given, the draw shallopen twice a day—

(1) From May 1 through September30, on each Saturday, Sunday, and Fed-eral holiday falling on a Friday or aMonday; and

(2) In October, on the Saturday andSunday of one weekend.

(b) Notice of the need for an openingis given to the Amtrak AssistantTransportation Superintendent at 301–291–4278 by an authorized representa-tive of the Bush River Yacht Club bynoon on the Friday just preceding theday of opening or, if that Friday is a

Federal holiday, by noon on the preced-ing Thursday.

(c) Amtrak determines the times foropenings and shall schedule the times—

(1) During daylight hours;(2) Six to ten hours apart; and(3) One opening before noon and one

after noon.(d) Amtrak shall notify a representa-

tive of the Yacht Club of the times ofall openings for the weekend (or ex-tended weekend) in question by 6 p.m.on the Friday just preceding the week-end or, if that Friday is a Federal holi-day, by 6 p.m. on the preceding Thurs-day.

(e) Each opening shall be of sufficientduration to pass waiting vessels.

[CGD 5–85–01, 50 FR 18480, May 1, 1985]

§ 117.549 Cambridge Harbor.

The draw of the S342 bridge, mile 0.1at Cambridge, shall open on signalfrom 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.; except that, from12 noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Fri-day, the draw need not be opened. Thedraw need not be opened from 8 p.m. to6 a.m.

§ 117.551 Chester River.

The draw of the S213 bridge, mile 26.8at Chestertown, shall open on signalfrom April 1 though September 30 from6 a.m. to 6 p.m. At all other times, thedraw shall open on signal if at least sixhours notice is given.

§ 117.553 Choptank River.

(a) The draw of the Maryland 331bridge, mile 35.3, at Dover, shall openon signal from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., year-round, and the draw shall remainclosed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., year-round, unless 24 hours advance noticeis given by calling (301) 820–8592 or (301)745–2096.

(b) The draw of the Conrail bridge,mile 50.9 at Denton, shall open on sig-nal from May 30 through September 30from sunrise to sunset and at all othertimes if at least four hours notice isgiven.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD5–90–059, 55 FR 35622, Aug.31, 1990]


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§ 117.555 College Creek.

The draws of the Naval Academyhighway bridge, mile 0.3 at Annapolis,and the Maryland highway bridge, mile0.4 at Annapolis, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels.

§ 117.557 Curtis Creek.

The draw of the I695 bridge, mile 0.9at Baltimore, shall open on signal if atleast a one-hour notice is given to theMaryland Transportation Authority inBaltimore.

§ 117.559 Isle of Wight Bay.

The draw of the US50 bridge, mile 0.5,at Ocean City, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from October 1 through April30 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., the draw shallopen if at least three hours notice isgiven and from May 25 through Sep-tember 15 from 9:25 a.m. to 9:55 p.m. thedraw shall open at 25 minutes after and55 minutes after the hour for a maxi-mum of five minutes to let accumu-lated vessels pass, except that, on Sat-urdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the drawshall open on the hour for all waitingvessels and shall remain in the openposition until all waiting vessels pass.

[CGD05–97–013, 62 FR 38909, July 21, 1997]

§ 117.561 Kent Island Narrows.

The draw of the U.S. Route 50/301bridge, mile 1.0, Kent Island Narrows,operates as follows:

(a) From November 1 through April30, the draw shall open on signal from6 a.m. to 6 p.m. but need not be openedfrom 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

(b) From May 1 through October 31:(1) On Monday (except when Monday

is a holiday) through Thursday (exceptwhen Thursday is the day before a Fri-day holiday), the draw shall open onsignal on the hour from 7 a.m. to 7p.m., but need not be opened at anyother time.

(2) On Friday (except when Friday isa holiday) and on Thursday when it isthe day before a Friday holiday, thedraw shall open on signal on the hourfrom 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. and at 8 p.m., butneed not be opened at any other time.

(3) On Saturday and on a Friday holi-day, the draw shall open on signal at 6a.m. and 12 noon and on signal on the

hour from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., but need notbe opened at any other time.

(4) On Sunday and on a Monday holi-day, the draw shall open on signal onthe hour from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at3:30 p.m., but need not be opened at anyother time.

(5) The draw shall open at scheduledopening times only if vessels are wait-ing to pass. At each opening, the drawshall remain open for a sufficient pe-riod of time to allow passage of allwaiting vessels.

(6) If a vessel is approaching thebridge and cannot reach the bridge ex-actly on the hour, the drawtender maydelay the hourly opening up to tenminutes past the hour for the passageof the approaching vessel and anyother vessels that are waiting to pass.

(c) The draw shall open on signal forpublic vessels of the United States,State, or local government vessels usedfor public safety purposes, commercialvessels, and vessels in distress.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD5–87–055, 53 FR 9888, Mar. 28,1988]

§ 117.563 Marshyhope Creek.

The draw of the S14 bridge, mile 5.8at Brookview, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels. The operatingmachinery shall be maintained in aserviceable condition.

§ 117.565 Miles River.

The draw of the S370 bridge, mile 10.0at Easton, shall open on signal fromsunrise to sunset. A vessel wishing topass through the draw between sunsetand sunrise shall notify the drawtenderof the time at which it is desired topass and the draw shall open as close tothe time requested as practicable.

§ 117.567 Patuxent River.

The draw of S231 bridge, mile 18.5 atBenedict, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., the drawshall open on signal if notice is givento the Toll Captain at the Administra-tion Building at the east end of thebridge before 6 p.m.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]


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§ 117.569 Pocomoke River.

(a) The Conrail railroad bridge, mile15.2, at Pocomoke City, shall open onsignal, except between November 1 andMarch 31 the draw must open only if atleast five hours advance notice isgiven.

(b) The draw of the Route 675 bridge,mile 15.6, at Pocomoke City, shall openon signal, except between November 1and March 31 the draw must open onlyif at least five hours advance notice isgiven.

(c) The draw of the S12 bridge, mile29.9, at Snow Hill, shall open on signalif at least five hours advance notice isgiven.

[CGD5–87–063, 53 FR 16548, May 10, 1988]

§ 117.571 Spa Creek.

The S181 bridge, mile 4.0, at Annap-olis, Maryland:

(a) From May 1 to October 31, Mon-day through Friday, except Federaland State holidays:

(1) The draw shall remain closed from7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m., except the draw shall openat 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. for any vesselswaiting to pass.

(2) The draw shall open on the hourand the half-hour, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m.

(3) The draw shall open on the hourand half hour, from 7:30 p.m. to 7:30a.m.

(b) From November 1 to April 30,Monday through Friday, except Fed-eral and State holidays:

(1) The draw shall remain closed from7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m.to 6:00 p.m.

(2) The draw shall open on signalfrom 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 6:00p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

(c) On Saturdays, Sundays, and holi-days year-round, the draw shall openon the hour and half-hour for vesselswaiting to pass.

(d) The draw shall always open onsignal for public vessels of the UnitedStates, or local vessels used for publicsafety, tugs with tows, and vessels indistress.

[CGD5–90–002, 55 FR 4604, Feb. 9, 1990, asamended by CGD05–94–08, 59 FR 44316, Aug.29, 1994]

§ 117.573 Stoney Creek.

The draw of the Stoney Creek (S173)bridge, mile 0.9, in Riviera shall openon signal, except:

(a) From 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday throughFriday except Federal and State holi-days, the draw need be opened only at7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. if any vessels arewaiting to pass.

(b) From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Satur-day and from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sun-day, the draw need be opened only onthe hour and half hour.

(c) Public vessels of the UnitedStates and vessels in an emergency in-volving danger to life or property shallbe passed at any time.

[CGD5–92–012, 57 FR 14643, Apr. 22, 1992]

§ 117.575 Susquehanna River.The draw of the Conrail bridge, mile

1.0 at Havre de Grace, shall open onsignal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven.

§ 117.577 Weems Creek.The draw of the S437 bridge, mile 0.7

at West Annapolis, shall open on signalfrom sunrise to sunset from May 1through September 30. At all othertimes, the draw shall open on signal ifat least five hours notice is given.

§ 117.579 Wicomico River (NorthProng).

The draws of the Main Street and US50 bridges, mile 22.4, Salisbury, Mary-land shall open on signal, except from7 a.m. to 9 a.m., from 12 noon to 1 p.m.,and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the drawneed not be opened for the passage ofvessels, except for tugs with tows, if atleast three hours of advance notice isgiven, and the reason for passagethrough the bridges during a closureperiod is due to delay caused by in-clement weather or other emergency orunforeseen circumstances.

[CGD05–94–116, 60 FR 32267, June 21, 1995]

MASSACHUSETTS

§ 117.585 Acushnet River.(a) The drawspan will be opened

promptly, provided proper signal isgiven, on the following schedule:


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(1) On the hour between 6:00 a.m. and10:00 a.m. inclusive;

(2) At a quarter past the hour be-tween 11:15 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. inclusive.

(3) At all other times on call.(b) The draw will be opened at any

time for vessels whose draft exceeds 15feet, for vessels owned or operated bythe U.S. Government, the State of Mas-sachusetts, or by local authorities.

(c) Each opening of the draw, fromthe time vehicular traffic flow isstopped until the flow resumes, shallnot exceed 15 minutes except for ves-sels whose draft exceeds 15 feet or inextraordinary circumstances.

(d) The Massachusetts Department ofPublic Works shall keep posted in aconspicuous location on the upstreamand downstream sides of the bridge,where it can be read easily at any time,a copy of the regulations in this sub-part.

[CGD 1–84–10R, 49 FR 36841, Sept. 20, 1984]

§ 117.587 Apponagansett River.(a) The draw of the Padanaram

Bridge mile 1.0 shall open on signal 1May through 31 October from 5 a.m. to9 p.m. daily as follows:

(1) The bridge shall open on signal,twice an hour, on the hour and the halfhour between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. and be-tween 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.

(2) The bridge shall open on signal,once an hour, on the hour between 9a.m. and 8 p.m.

(b) At all other times the bridge shallopen if at least four (4) hours advancenotice is given.

(c) The owners of this bridge shallprovide and maintain mooring facili-ties for vessels to make fast whilewaiting for the bridge to open.

(d) The owners of this bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion, clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less than twelve (12)inches high designed, installed andmaintained according to the provisionsof section 118.160 of this chapter.

[CGD01–95–008, 60 FR 29761, June 6, 1995]

§ 117.588 Bass River.The Hall Whitaker Bridge, mile 0.6 at

Beverly, shall operate as follows:(a) Public vessels of the United

States and state or local vessels used

for public safety shall be passed as soonas possible.

(b) The owners of this bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less than 12 incheshigh designed, installed and main-tained according to the provisions of§ 118.160 of this chapter.

(c) That the draw of the HallWhitaker bridge shall open on signal ifat least 24 hours notice is given bycommercial and recreational vessels.

[CGD1–91–015, 56 FR 41460, Aug. 21, 1991]

§ 117.589 Cape Cod Canal.The draw of the Conrail railroad

bridge, mile 0.7 at Bourne, shall oper-ate as follows:

(a) The draw is normally in the fullyopen position except for the passage oftrains or for maintenance. No signal isrequired if the draw is in the fully openposition.

(b) If the draw is not in the fully openposition, the opening signal is one pro-longed and one short blast.

(c) Signals to be sounded from thebridge are—

(1) Immediately preceding the open-ing of the draw, one prolonged blast;

(2) Immediately preceding the closingof the draw, two prolonged blasts;

(3) When a vessel has sounded theopening signal and the draw cannot beopened immediately, five short blastsin a rapid succession; and

(4) When the draw is closed and visi-bility is reduced in foggy weather, fiveshort blasts in rapid succession everytwo minutes.

§ 117.591 Charles River and its tribu-taries.

(a) The following requirements applyto all bridges across the Charles Riverand it’s tributaries:

(1) Public vessels of the UnitedStates, state or local vessels used forpublic safety, and vessels in distressshall be passed through the draw ofeach bridge as soon as possible withoutdelay at any time. The opening signalfrom these vessels is four or more shortblasts of a whistle or horn, or a radiorequest.

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with figures not less than 12 incheshigh designed, installed and main-tained according to the provisions of§ 118.160 of this chapter.

(3) Trains and locomotives shall becontrolled so that any delay in openingthe draw span shall not exceed tenminutes. However, if a train moving to-ward the bridge has crossed the homesignal for the bridge before the signalrequesting opening of the bridge isgiven, that train may continue acrossthe bridge and must clear the bridgeinterlocks before stopping.

(4) Except as provided in paragraph(b) through (f) of this section, thedraws shall open on signal.

(b) The draw of the CharlestownBridge, mile 0.4 at Boston, need not beopened for the passage of vessels.

(c) The draw of the MassachusettsBay Transportation Authority (MBTA/Amtrak Bridge, mile 0.8, at Boston,shall open on signal; except that from6:15 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. to6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, ex-cept holidays, the draw need not beopened for the passage of vessels, ex-cept as stated in paragraph (a)(1) ofthis section.

(d) The draw of the MassachusettsBay Transportation Authority (EastCambridge Viaduct) railroad Bridge,mile 1.0 at Boston, need not be openedfor the passage of vessels. However, theoperating machinery of the draw shallbe maintained in an operable condi-tion.

(e) The draw of the Metropolitan Dis-trict Commission (Craigie) Bridge, mile1.0 at Boston, shall operate as follows:

(1) Open on signal; except that from6:15 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. to6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, ex-cept holidays, the draw need not openfor the passage of vessels, except asstated in paragraph (a)(1) of this sec-tion.

(2) From December 1 to March 31, thedraw shall open on signal after a 24hour advance notice is given.

(f) The draws of the bridges acrossBroad Canal, mile 0.0, need not open forthe passage of vessels. However, thedraws shall be returned to operablecondition within one year after notifi-cation by the District Commander todo so.

[CGD1 91–141, 57 FR 30405, July 9, 1992]

§ 117.593 Chelsea River.

All drawbridges across the ChelseaRiver shall open on signal. The openingsignal for each drawbridge is two pro-longed blasts followed by two shortblasts and one prolonged blast. The ac-knowledging signal is three prolongedblasts when the draw can be opened im-mediately and is two prolonged blastswhen the draw cannot be opened or isopen and must be closed.

§ 117.595 Danvers River.

(a) The following requirements applyto all bridges across the Danvers River:

(1) Public vessels of the UnitedStates, state or local vessels used forpublic safety, commercial vessels, andvessels in distress shall be passedthrough the draw of each bridge assoon as possible without delay at anytime. The opening signal from thesevessels if four or more short blasts of awhistle, horn, or a radio request.


(3) Trains and locomotives shall becontrolled so that any delay in openingthe draw span shall not exceed tenminutes. However, if a train moving to-ward the bridge has crossed the homesignal for the bridge before the signalrequesting opening of the bridge isgiven, that train may continue acrossthe bridge and must clear the bridgeinterlocks before stopping.

(4) Except as provided in paragraphs(b) through (d) of this section, thedraws shall open on signal.

(b) The draw of the Beverly-SalemSR1A Bridge, mile 0.0 between Salemand Beverly, MA shall operate as fol-lows:

(1) The draw shall open on signal, ex-cept that from May 1 through Septem-ber 30, 12 midnight to 5 a.m. and fromOctober 1 through April 30, 8 p.m. to 5a.m., and all day on December 25 andJanuary 1, the draw shall open as soonas possible, but not more than onehour, after notice is given to thedrawtenders either at the bridge duringthe time the drawtenders are on duty


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or by calling the number posted at thebridge.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph(a)(1) of this section, the draw need notbe opened Monday through Friday, ex-cept federal holidays, between 7:30 a.m.and 9 a.m. and between 4:30 p.m. and 6p.m.

(c) The draw of the MassachusettsBay Transportation Authority (MBTA)/AMTRAK Bridge at mile 0.05, betweenSalem and Beverly shall open on sig-nal, except that from 12 midnight to 5a.m. daily and on December 25 and Jan-uary 1, the draw shall open as soon aspossible, but not more than one hour,after notice is given to the drawtenderseither at the bridge during the timethe drawtenders are on duty or by call-ing the number posted at the bridge.

(d) The Essex County KernwoodBridge at mile 1.0 shall open on signal,except that from May 1 through Sep-tember 30, 12 midnight to 5 a.m. andfrom October 1 through April 30, 7 p.m.to 5 a.m., and all day on December 25and January 1, the draw shall open assoon as possible, but not more than onehour, after notice is given to thedrawtenders either at the bridge duringthe time the drawtenders are on dutyor by calling the number posted at thebridge.

[CGD1 91–016, 56 FR 57491, Nov. 12, 1991, asamended by CGD01–94–149, 60 FR 51728, Oct. 3,1995]

§ 117.597 Dorchester Bay.The draw of the William T. Morrisey

Boulevard bridge, mile 0.0 at Boston,shall open on signal from April 16through October 14; except that thedraw need not open for the passage ofvessels from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. andfrom 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. except on Sat-urdays, Sundays, or holidays observedin the locality. From October 15through April 15, the draw shall openon signal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven. Public vessels of the UnitedStates and state or local vessels usedfor public safety shall be passed as soonas possible.

§ 117.598 Eel Pond Channel.The following requirements apply to

the draw of Eel Pond (Water Street)drawbridge at mile 0.0 at Falmouth,Massachusetts.

(a) The draw shall open at all timesas soon as possible for a public vesselsof the United States, State or localvessels used for public safety, and ves-sels in distress. The opening signal forthese vessels shall be four or moreshort blast of a whistle, horn, or radiorequest.

(b) The owners of this bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less than 12 incheshigh designed, installed and main-tained according to the provisions ofsection 118.160 of this chapter.

(c) The draw shall operate as follows:(1) On signal from October 15 through

May 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. except asprovided in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of thissection.

(2) Need open on signal only on thehour and half hour as follows:

(i) From May 15 through June 14 andfrom September 16 through October 14,from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

(ii) From June 15 through September15, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

(3) The draw shall open on signal if atleast 8 hours advance notice is given:

(i) At all times on Christmas, NewYears, Easter and all Sundays in Janu-ary and February.

(ii) At all other times not stipulatedin paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of thissection.

[CGD1 90–024, 55 FR 20263, May 16, 1990]

§ 117.599 Fort Point Channel.

(a) The draw of the Northern Avenuebridge, mile 0.1 at Boston, shall openon signal; except that, from 7 a.m. to 9a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday except holidays, thedraw need not be opened for vesselswith a draft of less than 18 feet. From8 p.m. to 6 a.m., the draw need not beopened for the passage of vessels. Pub-lic vessels of the United States andstate or local vessels used for publicsafety shall be passed as soon as pos-sible.

(b) The draws of the Congress Streetbridge, mile 0.3, and the SummerStreet bridge, mile 0.4, both at Boston,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels. However, the draws shall be re-turned to operable condition within six


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months after notification by the Dis-trict Commander to do so.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.600 Lagoon Pond.The draw of the Lagoon Pond Bridge,

mile 0.0 in Tisbury, Massachusetts,shall operate as follows:

(a) The draw shall open on signalfrom May 15 through September 15,from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., from 10:15a.m. to 11 a.m., from 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.,from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., and from 7:30p.m. to 8 p.m. At all other times thedraw will open for the passage of ves-sels if at least four (4) hours advancenotice is given by calling the numberposted at the bridge.

(b) The draw shall open on signalfrom September 16 through May 14 if atleast a twenty-four (24) hours advancenotice is given by calling the numberposted at the bridge.

(c) The owners of this bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion, clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less than twelve (12)inches high designed, installed andmaintained according to the provisionsof section 118.160 of this chapter.

[CGD01–95–001, 60 FR 51729, Oct. 3, 1995]

§ 117.601 Malden River.The draw of the S16 bridge, mile 0.3

between Medford and Everett, need notbe opened for the passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.603 Manchester Harbor.The Massachusetts Bay Transpor-

tation Authority Bridge at mile 1.0 inManchester, shall operate as follows:

(a) The draw shall open on signal—(1) From Memorial Day through Sep-

tember 30 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.;(2) From April 1 to Memorial Day and

from October 1 to November 1 from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

(b) At all other times, the draw shallopen on signal with at least four hoursnotice.

(c) The owner of this bridge shall pro-vide and keep in good legible condition,clearance gauges for each draw withfigures not less than twelve (12) incheshigh designed, installed and main-

tained in accordance with the provi-sions of section 118.160 of this chapter.

[CGD01–97–022, 62 FR 50509, Sept. 26, 1997]

§ 117.605 Merrimack River.(a) The draw of Newburyport US1

Bridge, mile 3.4, shall open on signalfrom May 1 through November 15, from6 a.m. to 10 p.m. At all other times thedraw shall open on signal if at leastone hour advance notice is given bycalling the number posted at thebridge.

(b) The draw of the Boston and Mainerailroad bridge, mile 3.4 at Newbury-port, is normally maintained in thefully open position. When the draw isin the closed position, a drawtendershall be on duty and the draw shallopen on signal.

(c) The draws of the MassachusettsDepartment of Public Works bridges,mile 5.8 at Newburyport and mile 12.6at Rock Village, and Groveland bridge,mile 16.5 at Groveland, shall open onsignal if at least two hours notice isgiven. Public vessels of the UnitedStates and state or local vessels usedfor public safety shall be passedthrough the draw as soon as possible.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD01–94–094, 60 FR 58518, Nov.28, 1995]

§ 117.607 Mitchell River.The draw of the Chatham highway

bridge, mile 0.2 at Chatham, shall openon signal from May 1 through October31 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. if at least onehour notice is given, and from 4 p.m. to8 a.m. if at least 12 hours notice isgiven. From November 1 through April30, the draw shall open on signal if atleast 24 hours notice is given. Notice isgiven to the duty officer at the Chat-ham Police Department Headquarters.

§ 117.609 Mystic River.(a) The draw of the S99 Alford Street

Bridge, mile 1.4, small open on signal;except that Monday through Saturday(excluding holidays) from 7:45 a.m. to 9a.m., 9:10 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to6 p.m., the draw need not open for thepassage of vessels. From November 1through March 31, between 11 p.m. and7 a.m., at least an 8 hour advance no-tice is required for bridge openings by


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calling the number posted at thebridge.

(b) The draw of the WellingtonBridge, mile 2.5, need not be opened forvessels.

[CGD01–96–002, 63 FR 2896, Jan. 20, 1998]

§ 117.611 Neponset River.

The Granite Avenue Bridge, mile 2.5,between Boston and Milton, Massachu-setts, shall operate as follows:

(a) The draw of the Granite AvenueBridge shall open on signal from May 1through October 31; 6 a.m. to 12 mid-night. At all other times the draw shallopen on signal if at least one hour ad-vance notice is given by calling thenumber posted at the bridge.

(b) The owners of this bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion, clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less than twelve (12)inches high designed, installed andmaintained according to the provisionsof § 118.160 of this chapter.

[CGD01–94–087, 60 FR 54432, Oct. 24, 1995]

§ 117.613 North River.

The draw of the Plymouth County(Bridge Street) Bridge, mile 4.0, atNorwell, shall open on signal from May1 through October 31 if at least fourhours notice is given. From November1 through April 30, the draw shall openon signal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven.

[CGD01–97–126, 63 FR 18323, Apr. 15, 1998]

§ 117.615 Plum Island River.

The draw of the Plum Island Turn-pike Bridge, mile 3.3 between Newbury-port and Plum Island, shall operate asfollows:

(a) From April 1 through November30, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., the draw shall openon signal if at least one hour advancenotice is given by calling the numberposted at the bridge. At all other timesthe draw shall open on signal if at leastthree hours advance notice is given.

(b) The owners of this bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion, clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less than twelve (12)inches high, designed, installed and

maintained according to the provisionsof § 118.160 of this chapter.

[CGD01–94–057, 60 FR 54431, Oct. 24, 1995]

§ 117.617 Reserved Channel.The draw of the Summer (L) Street

bridge, mile 0.2 at Boston, shall openon signal from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-day through Saturday and from 9:30a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday from April 1through October 3. At all other times,the draw shall open on signal if at least10 hours notice is given. Public vesselsof the United States and state or localvessels used for public safety shall bepassed as soon as possible.

§ 117.618 Saugus River.(a) The following requirements apply

to all bridges across the Saugus River:(1) Public vessels of the United

States, state or local vessels used forpublic safety, and vessels in distressshall be passed through the draw ofeach bridge as soon as possible at anytime. The opening signal from thesevessels is four or more short blasts of awhistle or horn or a radio request.

(2) The owners of these bridges shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion clearance gauges with figures notless than 12 inches high designed, in-stalled and maintained according toprovisions of § 118.160 of this chapter.

(3) Trains and locomotives shall becontrolled so that any delay in openingthe draw span shall not exceed sevenminutes. However, if a train moving to-ward the bridge has crossed the homesignal for the bridge before the signalrequesting opening of the bridge isgiven, the train may continue acrossthe bridge and must clear the bridgeinterlocks before stopping.

(b) The draw of the General EdwardsSR1A Bridge, mile 1.7, between Revereand Lynn, Massachusetts, shall openon signal except that from December 1through March 31 at least 8 hour ad-vance notice shall be given by commer-cial and recreational vessels for anopening.

(c) The Fox Hill SR107 Bridge at mile2.5 shall open on signal, except thatfrom October 1 through May 31, 7 p.m.to 5 a.m. daily, and all day on Decem-ber 25 and January 1, the draw shallopen as soon as possible, but not morethan one hour, after notice is given to


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the drawtenders either at the bridgeduring the time the drawtenders are onduty or by calling the number postedat the bridge.

[CGD1 91–004, 56 FR 60064, Nov. 27, 1991, asamended by CGD01–94–150, 60 FR 51730, Oct. 3,1995]

§ 117.619 Taunton River.The Bristol County Bridge, mile 10.3

at Berkley, shall operate as follows:(a) Public vessels of the United

States and state or local vessels usedfor public safety shall be passed as soonas possible.

(b) The owners of this bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less than 12 incheshigh designed, installed and main-tained according to the provisions of§ 118.160 of this chapter.

(c) Shall open on signal if at least 24hours notice is given by commercialand recreational vessels.

[CGD1–91–013, 56 FR 41461, Aug. 21, 1991]

§ 117.620 Westport River—EastBranch.

The Westport Point Bridge, mile 1.2at Westport, shall operate as follows:

(a) Public vessels of the UnitedStates and state or local vessels usedfor public safety shall be passed as soonas possible.

(b) The owners of this bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less than 12 incheshigh designed, installed, and main-tained, according to the provisions of§ 118.160 of this chapter.

(c) That the draw of the WestportPoint Bridge, mile 1.2 at Westport,shall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given by commercial and rec-reational vessels.

[CGD1–91–014, 56 FR 41462, Aug. 21, 1991]

§ 117.621 Fore River.The draw of the Quincy Weymouth

SR3A bridge, mile 3.5 between QuincyPoint and North Weymouth, Massachu-setts, shall open on signal, except that:

(a) From 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday throughFriday, except holidays observed in thelocality, the draw need not be opened.

(b) The draw shall open on signal atall times for self-propelled vesselsgreater than 10,000 gross tons.

[CGD01–94–159, 60 FR 2688, Jan. 11, 1995]

§ 117.622 West Bay.

(a) The draw of the West Bay Bridge,in Osterville, Massachusetts, shall openon signal from April 1 through October31 on the following schedule:

(1) From April 1 through June 14 andOctober 12 through October 31; 8 a.m.to 4 p.m.

(2) June 15 through June 30; 8 a.m. to6 p.m.

(3) July 1 until Labor Day; 8 a.m. to8 p.m.

(4) Labor Day through October 11; 8a.m. to 5 p.m.

(5) At all other times from April 1through October 31, the draw shallopen on signal if at least four (4) hoursadvance notice is given by calling thenumber posted at the bridge.

(b) From November 1 through March31, the draw shall open if at least twen-ty-four (24) hours advance notice isgiven by calling the number posted atthe bridge.

(c) The owners of this bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less than 12 incheshigh designed, installed and main-tained according to the provisions ofsection 118.160 of this chapter.

[CGD01–94–104, 60 FR 51731, Oct. 3, 1995]

MICHIGAN

§ 117.624 Black River (South Haven).

The draw of the Dyckman Avenuebridge, mile 1.9 at South Haven, shallopen as follows:

(a) From May 1 through October 14—(1) From 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days

a week the draw need open only on thehour and half-hour; however, Mondaysthrough Fridays the draw need notopen at 12 noon and 1 p.m. Commercialvessels shall be passed through thedraw of this bridge as soon as possibleeven though this regulated period is ineffect.

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the draw shall open on signal for com-mercial vessels and pleasure craft if atleast a three hour advance notice isgiven.

(b) From October 15 through April 30,the draw shall open on signal for thepassage of commercial vessels andpleasure craft if at least a twelve houradvance notice is given.

(c) At all times, the draw shall openas soon as possible for public vessels ofthe United States, state or local gov-ernment vessels used for public safetyand vessels in distress.

[CGD 09 85–21, 51 FR 13219, Apr. 18, 1986]

§ 117.625 Black River.(a) For all drawbridges across the

Black River, notice requesting theopening of a draw may be given to thedispatcher of the Port Huron PoliceDepartment. Public vessels of theUnited States, state or local vesselsused for public safety, and vessels indistress shall be passed through eachdrawbridge on the river as soon as pos-sible.

(b) The draws of the Military Streetbridge, mile 0.3, and Seventh Streetbridge, mile 0.5, both at Port Huron,shall open on signal; except that, fromMay 1 through October 31 from 9 a.m.to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturdayexcept Federal holidays, the draw needbe opened only on the hour and halfhour and, from November 1 throughNovember 30 and April 1 through April30 from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m., the draw shallopen if at least three hours notice isgiven. From December 1 throughMarch 31, the draw shall open if atleast 24 hours notice is given.

(c) The draw of the Tenth Streetbridge, mile 0.9 at Port Huron, shallopen on signal—

(1) From May 1 through October 31from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and from 11 p.m.to 8 a.m., if at least one hours notice isgiven;

(2) From April 1 through April 30 andNovember 1 through November 30, if atleast three hours notice is given; and

(3) From December 1 through March31, if at least 24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.627 Cheboygan River.The draw of the US 23 highway

bridge, mile 0.9 at Cheboygan shall op-erate as follows:

(a) From March 16 through May 15and from September 16 through Decem-ber 14, the draw shall open on signal.

(b) From May 16 through September15—

(1) Between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6a.m., seven days a week, the draw shallopen on signal.

(2) Between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6p.m., seven days a week, the draw needopen only from three minutes before tothree minutes after the quarter andthree-quarters hour.

(c) From December 15 through March15, no bridgetender is required to be atthe bridge and the draw need not openunless a request to open the draw isgiven to the Cheboygan Police Depart-ment at least 24 hours in advance of avessel’s time of intended passagethrough the draw.

(d) At all times, the draw shall openas soon as possible for the passage ofpublic vessels of the United States,State or local vessels used for publicsafety, commercial vessels, and vesselsin distress.

[CGD09–91–03, 56 FR 37474, Aug. 7, 1991]

§ 117.631 Detroit River (Trenton Chan-nel).

(a) The draw of the Grosse Ile Tollbridge (Grosse Ile Parkway), mile 8.8,at Grosse Ile, shall operate as follows:

(1) Between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11p.m., seven days a week and holidays,the draw need open only from threeminutes before to three minutes afterthe hour and half-hour for pleasurecraft; for commercial vessels, duringthis period of time, the draw shall openon signal as soon as possible.

(2) Between the hours of 11 p.m. and7 a.m., the draw shall open on signalfor pleasure craft and commercial ves-sels.

(b) The draw of the Wayne Countyhighway bridge (Bridge Road), mile 5.6,at Grosse Ile, shall operate as follows:

(1) From March 16 through December14—

(i) Between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11p.m., seven days a week and holidays,the draw need open only from threeminutes before to three minutes afterthe quarter and three-quarter hour forpleasure craft, with no opening re-quired at 7:45 a.m., 8:45 a.m., 4:15 p.m.and 5:15 p.m., Monday through Friday,


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except holidays; for commercial ves-sels, during these periods of time, thedraw shall open on signal as soon aspossible.

(ii) Between the hours of 11 p.m. and7 a.m., the draw shall open on signalfor pleasure craft and commercial ves-sels.

(2) From December 15 through March15, no bridgetenders are required to beon duty at the bridge and the bridgeshall open on signal if at least atwelve-hour advance notice is given .

(c) At all times, the bridges listed inthis section shall open as soon as pos-sible for public vessels of the UnitedStates, State or local government ves-sels used for public safety and vesselsin distress.

[CGD09 87–07, 52 FR 39520, Oct. 22, 1987]

§ 117.633 Grand River.

(a) Public vessels of the UnitedStates, state or local vessels used forpublic safety, commercial vessels, andvessels in distress shall be passedthrough the draw of each bridge assoon as possible.

(b) The draw of the CSX Transpor-tation Corp. railroad bridge, mile 2.8 atGrand Haven, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from December 15 throughMarch 15, the draw shall open on signalif at least 12 hours notice is given.

(c) The draw of the U.S. Route 31bridge, mile 2.9 at Grand Haven, shallopen on signal for pleasure craft-

(1) From March 16 through December14, from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., sevendays a week, once an hour, on the half-hour; except the draw need not open forpleasure craft at 7:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.,and 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday,Thursday, and Friday, and at 7:30 a.m.,12:30 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

(2) From December 15 through March15, if at least 12 hours notice is given.

(d) The draw of the Grand TrunkWestern railroad bridge, mile 0.2 acrossthe mouth of Spring Lake, shall openon signal; except that, from December15 through March 15, the draw shallopen on signal if at least 24 hours no-tice is given.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD09–97–008, 62 FR 43098, Aug.12, 1997]

§ 117.635 Keweenaw Waterway.The draw of the US41 bridge, mile

16.0 between Houghton and Hancock,shall open on signal; except that, fromJanuary 1 through March 15, the drawsshall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given.

§ 117.637 Manistee River.(a) The draws of the Maple Street

bridge, mile 1.1, and US–31 highwaybridge, mile 1.4, both at Manistee, shalloperate as follows:

(1) From May 1 through October 31,between 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., the bridgesshall open on signal. From 11 p.m. to 7a.m., the bridges need not open unlessnotice is given at least two hours in ad-vance of a vessel’s time of intendedpassage through the draws.

(2) From November 1 through April30, the bridges need not open unless no-tice is given at least 24 hours in ad-vance of a vessel’s time of intendedpassage through the draws.

(b) The CSX Transportation railroadbridge, mile 1.5, at Manistee, shall openon signal from May 1 to October 31.From November 1 to April 30, thebridge need not open unless notice isgiven at least 24 hours in advance of avessel’s time of intended passagethrough the draw.

[CGD 09–93–006, 58 FR 52442, Oct. 8, 1993, asamended by CGD09–97–014, 62 FR 43931, Aug.18, 1997]

§ 117.639 Ontonagon River.The draw of the S64 bridge, mile 0.2

at Ontonagon, shall open on signalfrom April 1 through November 15 from7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and from 11 p.m. to 7a.m., if at least one hour notice isgiven. From November 16 throughMarch 31, the draw shall open on signalif at least 24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.641 Pine River (Charlevoix).The draw of the US31 bridge, mile 0.3

at Charlevoix, shall be operated as fol-lows:

(a) The draw shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., thedraw shall open on signal from threeminutes before to three minutes afterthe hour and half hour. Public vesselsof the United States, state or local ves-sels used for public safety, and vessels


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in distress shall be passed through thedraw of each bridge as soon as possible.

(b) The owners of the bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion two board gages painted whitewith black figures not less than sixinches high to indicate the verticalclearance under the closed draw at allstages of the tide. The gages shall beplaced on the bridge so that they areplainly visible to operators of vesselsapproaching the bridge either up ordownstream.

§ 117.643 Pine River (St. Clair).

The draw of the S29 bridge, mile 0.1at St. Clair, shall open on signal fromApril 1 through November 30 from 2a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.on the hour and one-half hour. FromDecember 1 through March 31, the drawshall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given. Public vessels of theUnited States, state or local vesselsused for public safety, and vessels indistress shall be passed through thedraw as soon as possible.

§ 117.645 River Rouge.

The draws of the Jefferson Avenuebridge, mile 1.1, and the Fort Streetbridge, mile 2.2, both at Detroit, shallopen on signal from December 16through March 14 and on Saturdays,Sundays, and Federal holidays fromMarch 15 through December 15. OnMonday through Friday from March 15through December 15, the draws shallopen on signal from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,4:40 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 7:30a.m. The draws need not be opened atall other times. Public vessels of theUnited States, state or local vesselsused for public safety, and vessels indistress shall be passed through eachdraw as soon as possible.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.647 Saginaw River.(a) The draws of the Detroit and

Mackinac railroad bridge, mile 2.5 atBay City, and the Conrail railroadbridge, mile 4.4 at Bay City, shall openon signal; except that, from December16 through March 15, the draws shallopen on signal if at least 12 hours no-tice is given.

(b) The draws of the Belinda Street(Independence) bridge, mile 3.3, Veter-ans Memorial bridge, mile 5.0, and La-fayette Street bridge, mile 6.2, all inBay City, shall open on signal fromMarch 16 through December 15, exceptas follows:

(1) From 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 3:30p.m. to 5:30 p.m. except Saturdays,Sundays, and holidays observed in thelocality, the draws need not be openedfor the passage of vessels of less than 50gross tons.

(2) From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:30p.m. to 5:30 p.m. except on Sundays andFederal holidays, the draws need not beopened for the passage of downboundvessels of over 50 gross tons.

(3) From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Satur-days, Sundays, and Federal holidays,the draws of the Belinda Street and La-fayette Street bridges need not beopened for the passage of pleasure craftexcept from three minutes before tothree minutes after the hour and halfhour.

(4) From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Satur-days, Sundays, and Federal holidays,the draws of the Veterans Memorialbridge need not be opened for the pas-sage of pleasure craft, except fromthree minutes before to three minutesafter the quarter hour and three quar-ter hour.

(5) From December 16 through March15, the draws of these bridges shallopen on signal if at least 12 hours no-tice is given.

(c) The draw of the Sixth Avenuebridge, mile 17.1 at Saginaw, shall openon signal from April 1 through Novem-ber 15 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. At allother times, the draw shall open on sig-nal if at least three hours notice isgiven

(d) The draw of the CSX railroadbridge, mile 18.0, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels. The owner shallreturn the draw to an operable condi-tion within a reasonable time when di-rected by the District Commander todo so.

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not be opened for the passage of ves-sels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD09–94–019, 59 FR 36063, July15, 1994; CGD09–96–003, 61 FR 24236, May 14,1996]

§ 117.651 St. Joseph River.The draws of the US33 (Blossomland)

bridge, mile 0.9, and the BL–94 (Bicen-tennial) bridge, mile 1.3, both at St. Jo-seph, shall be operated as follows:

(a) From March 1 through May 14,from October 1 through December 15,and from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. from May 15through September 30, the draws shallopen on signal.

(b) From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. from May 15through September 30, the draw of theBlossomland bridge need be openedonly from three minutes before tothree minutes after the hour and halfhour, and the draw of the Bicentennialbridge need be opened only from threeminutes before to three minutes afterthe quarter and three-quarter hour.

(c) From December 16 through thelast day of February, the draw of bothbridges shall open on signal if at least12 hours notice is given.

(d) Public vessels of the UnitedStates, state and local government ves-sels used for public safety, commercialvessels, and vessels in distress shall bepassed through the draw of bothbridges as soon as possible.

§ 117.653 St. Mary’s Falls Canal.The draw of the International Rail-

way bridge, mile 1.0 at Sault Ste.Marie, shall be maintained in the fullyopen position during the navigationseason, except for the crossings oftrains or for maintenance. Bridge oper-ators shall not give precedence to rail-way traffic and shall not close thebridge against an upbound vessel afterlock gates are open and the vessel isproceeding toward the bridge, noragainst a downbound vessel, 1,200 feetor less west of the bridge, unless thevessel is moored at either canal pierawaiting its turn to take position atlock approaches.

§ 117.655 Thunder Bay River.The draw of the Second Avenue

bridge, mile 0.3 at Alpena, shall openon signal if at least three hours notice

is given to the Dispatcher, Police De-partment, City of Alpena, Michigan.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

MINNESOTA

§ 117.661 Duluth Ship Canal (Duluth-Superior Harbor).

The draw of the Duluth Ship Canalbridge, mile 0.1 at Duluth, shall openon signal; except that, from January 1through March 15, the draw shall openon signal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven. The opening signal is one pro-longed blast, one short blast, one pro-longed blast, one short blast. If the Du-luth Ship Canal Bridge is disabled, thebridge authorities shall give incomingand outgoing vessels timely and de-pendable notice, by tug service if nec-essary, so that the vessels do not at-tempt to enter the canal. Vessels shallbe given precedence over highway orrailway traffic at all times.

§ 117.663 Minnesota River.The draws of bridges above LeSueur

need not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

[CGD08–97–004, 63 FR 4584, Jan. 30, 1998]

§ 117.665 Red River of the North.The draws of the bridges need not be

opened for the passage of vessels.

§ 117.667 St. Croix River.(a) The draws of the Burlington

Northern Santa Fe Railroad Bridge,Mile 0.2, and the U.S. 16–61 bridge, Mile0.3, at Prescott, and the Union Pacificrailroad bridge, Mile 17.3, at Hudson,shall open on signal; except that, fromDecember 15 through March 31, thedraw shall open on signal if at least 24hours notice is given.

(b) The draw of the S36 Bridge Mile23.4, at Stillwater, shall open on signalas follows:

(1) From May 15 through October 15,Monday through Friday, except Fed-eral holidays, from:

(i) 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., every hour onthe hour;

(ii) 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., every halfhour;

(iii) 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at 2:30 p.m.,4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.;


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(iv) 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., every halfhour; and

(v) 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., upon at leasttwo hours notice.

(2) from May 15 through October 15,Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holi-days from:

(i) 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., every half hour;(ii) 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., every hour on the

hour;(iii) 8 p.m. to midnight, every half

hour; and(iv) Midnight to 8 a.m., upon at least

two hours notice.(c) The draw of the Soo Line Railroad

Bridge, Mile 40.7, at Otisville, need notbe opened for the passage of vessels.

[CGD2–91–01, 56 FR 21303, May 8, 1991, asamended by 59 FR 63898, Dec. 12, 1994; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527, June 30, 1998]

§ 117.669 St. Louis River (Duluth Supe-rior Harbor).

(a) The draws of the BurlingtonNorthern railroad bridge, mile 5.7, shallopen on signal; except that, from Janu-ary 1 through March 15, the draws shallopen on signal if at least 24 hours no-tice is given. The opening signal for theMinnesota draw is one prolonged blastfollowed by two short blasts and forthe Wisconsin draw is two prolongedblasts followed by two short blasts.

(b) The draws of the Grassy Pointbridge, mile 8.0, and the Arrow Headbridge, mile 8.7, shall open on signal;except that, from January 1 throughMarch 15, the draw shall open on signalif at least 24 hours notice is given. Theopening signal for the Grassy Pointbridge is two prolonged blasts followedby one short blast and for the Arrow-head bridge is three prolonged blasts.

(c) The draw of the Duluth Missabeand Iron Range Railway bridge, mile16.3, need not be opened for the passageof vessels. The owner shall return thedraw to operable condition within areasonable time when notified by theDistrict Commander to do so.

§ 117.671 Upper Mississippi River.(a) The draws of all bridges between

Lock and Dam No. 10, mile 615.1, andLock and Dam No. 2, mile 815.2, shallopen on signal; except that, from De-cember 15 through the last day of Feb-ruary, the draws shall open on signal ifat least 24 hours notice is given.

(b) The draws of all bridges betweenLock and Dam No. 2, mile 815.2, andLock and Dam No. 1, mile 847.6, shallopen on signal; except that, from De-cember 15 through the last day of Feb-ruary, the draws shall open on signal ifat least 12 hours notice is given.

MISSISSIPPI

§ 117.675 Back Bay of Biloxi.(a) The draw of the US 90 bridge, mile

0.4, between Biloxi and Ocean Springsshall open on signal; except that, from6:30 a.m. to 7:05 a.m., 7:20 a.m. to 8:05a.m., 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., and 4:55 p.m.to 5:30 p.m, Monday through Friday ex-cept holidays, the draw need not openfor the passage of vessels.

(b) The draw of the I–110 bridge, mile3.0 at Biloxi, shall open on signal if atleast six hours notice is given.

[CGD8–85–05, 50 FR 27583, July 5, 1985]

§ 117.677 Big Sunflower River.The draw of the Columbus and Green-

ville railroad bridge, mile 96.1 at Baird,shall open on signal if at least fourhours notice is given.

§ 117.680 Industrial Seaway Canal.The draw of the Lorraine-Cowan

Road Bridge across the Industrial Sea-way Canal, mile 11.3, need not beopened from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. andfrom 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday, except Federal holi-days.

[CGD08–96–056, 62 FR 31723, June 11, 1997]

§ 117.681 Old Fort Bayou.The draw of the bridge, mile 1.6 at

Ocean Springs, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., thedraw shall open on signal if at leasteight hours notice is given to the OldFort Bayou drawtender. During periodsof storm or hurricane warnings issuedby the National Weather Service, thedraw shall open on signal at any time.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.683 Pascagoula River.The draw of the US90 bridge, mile 1.8

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7:25 a.m. to 8 a.m., and 3:30 p.m. to 4:45p.m. Monday through Friday exceptFederal holidays, the draw need not beopened for the passage of vessels.

[CGD8–86–11, 52 FR 3639, Feb. 5, 1987]

§ 117.684 Pearl River.

See § 117.488, Pearl River, listed underLouisiana.

[CGD 92–015, 57 FR 37880, Aug. 21, 1992]

§ 117.685 Portage Bayou,Tchoutacabouffa and Wolf Rivers.

(a) The draw of the Portage Bridgeover Portage Bayou, mile 2.0, shallopen on signal if at least two hours no-tice is given.

(b) The draws of the Cedar Lake RoadBridge over the Tchoutacabouffa River,mile 8.0, and the Adams Bridge overthe Wolf River, mile 1.3, shall open onsignal if at least twenty-four hours no-tice is given.

[CGD8–92–03, 57 FR 27696, June 22, 1992]

§ 117.686 Yazoo River.

(a) The draws of the Illinois Centralrailroad bridge, mile 16.7 at Redwood,and the Satartia highway (S433) bridge,mile 53.3 at Satartia, shall open on sig-nal if at least two hours notice isgiven. When a vessel has given noticeand fails to arrive within the two hourperiod specified, the drawtender shallremain on duty for two additionalhours and open the draw if the request-ing vessel appears. After this time, anadditional two hour notice is required.

(b) The draws of the bridges upstreamfrom the Satartia highway (S433)bridge shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given. When a ves-sel has given notice and fails to arrivewithin the four hour period specified,the drawtender shall remain on dutyfor two additional hours and open thedraw if the requesting vessel appears.After this time, an additional four hournotice is required.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984. Redes-ignated at CGD8–92–03, 57 FR 27696, June 22,1992]

MISSOURI

§ 117.687 Missouri River.(a) The draws of the bridges across

the Missouri River from the mouth toSt. Joseph, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from December 16 through thelast day of February, the draws shallopen on signal if at least 24 hours no-tice is given.

(b) The lift span of the A–S–B high-way and railway bridge, Mile 365.6, be-tween Kansas City, Kansas, and KansasCity, Missouri, is operated from a re-mote location. Radiotelephone contactmay be established with the remotelylocated bridge/train controller to re-quest bridge openings. The bridge isalso equipped with a directional micro-phone and horn to receive and deliversignals to vessels not equipped with aradiotelephone. Closed circuit TV cam-eras located at the bridge enable theremotely located bridge/train control-ler to view both river traffic and thebridge itself.

(1) When an approaching vessel re-quires a bridge opening, contact shallbe established with the bridge/traincontroller by radiotelephone or appro-priate signals prescribed in § 117.15.

(2) The bridge/train controller willconfirm by radiotelephone or soundsignal that the bridge will openpromptly.

(3) When rail traffic is on bridge, thebridge/train controller will inform thevessel that bridge cannot be openedand will also give an approximate timeof bridge opening via radiotelephone.The bridge/train controller will indi-cate via sound signals that lift spancannot be opened if the vessel doesn’thave a radiotelephone, or if radio-telephone is not used.

(4) When the bridge is clear of railtraffic, the bridge/train controller willadvise the waiting vessel by radio-telephone or sound signal of the in-tended opening. The lift span will beraised to its full height, and themidchannel bridge lights will changefrom red to green.

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(6) When the vessel has cleared thedraw, midchannel bridge navigationlights will change from green to redand the lift span will be lowered to theclosed-to-navigation position.

[CGD 82-025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD2 84-03, 50 FR 47391, Nov. 18,1985]

§ 117.689 Osage River.The draw of the Missouri Pacific

Railroad bridge, mile 5.6 at Osage City,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

NEBRASKA

§ 117.691 Missouri River.The draw of the Illinois Central Gulf

railroad bridge, mile 618.3 at Omaha,shall open on signal; except that, fromDecember 1 through the last day ofFebruary, the draw shall open on sig-nal if at least 24 hours notice is given.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

§ 117.697 Hampton River.The SR1A bridge, mile 0.0 at Hamp-

ton, operates as follows:(a) The draw shall open on signal

from April 1 through October 31 for thepassage of vessels during daylighthours from three hours before to threehours after each high tide. ‘‘Daylighthours’’ means one-half hour before sun-rise to one-half hour after sunset. Hightide occurs one-half hour later than thetime of high tide for Portland, Maine,as published in the tide tables by theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-ministration. At all other times, thedraw shall open on signal if at leastthree hours notice is given.

(b) The owners of the bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion two board gages painted whitewith black figures not less than sixinches high to indicate the verticalclearance under the closed draw at allstages of the tide. The gages shall be soplaced on the bridge that they areplainly visible to operators of vesselsapproaching the bridge either up ordownstream.

(c) Vessels which can pass under theclosed draw with a clearance of onefoot or more shall not signal for theopening of the draw. In case a vessel

gives the prescribed signal and thedrawtender is uncertain as to whetherthe vessel can safely pass, thedrawtender shall open the draw. If thedrawtender finds that there would havebeen a clearance of one foot or morehad the draw remained closed, the mat-ter shall be reported immediately tothe District Commander, giving thename of the vessel, the time of openingthe draw, the clearance under thebridge as indicated by the gage at thetime of opening the draw, and the ap-proximate vertical clearance requiredby the vessel.

§ 117.699 Little Harbor.

The draw of the SR1B bridge, mile 1.0between New Castle and Rye, shallopen on signal from April 1 through Oc-tober 31 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. if atleast four hours notice is given. At allother times, the draw shall open assoon as possible only for emergencies.

§ 117.700 Piscataqua River.

See § 117.531, Piscataqua River, listedunder Maine.

[CGD 92–015, 57 FR 37880, Aug. 21, 1992]

NEW JERSEY

§ 117.701 Alloway Creek.

(a) The draws of the Salem Countybridges, miles 5.1 at Hancocks Bridge,and 6.5 at New Bridge, shall open onsignal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven.

(b) The draw of the S49 bridge, mile9.5 at Quinton, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels.

§ 117.703 Bass River.

The draw of the U.S. 9 bridge, mile2.6, at New Gretna, shall operate as fol-lows:

(a) The draw shall open on signal ifat least six hours notice is given, ex-cept that public vessels of the UnitedStates, State and local vessels used forpublic safety, and vessels in distressshall be passed as soon as possible.

(b) The owners of this bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion clearance gauges for the draw spanwith figures not less than 12 inches


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high designed, installed and main-tained in accordance with the provi-sions of § 118.160 of this chapter.

[CGD5–91–031, 57 FR 22175, May 27, 1992]

§ 117.705 Beaver Dam Creek.The draw of the Ocean County bridge,

mile 0.5 at Point Pleasant, shall openon signal from June 1 through Septem-ber 30 and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. duringApril, May, October, and November. Atall other times, the draw shall open onsignal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.709 Cheesequake Creek.(a) The draw of the S35 bridge, mile

0.0 at Morgan, South Amboy, shallopen on signal; except that, from May15 through October 15 from 7 a.m. to 7p.m., the draw need only open on thehour. From December 1 through March31 from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., the draw neednot be opened for the passage of ves-sels.

(b) The draw of the New Jersey Tran-sit Rail Operations railroad bridge,mile 0.2, operates as follows:

(1) The draw shall open on signal; ex-cept that, at least four hours notice isrequired—

(i) From January 1 through March 31from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.;

(ii) From April 1 through April 30 andNovember 1 through November 30 from10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday throughThursday, and midnight Sundaythrough 6 a.m. Monday; and

(iii) From December 1 through De-cember 31 from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

(2) The owners of the bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion two board gages painted whitewith black figures not less than eightinches high to indicate the verticalclearance under the closed draw at allstages of the tide. The gages shall be soplaced on the bridge that they areplainly visible to operators of vesselsapproaching the bridge either up ordownstream.

§ 117.711 Cohansey River.The draw of the Broad Street bridge,

mile 18.2 at Bridgeton, need not beopened for the passage of vessels.

§ 117.713 Cooper River.

(a) The draws of the State Streetbridge, mile 0.3, the Conrail bridge atNorth River Avenue, mile 0.9, and theFederal Street bridge, mile 1.0, both atCamden, shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given.

(b) The draw of the Admiral WilsonBoulevard bridge, mile 1.1 at Camden,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels. However, the draw shall be re-turned to operable condition within sixmonths after notification by the Dis-trict Commander to do so.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.714 Corson Inlet.

The draw of the Corson Inlet bridge,mile 0.9, at Strathmere, shall open onsignal; except that from October 1through May 15, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.,the draw need only open if at least twohours notice is given.

[CGD05–96–101, 62 FR 24339, May 5, 1997]

§ 117.715 Debbies Creek.

The draw of the Monmouth Countyhighway bridge, mile 0.4 at Manasquan,shall open on signal; except that, fromMemorial Day through Labor Day from7 a.m. to 8 p.m., the draw need beopened only on the hour and the halfhour if any vessels are waiting to pass.The owners of the bridge shall provideand keep in good legible condition twoboard gages painted white with blackfigures not less than eight inches highto indicate the vertical clearanceunder the closed draw at all stages ofthe tide. The gages shall be so placedon the bridge that they are plainlyvisible to operators of vessels ap-proaching the bridge either up or down-stream.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 43460, Oct. 29, 1984]

§ 117.716 Delaware River.

The following requirements apply toall drawbridges across the DelawareRiver:

(a) The draws of railroad bridges neednot be opened when there is a train inthe bridge block approaching thebridge with the intention of crossing,or within five minutes of the known


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time of the passage of a scheduled pas-senger train.

(b) The opening of a bridge may notbe delayed more than five minutes fora highway bridge or 10 minutes for arailroad bridge, after the signal to openis given.

(c) The owners of drawbridges shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion two board gages painted whitewith black figures not less than sixinches high to indicate the verticalclearance under the closed draw at allstages of the tide. The gages shall be soplaced on the bridge that they areplainly visible to operators of vesselsapproaching the bridge either up ordownstream.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 43460, Oct. 29, 1984]

§ 117.719 Elizabeth River.

(a) The draw of the South FrontStreet bridge, mile 0.0 at Elizabeth,shall open on signal; except that, from12 midnight to 7 a.m., the draw shallopen on signal if at least three hoursnotice is given.

(b) The draws of the South FirstStreet bridge, mile 0.4 at Elizabeth,shall open on signal if at least threehours notice is given.

(c) The draws of the New JerseyTransit Rail Operations railroadbridge, mile 0.7, the Baltic Streetbridge, mile 0.9, the Summer Streetbridge, mile 1.3, the South Streetbridge, mile 1.8, and the Bridge Streetbridge, mile 2.1, all at Elizabeth, neednot be opened for the passage of ves-sels.

§ 117.720 Great Channel.

The draw of the County of Cape Maybridge, mile 0.7, between Stone Harborand Nummy Island, shall open on sig-nal except that:

(a) From May 15 through October 15from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., the draw needonly open if at least four hours advancenotice is given.

(b) From October 16 through May 14,the draw need only open if at least 24hours advance notice is given.

[CGD05–97–003, 63 FR 2312, Jan. 15, 1998, asamended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527,June 30, 1998]

§ 117.723 Hackensack River.

(a) The following requirements applyto all bridges across the HackensackRiver:

(1) Public vessels of the UnitedStates, state or local vessels used forpublic safety, and vessels in distressshall be passed through the draw ofeach bridge as soon as possible withoutdelay. The opening signal for these ves-sels is four or more short blasts of awhistle or horn, or a radio request.

(2) The owners of each bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion clearance gauges for each draw,with figures not less than 18 incheshigh for bridges below the turningbasin at mile 4.0, and 12 inches high forbridges above mile 4.0. The gauges shallbe designed, installed and maintainedaccording to the provisions of section118.160 of this chapter.

(3) Train and locomotives shall becontrolled so that any delay in openingthe draw shall not exceed 10 minutesexcept as provided in paragraph (a)(1)of this section. However, if a trainmoving toward the bridge has crossedthe home signal for the bridge beforethe signal requesting the opening ofthe bridge is given, the train may con-tinue across the bridge and must clearthe bridge interlocks before stopping orreversing.

(4) New Jersey Transit Rail Oper-ations’ (NJTRO) roving crews shallconsist of two qualified operators oneach shift, each having a vehicle whichis equipped with marine and railroadradios, a cellular telephone, and emer-gency bridge repair and maintenancetools. This crew shall be split with onedrawtender stationed at Upper Hackand the other drawtender at the HXdrawbridge. Adequate security meas-ures shall be provided to prevent van-dalism to the bridge operating controlsand mechanisms to ensure promptopenings of NJTRO bridges.

(5) Except as provided in paragraphs(b) through (h) of this section, thedraws shall open on signal.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph(a)(1) of this section, the draw of theNJTRO Lower Hack Bridge, mile 3.4 atJersey City shall open on signal if atleast one hour advance notice is givento the drawtender at the Upper Hack


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bridge, mile 6.9 at Secaucus, New Jer-sey. In the event the HX drawtender isat the Newark/Harrison (MorristownLine) Bridge, mile 5.8 on the PassaicRiver, up to an additional half hourdelay is permitted.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph(a)(1) of this section, the draw of AM-TRAK’s Portal bridge, mile 5.0 at Lit-tle Snake Hill, need not be openedMonday through Friday, except federalholidays, from 7:20 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. andfrom 4:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. At all othertimes, an opening may not be delayedfor more than 10 minutes, unless thedrawtender and the vessel operatorcommunicating by radiotelephone,agree to a longer delay.

(d) Except as provided in paragraph(a)(1) of this section, the draw of theNJTRO Upper Hack Bridge, mile 6.9 atSecaucus, N.J. shall open on signal un-less the drawtender is at the HXbridge, mile 7.7 at Secaucus, N.J. overthe Hackensack River; then up to ahalf hour delay is permitted.

(e) Except as provided in paragraph(a)(1) of this section, the draw of theNJTRO HX bridge, mile 7.7 atSecaucus, shall open on signal if atleast one half hour notice is given tothe drawtender at the Upper HackBridge.

(f) Except as provided by paragraph(a)(1) of this section, the draw of theS46 bridge mile 14.0 at Little Ferry,shall open on signal if at least sixhours notice is given.

(g) The draw of the Harold J. DillardMemorial (Court Street) bridge, mile16.2 at Hackensack, N.J. shall open onsignal from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. From 11p.m. to 7 a.m., and at all times onweekends and Federal Holidays, thedraw shall open on signal if at leasteight hours notice is given to thedrawtender or the Bergen County Po-lice Communication Center in Hacken-sack, New Jersey, except as providedby paragraph (a)(1) of this section.

(h) The draw of the New York Sus-quehanna and Western Railroad bridge,mile 16.3, and the Midtown bridge, mile16.5, both at Hackensack, need not beopened for the passage of vessels, how-ever, the draws shall be restored to op-erable condition within 12 months after

notification by the District Com-mander to do so.

[CCGD01–91–029, 58 FR 39148, July 22, 1993]

§ 117.725 Manantico Creek.The draw of the highway bridge, mile

0.5 at Millville, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels.

§ 117.727 Manasquan River.The draw of the S70 bridge, mile 3.4

at Riviera Beach, shall open on signalfrom 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. The draw neednot be opened from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.729 Mantua Creek.(a) The draw of the CONRAIL rail-

road bridge, mile 1.4 at Paulsboro, shallopen on signal except, that from De-cember 1 to March 1 the draw shallopen on signal at all times upon fourhours notice.

(b) The draw of the S.R. 44 bridge,mile 1.7, at Paulsboro, shall open onsignal from March 1 through November30 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., and shall openon signal at all other times upon fourhours notice.

[CGD3 84–33, 50 FR 30270, July 25, 1985]

§ 117.731 Maurice River.The draw of the Cumberland County

bridge, mile 12.1 at Mauricetown, neednot be opened for the passage of ves-sels.

§ 117.731a Mullica River.The draws of the bridges listed in

this section shall open on signal, ex-cept as follows:

(a) The draw of the Lower Bankbridge, mile 15.0, need not open duringthe following periods unless at leastfour hours notice is given:

(1) From May 1 through November 30,from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

(2) From December 1 through April30, at all times.

(b) The draw of the Green Bankbridge, mile 18.0, need not open unlessat least four hours notice is given dur-ing the following periods:

(1) April 1 through November 30, from11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

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(c) The draws shall open as soon aspossible during the periods when fourhours notice is required for vessels indistress, public vessels of the UnitedStates, and state and local vessels usedfor public safety purposes.

[CGD5–87–065, 53 FR 406, Jan. 7, 1988, asamended by CGD05 94–093, 60 FR 51732, Oct. 3,1995]

§ 117.732 Nacote Creek.(a) The Route 9 bridge, mile 1.5, shall

open on signal, except that from 11p.m. to 7 a.m., the draw shall open if atleast two hours notice is given.

(b) The draw of the Atlantic County(Rte. 575) bridge, mile 3.5 at Port Re-public, shall open on signal if at leasteight hours notice is given.

[CGD05–94–065, 61 FR 29960, June 13, 1996]

§ 117.733 New Jersey Intracoastal Wa-terway.

(a) The following requirement appliesto all bridges listed in this section: Theowners of these bridges shall provide,and keep in good legible condition,clearance gauges with figures not lessthan twelve (12) inches high designed,installed and maintained according tothe provisions of § 118.160 of this chap-ter.

(b) The draw of the Route 35 Bridge,mile 1.1 across Manasquan River atBrielle, shall open on signal except asfollows:

(1) From May 15 through September30:

(i) On Saturdays, Sundays and Fed-eral holidays, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.,the draw need only open 15 minutes be-fore the hour and 15 minutes after thehour.

(ii) On Mondays to Thursdays from 4p.m. to 7 p.m., and on Fridays, exceptFederal holidays from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.,the draw need only open 15 minutes be-fore the hour and 15 minutes after thehour.

(2) Year-round from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m.,the draw need only open if at least fourhours notice is given.

(c) The draw of the County Route 528Bridge, mile 6.3 across Barnegat Bay atMantoloking, shall open on signal; ex-cept that from Memorial Day throughLabor Day on Saturdays, Sundays andFederal holidays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

the draw need only open on the hour,twenty minutes after the hour, andforty minutes after the hour.

(d) The draw of the S37 Bridge acrossBarnegat Bay, mile 14.1 at SeasideHeights, shall open on signal except asfollows:

(1) From December 1 through March31 from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m., the draw neednot be opened.

(2) From April 1 through November 30from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m., the draw needonly open if at least four hours noticeis given.

(3) From Memorial Day throughLabor Day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., thedraw need only open on the hour andhalf hour.

(e) The draw of the AMTRAK NewJersey Transit Rail Operations(NJTRO) automated railroad swingbridge across Beach Thorofare, mile68.9 at Atlantic City shall operate asfollows:

(1) Open on signal from 11 p.m. to 6a.m. From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., the drawshall open on signal from 20 minutes to30 minutes after each hour and remainopen for all waiting vessels.

(2) Opening of the draw span may bedelayed for ten minutes except as pro-vided in § 117.31(b). However, if a trainis moving toward the bridge and hascrossed the home signal for the bridgebefore the signal requesting opening ofthe bridge is given, that train may con-tinue across the bridge and must clearthe bridge interlocks before stopping.

(3) When the bridge is not tended lo-cally and/or is operated from a remotelocation, sufficient closed circuit TVcameras shall be operated and main-tained at the bridge site to enable theremotely located bridge/train control-ler to have full view of both river traf-fic and the bridge.

(4) Radiotelephone Channel 13 (156.65MHz) VHF–FM, shall be maintainedand utilized to facilitate communica-tion in both remote and local controllocations. The bridge shall also beequipped with directional microphonesand horns to receive and deliver signalsto vessels within a mile that are notequipped with radiotelephones.

(5) Whenever the remote control sys-tem equipment is partially disabled orfails for any reason, the bridge shall bephysically tended and operated by local


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control. Personnel shall be dispatchedto arrive at the bridge as soon as pos-sible, but not more that one hour aftermalfunction or disability of the remotesystem. Mechanical bypass and over-ride capability of the remote operationsystem shall be provided and main-tained.

(6) When the draw is opening andclosing, or is closed, yellow flashinglights located on the ends of the centerpiers shall be displayed continuouslyuntil the bridge is returned to the fullyopen position.

(f) The draw of the Route 30 Bridgeacross Beach Thorofare, mile 67.2 atAtlantic City, shall open on signal ex-cept that, year-round from 11 p.m. to 7a.m. and, from November 1 throughMarch 31 from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., thedraw need only open if an least fourhours notice is given.

(g) The draw of the US40–322 (AlbanyAvenue) Bridge, mile 70.0 across InsideThorofare, at Atlantic City, shall openon signal except that:

(1) Year-round, from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.;and from November 1 through March 31from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., the draw needonly open if at least four hours noticeis given;


(i) From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6p.m. to 9 p.m. the draw need only openon the hour and half hour; and

(ii) From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. the drawneed not open.

(h) The draw of the Dorset AvenueBridge across Inside Thorofare, mile72.1 at Ventnor City, shall open on sig-nal except that from June 1 throughSeptember 30, from 9:15 a.m. to 9:15p.m., the draw need only open at 15 and45 minutes after the hour.

(i) The draw of the Route 52 (NinthStreet) Bridge, mile 80.4 across BeachThorofare, at Ocean City, shall open onsignal except that from Memorial Daythrough Labor Day from 8 a.m. to 8p.m., the draw need only open on thehour and half hour.

(j) The draw of the Stone HarborBoulevard Bridge, mile 102.0 acrossGreat Channel, at Stone Harbor, shallopen on signal except that:

(1) From October 1 through March 31from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the draw need

only open if at least eight hours noticeis given.

(2) From Memorial Day throughLabor Day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sat-urdays, Sundays and Federal holidays,the draw need open only on the hour, 20minutes after the hour, and 20 minutesbefore the hour.

[CGD05–97–003, 63 FR 2311, Jan. 15, 1998]

§ 117.734 Navesink River (SwimmingRiver).

The owners of all bridges over thewaterway shall provide and keep ingood legible condition two broad gagespainted white with black figures notless than eight inches high to indicatethe vertical clearance under the closeddraw at all stages of the tide. Thegages shall be so placed on the bridgethat they are plainly visible to opera-tors of vessels approaching the bridgeeither up or downstream.

[CGD3 85–42, 50 FR 26712, June 28, 1985]

§ 117.735 Newark Bay.The following requirements apply to

all bridges across this waterway:(a) Public vessels of the United

States, state or local vessels used forpublic service, and vessels in distressshall be passed through the draw with-out delay. The opening signal fromthese vessels is four or more shortblasts of a whistle or horn or a radiorequest.

(b) The owners of these bridges shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion two board gages painted whitewith black figures not less than 12inches high to indicate the verticalclearance under the closed draw at allstages of the tide. The gages shall be soplaced on the bridge that they areplainly visible to operators of vesselsapproaching the bridge either up ordownstream.

(c) Trains and locomotives shall becontrolled so that any delay in openingthe draw span shall not exceed fiveminutes. However, if a train moving to-ward the bridge has crossed the homesignal for the bridge before the signalrequesting opening of the bridge isgiven, the train may continue acrossthe bridge and must clear the bridgeinterlocks before stopping.

[CGD3 85–42, 50 FR 26712, June 28, 1985]


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§ 117.736 Oceanport Creek.The draw of the New Jersey Transit

Rail Operations bridge, mile 8.4 nearOceanport, shall open on signal fromMay 15 through September 15 between 5a.m. and 9 p.m.; except that, the bridgeneed not open 6 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. and5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m on weekdays ex-cept holidays. The draw shall open onsignal upon four hours notice from May15 through September 15 between 9 p.m.and 5 a.m., and from September 16through May 14; except that, the drawneed not be opened from 6 a.m. to 7:45a.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on week-days except holidays. Public vessels ofthe United States and vessels in dis-tress shall be passed as soon as possibleat any time.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 43461, Oct. 29, 1984. Redes-ignated by CGD3 85–42, 50 FR 26712, June 28,1985]

§ 117.737 Oldmans Creek.The draws of the US30 bridge, mile

3.1 at Nortonville, the Conrail railroadbridge, mile 4.0 at Jumbo, and theSalem County bridge, mile 5.1 atPedricktown, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels. However, thedraws of any of these bridges shall berestored to operable condition withinsix months after notification by theDistrict Commander to do so.

§ 117.738 Overpeck Creek.(a) The draws of the Conrail and the

New York, Susquehanna and Westernrailroad bridges, mile 0.0 both atRidgefield Park, NJ, operate as follows:

(1) The draws shall open on signal ifat least 24 hours notice is given.

(2) Public vessels of the UnitedStates, state or local vessels used forpublic safety, and vessels in distressshall be passed through the draw ofeach bridge as soon as possible.

(3) The owners of these bridges shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion two boad gages painted white withblack figures not less than 12 incheshigh to indicate the vertical clearanceunder the closed draw at all stages ofthe tide. The gages shall be so placedon the bridge that they are plainlyvisible to operators of vessels ap-proaching the bridge either up or down-stream.

(b) Trains and locomotives shall becontrolled so that any delay in openingthe draw span shall not exceed fiveminutes. However, if a train moving to-ward the bridge has crossed the homesignal for the bridge before the signalrequesting opening of the bridge isgiven, the train may continue acrossthe bridge and must clear the bridgeinterlocks before stopping.

[CGD3 85–42, 50 FR 26713, June 28, 1985]

§ 117.739 Passaic River.(a) The following requirements apply

to all bridges in this section across thePassaic River:

(1) The owners of these bridges shallprovide, and keep in good legible condi-tion, clearance gauges with figures notless than twelve (12) inches high de-signed, installed and maintained ac-cording to the provisions of § 118.160 ofthis chapter.

(2) New Jersey Transit Rail Oper-ations’ (NJTRO) roving crews shallconsist of an adequate number of oper-ators to ensure NJTRO bridges are op-erated according to the requirementsof this section.

(b) The draw of the Routes 1 & 9 (Lin-coln Highway) Bridge, mile 1.8, at New-ark, shall open on signal if at least fourhours notice is given.

(c) The draw of CONRAIL’s Point-No-Point Railroad Bridge, mile 2.6, atNewark, shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given to the CON-RAIL Movement Desk. After the signalto open is given, the opening may bedelayed no more than ten minutes.

(d) The draw of the Jackson StreetBridge, mile 4.6, shall open on signal ifat least four hours notice is given bycalling the number posted at thebridge.

(e) The draw of Amtrak’s DockBridge, mile 5.0, at Harrison, shall openon signal; except that from 7:20 a.m. to9:20 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m.,Monday through Friday except federalholidays, the draw need not be opened.At all other times, an opening may bedelayed no more than ten minutes, un-less the drawtender and the vessel op-erator, communicating by radio-telephone, agree to a longer delay.

(f) The draw of the Bridge StreetBridge, mile 5.6, shall open on signal ifat least four hours notice is given by


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calling the number posted at thebridge.

(g) The draw of the NJTRO Newark-Harrison (Morristown Line) Bridge,mile 5.8, at Harrison, New Jersey shallopen on signal if at least one hour ad-vance notice is given to the drawtenderat Upper Hack Bridge mile 6.9, acrossthe Hackensack River at Secaucus,N.J. In the event the HX drawtender isat the Lower Hack Bridge, mile 3.4 onthe Hackensack River, at Jersey Citythen up to an additional half hourdelay in opening is permitted. Afterthe signal to open is given, the openingmay be delayed no more than ten min-utes. From 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from4:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m., Monday throughFriday except federal holidays, thedraw need not open.

(h) The draw of the Route 280(Stickel Memorial) Bridge, mile 5.8, atHarrison, shall open on signal if atleast eight hours notice is given. In anemergency, the draw shall open as soonas possible but not more than twohours after the opening request.

(i) The draw of the Clay StreetBridge, mile 6.0, shall open on signal ifat least four hours notice is given bycalling the number posted at thebridge.

(j) The draw of the Route 7 (RutgersStreet) Bridge, mile 6.9, at Belleville,shall open on signal if at least fourhours notice is given.

(k) The draw of the NJTRO (West Ar-lington) Bridge, mile 8.0, at Kearney,shall open on signal from 7 a.m. to 11p.m. if at least eight hours notice isgiven. After the signal to open is given,the opening may be delayed no morethan ten minutes. From 11 p.m. to 7a.m., the draw need not be opened.

(l) The draw of the Avondale Bridge,mile 10.7, at Lyndhurst, shall open onsignal; except that notice must begiven before 2:30 a.m. for openings be-tween 3 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and before2:30 p.m. for openings between 4:30 p.m.and 7 p.m.

(m) The draw of the NJTRO Bridge,mile 11.7, shall open on signal after atleast a 24 hour notice is given by call-ing the number posted at the bridge.

(n) The draw of the Route 3 Bridge,mile 11.8, shall open on signal after atleast a 24 hour notice is given by call-ing the number posted at the bridge.

(o) The draw of the Douglas O. Mead(Union Avenue) Bridge, mile 13.2, atRutherford, shall open on signal; ex-cept that:

(1) From 4 p.m. to 8 a.m., the drawshall open if at least eight hours noticeis given; and

(2) On Christmas and New Year’sDay, the draw shall open if notice isgiven prior to 4 p.m. the day prior.

(p) The draw of the following bridgesneed not be opened for the passage ofvessels:

(1) Gregory Avenue Bridge, mile 14.0,at Wallington.

(2) Second Street Bridge, mile 14.7, atWallington.

(3) West Eighth Street Bridge, mile15.3, at Garfield.

[CGD01–95–171, 62 FR 6485, Feb. 12, 1997, asamended by CGD01–97–020, 63 FR 34124, June23, 1998]

EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE: By CGD01–97–020, 63FR 34124, June 23, 1998, in § 117.739, para-graphs (d), (f), (i), (m), and (n) were revised,effective July 23, 1998. For the convenience ofthe user, the superseded text is set forth asfollows:

§ 117.739 Passaic River.

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(d) The draw of the Jackson Street Bridge,mile 4.6, at Harrison, shall open on signal;except that notice must be given before 2:30a.m. for openings between 3 a.m. and 8:30a.m. and before 2:30 p.m for openings between4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

* * * * *

(f) The draw of the Bridge Street Bridge,mile 5.6, at Harrison, shall open on signal;except that notice must be given before 2:30a.m. for openings between 3 a.m. and 8:30a.m. and before 2:30 p.m. for openings be-tween 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

* * * * *

(i) The draw of the Clay Street Bridge,mile 6.0, at Harrison, shall open on signal;except that notice must be given before 2:30a.m. for openings between 3 a.m. and 8:30a.m. and before 2:30 p.m. for openings be-tween 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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(m) The draw of the NJTRO Bridge, mile11.7, at Lyndhurst, shall open on signal from8 a.m. to 4 p.m. if at least six hours notice isgiven. After the signal to open is given, the


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opening may be delayed no more than tenminutes. From 4 p.m. to 8 a.m., the drawneed not be opened.

(n) The draw of the Route 3 Bridge, mile11.8, at Rutherford, shall open on signal if atleast six hours notice is given.

* * * * *

§ 117.741 Raccoon Creek.The draws of the Route 130 highway

bridge, mile 1.8 and the Conrail rail-road bridge, mile 2.0, both at Bridge-port shall open on signal March 1through November 30 from 7 a.m. to 11p.m. At all other times, the draws shallopen on signal if at least four hours no-tice is given. The draws shall open atall times as soon as possible for pas-sage of a public vessel of the UnitedStates.

[CGD3 85–04, 50 FR 27582, July 5, 1985]

§ 117.743 Rahway River.The draw of the Conrail bridge, mile

2.0 at Linden, shall open on signal fromApril 1 through November 30 from 6a.m. to 10 p.m. At all other times, thedraw shall open on signal if at leastfour hours notice is given.

§ 117.745 Rancocas River (Creek).(a) The following requirements apply

to all bridges across the RancocasRiver (Creek):

(1) Public vessels of the UnitedStates, state or local vessels used forpublic safety and vessels in distressshall be passed through the draw ofeach bridge as soon as possible withoutdelay at any time. The opening signalfrom these vessels is four or more shortblasts of a whistle or horn, or a radiorequest.


(3) Trains and locomotives shall becontrolled so that any delay in openingthe draw span shall not exceed tenminutes. However, if a train moving to-ward the bridge has crossed the homesignal for the bridge before the signalrequesting opening of the bridge isgiven, that train may continue across

the bridge and must clear the bridgeinterlocks before stopping or reversing.

(b) The draws of the SR#543 bridge,mile 1.3 at Riverside, the Conrailbridge, mile 1.6 at Delanco and theSR#38 bridge, mile 7.8 at Centerton,shall operate as follows:

(1) From April 1 through October 31open on signal from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

(2) From November 1 through March31 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., open on signalif at least 24 hours notice is given, ex-cept as provided in paragraph (a)(1) ofthis section.

(3) Year round from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.need not open for the passage of ves-sels, except as provided in paragraph(a)(1) of this section.

[CGD5 91–054, 58 FR 40591, July 29, 1993]

§ 117.747 Raritan River, Arthur Kill,and their tributaries.

The draws of all bridges shall open onsignal; except that, from 7:30 a.m. to 10a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the drawsmay be opened for the passage of ves-sels for periods no longer than 10 min-utes or remain closed for the passage ofland traffic for no longer than 10 min-utes. Public vesels of the United Statesand state or local vessels used for pub-lic safety shall be passed at any time.The owners of each bridge shall main-tain a tug at the drawbridge to controland aid in the passage of vessels. Theowners shall provide and keep in goodlegible condition two board gagespainted white with black figures notless than eight inches high to indicatethe vertical clearance under the closeddraw at all stages of the tide. Thegages shall be so placed on the bridgesthat they are plainly visible to opera-tors of vessels approaching the bridgeseither up or downstream.

§ 117.749 Salem River.

The draw of the S49 bridge, mile 3.5at Salem, shall open on signal if atleast 24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.750 Schellenger Creek.

The draw of the Cape May Countybridge, mile 0.3 at Cape May, need notbe opened for the passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 43462, Oct. 29, 1984]


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§ 117.751 Shark River (South Channel).The draws of S71 bridge, mile 0.8, the

railroad bridge, mile 0.9, and the S35bridge, mile 0.9, all at Avon, operate asfollows:

(a) The bridges operate as one unit.The owners shall provide signal sys-tems so connected that the operator ofany of the bridges may simultaneouslynotify the operators of the other two.The operator of the first bridge to bepassed shall be responsible for observ-ing the approach of vessels, for receiv-ing and acknowledging signals, and forcoordinating the opening of the otherdraws.

(b) The draws shall open on signal;except that, from May 15 through Sep-tember 30 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday except Federal holi-days and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Satur-days, Sundays, and holidays, the drawneed be opened only on the hour andhalf hour if a vessel is waiting to pass.

(c) The owners of the bridges shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion two board gages painted whitewith black figures not less than eightinches high to indicate the verticalclearance under the closed draw at allstages of the tide. The gages shall be soplaced on the bridges that they areplainly visible to operators of vesselsapproaching the bridges either up ordownstream.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984]

§ 117.753 Ship Channel, Great EggHarbor Bay.

The draw of the S52 (Ship Channel)bridge, mile 0.5 between Somers Pointand Ocean City, shall open:

(a) From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., on signal,if at least 24 hours advance notice isgiven.

(b) From Memorial Day throughLabor Day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., on thehour and half hour.

(c) At all other times, on signal, forany vessel.

[CGD05–97–002, 62 FR 45160, Aug. 26, 1997]

§ 117.755 Shrewsbury River.(a) The draw of the S36 bridge, mile

1.8 at Highlands, shall open on signal;except that, from Memorial Daythrough Labor Day on Saturdays, Sun-days, and holidays from 10 a.m. to 7

p.m., the draw need be opened only onthe hour and half hour. The owners ofthe bridge shall provide and keep ingood legible condition two board gagespainted white with black figures notless than eight inches high to indicatethe clearance under the closed draw atall stages of the tide. The gages shallbe so placed on the bridge that they areplainly visible to operators of vesselsapproaching the bridge either up ordownstream.

(b) The draw of the Monmouth Coun-ty highway bridge, mile 4.0 at SeaBright, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from May 15 through September30 on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidaysfrom 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., the draw need beopened only on the hour and half hour.The draw need not be opened at anytime for a sailboat, unless it is underauxiliary power or is towed by a pow-ered vessel. The owners of the bridgeshall provide and keep in good legiblecondition two board gages paintedwhite with black figures not less thaneight inches high to indicate the clear-ance under the closed draw at allstages of the tide. The gages shall be soplaced on the bridge that they areplainly visible to operators of vesselsapproaching the bridge either up ordownstream.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD3 83–058, 50 FR 6169, Feb. 14,1985]

§ 117.756 South River.

The draw of the Conrail bridge, mile2.8 at South River shall open on week-days (exclusive of holidays) from De-cember 1 through the last day of Feb-ruary if at least four hours notice isgiven. From March 1 through Novem-ber 30, and December 1 through the lastday of February on weekends and holi-days the draw shall be maintained opento navigation except for closure to ac-commodate passage of a train. Thedraw shall be opened as soon as pos-sible at all times for passage of a pub-lic vessel of the United States.

[CGD3 83–067, 49 FR 33014, Aug. 20, 1984]

§ 117.757 Tuckahoe River.

The draw of the State highwaybridge, mile 8.0 at Tuckahoe, shall open


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§ 117.759 Wading River.The draw of the Burlington County

highway bridge, mile 5.0 at WadingRiver, shall open on signal if at least 24hours notice is given.

§ 117.761 Woodbridge Creek.The draws of the State Street bridge,

mile 0.5, and the railroad bridge, mile0.6, both at Sewaren, shall open on sig-nal if at least four hours notice isgiven.

NEW YORK

§ 117.769 Black Rock Canal.The draws of the Ferry Street bridge,

mile 2.6, and Canadian National Rail-way bridge, mile 3.8, both at Buffalo,shall operate as follows:

(a) From April 15 through November30, the draws shall open on signal. How-ever, between the hours of 12 midnightand 8 a.m., seven days a week, nobridgetender is required to be in at-tendance at the bridges and the drawsshall open on signal if notice is givento the owners at least two hours in ad-vance of a vessel’s intended time ofpassage through the draws.

(b) From December 1 through April14, no bridgetender is required to be inattendance at the bridges and thedraws shall open on signal if notice isgiven to the owners at least four hoursin advance of a vessel’s time of in-tended passage through the draws.

[CGD09–94–008, 59 FR 50167, Oct. 3, 1994]

§ 117.771 Bronx River.(a) The draw of the Bruckner Boule-

vard Bridge, mile 1.1, at the Bronx,New York, shall open on signal if atleast 4 hours notice is given to the NewYork City Department of Transpor-tation (NYCDOT) Radio Hotline, orNYCDOT Bridge Operations office, ex-cept that between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.,and 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday throughFriday, the bridge need not be openedfor the passage of vessels.

(b) The draw of the Conrail Bridge,mile 1.6 at the Bronx, New York, neednot be opened for the passage of ves-sels.

(c) The owners of the Bruckner Bou-levard Bridge, mile 1.1, and the ConrailBridge, mile 1.6, both at the Bronx,New York, shall provide and keep ingood legible condition two clearancegauges designed, installed and main-tained in accordance with the provi-sions of § 118.160 of this chapter.

[CGD01–97–018, 62 FR 54385, Oct. 20, 1997]

§ 117.773 Buffalo River.

(a) The draw of the Michigan Avenuebridge, mile 1.3, at Buffalo, shall oper-ate as follows:

(1) From March 22 through December15, the draw shall open within 20 min-utes of signal. However, the draw neednot open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., andfrom 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., Mondaythrough Saturday.

(2) From December 16 through March21, the draw shall open on signal if no-tice is given at least 4 hours in advanceof a vessel’s time of intended passagethrough the draw.

(b) The draw of the Ohio Streetbridge, mile 2.1, at Buffalo, shall oper-ate as follows:

(1) From March 22 through December15, the draw shall open on signal within20 minutes after a request is made tothe Michigan Avenue drawtender. How-ever, the draw need not open from 7:30a.m. to 9 a.m., and from 4 p.m. to 5:45p.m., Monday through Saturday.

(2) From December 16 through March21, the draw shall open on signal if no-tice is given at least 4 hours in advanceof a vessel’s time of intended passagethrough the draw.

(3) In addition to the standard signalsrequired for requesting the bridge toopen, the owners of this bridge shallmaintain and monitor a marine radio-telephone for use by the Michigan Ave-nue drawtender for receiving requestsfor opening the Ohio Street bridge. Thedrawtender shall maintain communica-tions with any transiting vessel untilthe vessel has cleared both the OhioStreet and Michigan Avenue draws.

(c) The draws of the Conrail railroadbridges, miles 4.02 and 4.39, both at Buf-falo, shall open on signal if notice isgiven at least 4 hours in advance of avessel’s time of intended passagethrough the draws.


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(d) The South Park Avenue bridge,mile 5.3, at Buffalo, shall open on sig-nal if notice is given at least 4 hours inadvance of a vessel’s time of intendedpassage through the draw. However,the draw need not open from 7 a.m. to8:30 a.m., and from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.,Monday through Saturday.

(e) The periods when the bridges neednot open on signal prescribed in para-graphs (a)(1), (b)(1), and (d) in this sec-tion shall not be effective on Sundays,and on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day,Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanks-giving Day, Christmas Day, or days ob-served in lieu of any of these underState law.

[CGD09–95–022, 61 FR 10467, Mar. 14, 1996]

§ 117.775 Coney Island Creek.The draws of the Cropsey Avenue

bridge, mile 0.4, the Stillwell bridge,mile 0.6, and the New York City Tran-sit Authority bridges near Stillwell Av-enue, mile 0.7, all at New York City,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

§ 117.779 Eastchester Bay (Arm of).The draw of the highway bridge, mile

2.2 between Rodman Neck and City Is-land, need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels.

§ 117.781 East River.The following requirements apply to

the Roosevelt Island bridge, mile 6.4 atNew York City, as follows:

(a) Public vessels of the UnitedStates Government, state or local ves-sels used for public safety, and vesselsin distress shall be passed through thedraws of each bridge as soon as possiblewithout delay at anytime. The openingsignal from these vessels shall be fouror more short blasts of a whistle, hornor radio request.

(b) The owners of each bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less than 12 incheshigh designed, installed and main-tained according to the provisions of§ 118.160 of this chapter.

(c) The draw of the Roosevelt Islandbridge shall open on signal if at leasttwo hour advance notice is given to thedrawtender at the Grand Street/Avenue

bridge, mile 3.1 across Newtown Creek(East Branch), the New York Depart-ment of Transportation (NYCDOT)Radio Hotline or NYCDOT Bridge Oper-ations Office. In the event thedrawtender is at Borden Avenue orHunters Point Avenue bridges mile 1.2and 1.4, respectively, across DutchKills, up to an additional half hourdelay may be required.

[CGD1–90–040, 55 FR 37710, Sept. 13, 1990]

§ 117.783 Flushing Creek.The draws of the Northern Boulevard

bridge, mile 0.2, the Roosevelt Avenuebridge, mile 0.8, and the Long IslandRailroad bridge, mile 1.0, all at NewYork City, need not be opened for thepassage of vessels.

§ 117.785 Genessee River.(a) The following applies to all

bridges listed in this section:(1) At all times, public vessels of the

United States, vessels in distress, andvessels seeking shelter from roughweather shall be passed through thebridges as soon as possible.

(2) Clearance gages of a type ap-proved by the Commander, Ninth CoastGuard District, shall be installed onthe upstream and downstream sides ofeach drawbridge by and at the expenseof the owner of or agency controllingthe bridge and the gages shall be keptin good repair and legible condition.

(b) The draw of the Conrail bridge,mile 0.9 at Rochester, shall open on sig-nal; except that, from December 15through March 31, the draw shall openon signal if at least 12 hours notice isgiven.

(c) The draw of the Stutson Streetbridge, mile 1.2 at Rochester, shallopen on signal from April 1 throughDecember 15; however, from 7 a.m. to 9a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday except Federal holi-days, the draw need be opened only forthe passage of commercial vessels.From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 11p.m. Monday through Friday exceptFederal holidays, and from 7 a.m. to 11p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and Fed-eral holidays, the draw need be openedonly on the hour and half hour, exceptthat commercial vessels shall be passedat any time. From December 16through March 31, the draw shall open


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§ 117.787 Gowanus Canal.

The draws of the Third Street bridge,mile 1.8, the Carroll Street bridge, mile2.0, and the Union Street bridge, mile2.1, all at New York City, shall open onsignal; except that, from May 1through September 30, the draws shallopen on signal if at least six hours no-tice is given to the New York CityHighway Department’s Radio (Hotline)Room.

§ 117.789 Harlem River.

(a) The draws of all bridges acrossthe Harlem River, except the SpuytenDuyvil railroad bridge, need not beopened from 5 p.m. to 10 a.m. However,at all times, public vessels of theUnited States and New York City ves-sels used for public safety shall bepassed through the draw of each bridgelisted in this section as soon as pos-sible.

(b) The draws of the railroad bridgesacross this waterway need not open onsignal from the time an express pas-senger train scheduled to cross thebridge is within five minutes of thebridge until the train has crossed thebridge.

(c) The draws of the bridges at 103rdStreet, mile 0.0, Willis Avenue, mile1.5, 3rd Avenue, mile 1.9, Madison Ave-nue, mile 2.3, 145th Street, mile 2.8,Macombs Dam, mile 3.2, 207th Street,mile 6.0, and the two Broadway bridges,mile 6.8, shall open on signal from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. if at least four hours no-tice is given to the New York CityHighway Radio (Hotline) Room.

(d) The draw of the Triborough (125thStreet) bridge, mile 1.3, shall open onsignal from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. if at leastfour hours notice is given.

(e) The draw of the Conrail (Park Av-enue) bridge, mile 2.1, shall open onsignal from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except asprovided in paragraph (b) of this sec-tion.

(f) The draw of the Spuyten Duyvilrailroad bridge, mile 7.9, shall open onsignal at any time, except as providedin paragraph (b) of this section.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 43462, Oct. 29, 1984]

§ 117.791 Hudson River.

(a) The draws of the bridges listed inthis section shall open as soon as pos-sible at any time for the passage of thefollowing vessels:

(1) Downbound vessels during a fresh-et of a height exceeding an elevationdetermined by the District Com-mander.

(2) Public vessels of the UnitedStates.

(3) State or local vessels used for pub-lic safety.

(4) Vessels of 500 tons or more.(5) Tugs with a tow on a hawser.(b) The draws of the bridges listed in

this section shall not remain open formore than 15 minutes and may remainclosed for up to 10 minutes to allow ac-cumulated land traffic to pass.

(c) The draw of the Conrail bridge,mile 146.2 between Albany andRensselaer, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from December 16 through March31, the draw shall open on signal if atleast 24 hours notice is given.

(d) The draw of the state highwaybridge, mile 150.2 between Troy andMenands, need not be opened for thepassage of vessels.

(e) The draw of the highway bridge,mile 152.7 between Troy and Green Is-land, operates as follows:

(1) From April 1 through December15, the draw shall open on signal from9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; except that, the drawneed not be opened from 6 p.m. to 7a.m., unless notice is given before 4:30p.m. of the time the vessel is expectedto pass, and need not open from 7 a.m.to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

(2) From December 16 through March31, the draw need not be opened.

(f) The draws of the 112th Streetbridge, mile 155.4 between Troy and Co-hoes operate as follows:

(1) The draws shall open on signalfrom 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

(2) The draws shall open on signalfrom 6 p.m. to 7 a.m., if notice is given,before 4:30 p.m., of the time the vesselis expected to pass.

(3) The draws need not be openedfrom 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6p.m.

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draws need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels, provided that emer-gency openings be made as soon as pos-sible.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended at 49 FR 43462, Oct. 29, 1984, CGD385–42, 50 FR 26713, June 28, 1985]

§ 117.793 Hutchinson River(Eastchester Creek).

(a) The following requirements applyto all bridges across Hutchinson River(Eastchester Creek):

(1) The owners of each bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less than 12 incheshigh designed, installed and main-tained according to the provision of§ 118.160 of this chapter.

(2) Trains and locomotives shall becontrolled so that any delay in openingthe draw shall not exceed ten minutesexcept as provided in § 117.31(b). How-ever, if a train moving toward thebridge has crossed the home signal forthe bridge before the signal requestingopening of the bridge is given, the trainmay continue across the bridge andmust clear the bridge interlocks beforestopping.

(3) Except as provided in paragraphs(b) and (c) of this section each drawshall open on signal.

(b) The draw of the Hutchinson RiverParkway Bridge, mile 0.9, shall open onsignal if at least six hours notice isgiven.

(c) The draw of the South Fulton Av-enue Bridge, mile 2.9, shall open on sig-nal from three hours before to threehours after the predicted high tide. Forthe purposes of this section, predictedhigh tide occurs four hours after pre-dicted high water for New York (Bat-tery), as given in the tide tables pub-lished by the National Oceanic and At-mospheric Administration (NOAA).

(1) At all other times, the bridgeshall open on signal if at least fourhours advance notice is given to theWestchester County Road MaintenanceDivision during normal work hours orto the County’s Parkway Police at allother times.

(2) The bridge tender shall honor re-quests for opening within six hoursafter predicated high water if such re-quest is given to the bridge tender

while he or she is on station (threehours before to three hours after pre-dicted high tide).

[CGD01–93–009, 58 FR 42859, Aug. 12, 1993, asamended by CGD01–97–125, 63 FR 18321, Apr.15, 1998]

§ 117.795 Jamaica Bay and ConnectingWaterways.

(a) The draw of the Marine Parkwaybridge, mile 3.0 over Rockaway Inlet,shall open on signal Monday throughFriday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. At allother times, the draw shall open on sig-nal if at least eight hours notice isgiven; however, the draw shall open onsignal if at least a one hour notice isgiven for the passage of U.S. Navy orNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-ministration vessels.

(b) The draws of the New York Cityhighway bridge, mile 0.8 across MillBasin on Belt Parkway, need not beopened for the passage of vessels fromnoon to 9 p.m. on Sundays from May 15to September 30, and on Memorial Day,Independence Day, and Labor Day.However, on these days, from twohours before to one hour after pre-dicted high tide, the draw shall open onsignal. For the purpose of this section,predicted high tide occurs 15 minuteslater than that predicted for SandyHook, as given in the tide tables pub-lished by the National Oceanic and At-mospheric Administration. At alltimes, public vessels of the UnitedStates and state or local vessels usedfor public safety shall be passed as soonas possible.

(c) The draws of the New York CityCross Bay Boulevard bridge, mile 10.0,and the New York City Transit Author-ity bridge, mile 10.6 both across theNorth Channel at Hamilton Beach,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

[CGD3 85–42, 50 FR 26713, June 28, 1985]

§ 117.797 Lake Champlain.(a) The draw of each bridge listed in

this section shall open as soon as pos-sible for public vessels of the UnitedStates and vessels of the Vermont Fishand Game Department.

(b) The draw of the US2 bridge, mile91.8 between Sandy Island and NorthHero Island, shall open on signal—


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(1) From May 15 through October 15from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

(2) From May 15 through October 15from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. if at least fourhours notice is given; and

(3) From October 16 through May 14 ifat least 24 hours notice is given.

(c) The draw of the Central VermontRailway bridge across Missisquoi Bay,mile 105.6 shall open on signal:


(i) Monday through Friday from 9a.m. to 5 p.m.;

(ii) Saturdays, Sundays, Independ-ence Day and Labor Day from 7 a.m. to11 p.m.;

(iii) At all other times, if at least twohours notice is given.

(2) From September 16 through June14 if at least 24 hours notice is given.

(d) The draw of the SR78 bridge, mile105.9 across the entrance to MissisquoiBay between Alburg Tongue and HogIsland at East Alburg, shall open onsignal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD3 83–059, 49 FR 49452, Dec. 20,1984]

§ 117.799 Long Island, New York In-land Waterway from East RockawayInlet to Shinnecock Canal.

(a) At all times, public vessels of theUnited States, state or local vesselsused for public safety and vessels indistress shall be passed through thedraws of each bridge listed in this sec-tion as soon as possible.

(b) The draw of each bridge listed inthis section need not be opened for sail-ing vessels, unless the vessels are undermachinery power or under tow, if anopening would unduly delay other ves-sel or vehicular traffic.

(c) The owners of the bridges listed inthis section shall provide and keep ingood legible condition two board gagespainted white with black figures notless than eight inches high to indicatethe vertical clearance under the closeddraw at all stages of the tide. Thegages shall be so placed on the bridgesthat they are plainly visible to opera-tors of vessels approaching the bridgeseither up or downstream.

(d) The draws of the West Bay bridge,mile 0.1 across Quantuck Canal, Beach

Lane bridge, mile 1.1 across QuantuckCanal, Quoque bridge, mile 1.1 acrossQuoque Canal, the Smith Point bridge,mile 6.1 across Narrow Bay, andPonquoque Point bridge, mile 78.0across Shinnecock Bay, shall open onsignal from October 1 through April 30from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from May 1through September 30 from 6 a.m. to 10p.m. At all other times during these pe-riods, the draws shall open as soon aspossible but no more than one hourafter a request to open is received.

(e) The draw of the Atlantic BeachBridge across Reynolds Channel, mile0.4, shall open on signal—

(1) From October 1 through May 14;(2) From May 15 through September

30, except that it need be opened onlyon the hour and half-hour from 4 p.m.to 7 p.m. on weekdays and from 11 a.m.to 9 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, Me-morial Day, Independence Day, andLabor Day; and

(3) From May 15 through September30, from two hours before to one hourafter predicted high tide. Predictedhigh tide occurs 10 minutes earlierthan that predicted for Sandy Hook, asgiven in the tide table published by theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-ministration.

(f) The draw of the Loop ParkwayBridge across Long Creek, mile 0.7,shall open on signal every other houron the even hour; except that, fromApril 1 through October 31 on Satur-days, Sundays, and Federal holidays,the draw shall open on signal everythree hours beginning at 3 a.m. If anopening is desired at other than ascheduled time, notice may be givenfrom the telephone located on eitherside of the bridge or via marine radio-telephone.

(g) The draw of the Long BeachBridge across Reynolds Channel, mile4.7, shall open on signal; except that:

(1) From midnight to 8 a.m. year-round, the draw shall open on signal ifat least four hours notice is given; and

(2) From 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Satur-days, Sundays, and holidays from May15 through September 30, the draw needbe opened only on the hour and halfhour.

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at least one half hour notice is given tothe New York State Department ofTransportation, as follows:

(1) Every other hour on the evenhour.

(2) From April 1 through October 31on Saturdays, Sundays, and Federalholidays, every three hours beginningat 1:30 a.m. Notice may be given fromthe telephone located at the mooringson each side of the bridge or by marineradiotelephone.

(i) The draws of the Wantagh StateParkway bridge, mile 16.1 across GooseCreek, and the Captree State Parkwaybridge, mile 30.7 across State BoatChannel at Captree Island, shall openon signal if at least one half hour no-tice is given to the New York State De-partment of Transportation, as follows:

(1) Every other hour on the evenhour.

(2) From April 1 through October 31on Saturdays, Sundays, and Federalholidays, every three hours beginningat 3 a.m. Notice may be given from thetelephone located at the moorings oneach bridge or by marine radio-telephone.

[CGD3 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD3 84–51, 50 FR 2546, Jan. 17,1985]

§ 117.801 Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills,English Kills and their tributaries.

(a) The following requirements applyto all bridges across Newtown Creek,Dutch Kills, English Kills and theirtributaries:

(1) Public vessels of the UnitedStates Government, state or local ves-sels used for public safety, and vesselsin distress shall be passed through thedraws of each bridge as soon as possiblewithout delay at anytime. The openingsignal from these vessels shall be fouror more short blasts of a whistle, hornor radio request.

(2) The owners of each bridge shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion clearance gauges for each drawwith figures not less that 12 incheshigh designed, installed and main-tained according to the provisions of§ 118.160 of this chapter.

(3) Trains and locomotives shall becontrolled so that any delay in openingthe draw shall not exceed five minutes.However, if a train moving toward the

bridge has crossed the home signal forthe bridge before the signal requestingopening of the bridge is given, thattrain may continue across the bridgeand must clear the bridge interlocksbefore stopping.

(4) Except as provided in paragraphs(b) through (e) of this section, eachdraw shall open on signal.

(b) The draws of the Long IslandRailroad bridges, mile 1.1 across DutchKills, both at New York City shall openon signal if at least six hours notice isgiven to the Long Island RailroadMovement Bureau except as providedin paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(3) of thissection.

(c) The draw of the Borden Avenuebridge, mile 1.2 across Dutch Kills atNew York City (NYC), shall open onsignal if at least one hour advance no-tice is given to the drawtender at theGrand Street/Avenue bridge, mile 3.1across Newtown Creek (East Branch),the New York City Department ofTransportation (NYCDOT) Radio Hot-line, or NYCDOT Bridge Operations Of-fice. In the event the drawtender is atthe Roosevelt Island bridge, mile 6.4across East River of the Hunters PointAvenue bridge, mile 1.4 across DutchKills, New York, up to an additionalhalf hour delay may be required.

(d) The draw of the Hunters PointAvenue bridge, mile 1.4 across DutchKill, New York City, shall open on sig-nal if at least one hour advance noticeis given to the drawtender at the GrandStreet/Avenue bridge, mile 3.1 acrossNewtown Creek (East Branch), the NewYork City Department of Transpor-tation (NYCDOT) Radio Hotline, orNYCDOT Bridge Operations Office. Inthe event the drawtender is at the Roo-sevelt Island bridge, mile 6.4 acrossEast River, or the Borden Avenuebridge, mile 1.2 across Dutch Kills, upto an additional half hour may be re-quired.

(e) The draw of Grand Street/Avenuebridge, mile 3.1 across Newtown Creek(East Branch), at New York City, shallopen on signal unless the drawtender isat the Borden Avenue or Hunters PointAvenue bridges, mile 1.2 and 1.4, respec-tively, across Dutch Kills, New York,or the Roosevelt Island bridge, mile 6.4across East River. In this event, a no-tice to New York City Department of


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Transportation Radio Hotline, orNYCDOT Bridge Operations Office shallbe given, to which a delay of up to onehour may be required.

[CGD1–90–040, 55 FR 37711, Sept. 13, 1990]

§ 117.802 New Rochelle Harbor.(a) The draw of the Glen Island

Bridge, mile 0.8, at New Rochelle, NewYork, shall open on signal, except asfollows:

(1) two hours advance notice shall begiven for openings from 12 midnight to6 a.m. from May 1st through October31st by calling the number posted atthe bridge.

(2) twenty-four hours advance noticeshall be given for openings from 8 p.m.to 8 a.m. from November 1st throughApril 30th by calling the number postedat the bridge.

(b) The owner of the bridge shall pro-vide, and keep in good legible condi-tion, clearance gauges with figures notless than twelve (12) inches high de-signed, installed, and maintained ac-cording to the provisions of § 118.160 ofthis chapter.

[CGD1–95–002, 63 FR 27680, May 20, 1998]

§ 117.803 Niagara River.The draw of the Canadian National

Railway bridge, mile 33.0 at Buffalo,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

§ 117.805 Peekskill (Annsville) Creek.The draw of the Conrail bridge, mile

0.0 at Peekskill, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels.

§ 117.809 Tonawanda Creek.The draw of the Penn Central Cor-

poration railroad bridge, mile 0.1 atTonawanda, is permanently main-tained in the open position.

§ 117.811 Tonawanda Harbor.The draw of the Tonawanda Island

Railroad bridge, mile 0.2 between NorthTonawanda and Tonawanda Island,shall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given.

§ 117.813 Wappinger Creek.The draw of the Metro-North Com-

muter railroad bridge, mile 0.0 at NewHamburg, need not be opened for the

passage of vessels. However, the drawshall be returned to operable conditionwithin six months after notification bythe District Commander to do so.

§ 117.815 Westchester Creek.

The draw of the Bruckner Boulevardbridge, mile 1.7, shall open on signal;except that, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Fri-day, the draw need not be opened forthe passage of vessels. Public vessels ofthe United States, state or local ves-sels used for public safety, or vessels indistress shall be passed without delay.The owners of the bridge shall provideand keep in good legible condition twoboard gages painted white with blackfigures not less than nine inches highto indicate the vertical clearanceunder the closed draw at all stages ofthe tide. The gages shall be so placedon the bridge that they are plainlyvisible to operators of vessels ap-proaching the bridge either up or down-stream.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

NORTH CAROLINA

§ 117.821 Atlantic Intracoastal Water-way, Albermarle Sound to SunsetBeach.

(a) The drawbridges across the Atlan-tic Intracoastal Waterway in NorthCarolina shall open on signal for com-mercial vessels at all times and on sig-nal for pleasure vessels, except at thetimes and during the periods specifiedin this paragraph:

(1) S.H. 94 Bridge, mile 113.7, at Fair-field, NC from April 1 to November 30,between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., the drawneed only open on the hour and halfhour.

(2) Onslow Beach Swing Bridge, mile240.7, at Cap Lejeune, NC, between 7a.m. and 7 p.m., the draw need onlyopen on the hour and half hour.

(3) S.R. 50 Bridge, mile 260.7, at SurfCity, NC, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., thedraw need only open on the hour.

(4) Figure Eight Swing Bridge, mile278.1, at Scotts Hill, NC, the draw needonly open on the hour and half hour.

(5) S.R. 74 Bridge, mile 283.1, atWrightsville Beach, NC, between 7 a.m.


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and 7 p.m., the draw need only open onthe hour.

(6) [Reserved](7) S.R. 1172 Bridge, mile 337.9, at

Sunset Beach, NC, shall open on thehour on signal between 7 a.m. and 7p.m., April 1 to November 30, exceptthat on Saturdays, Sundays and Fed-eral holidays, from June 1 through Sep-tember 30, the bridge shall open on sig-nal on the hour between 7 a.m. and 9p.m.

(b) If a pleasure vessel is approachinga drawbridge which is only required toopen on the hour or on the hour andhalf hour, and cannot reach the draw-bridge on the hour or on the half hour,the drawtender may delay the requiredopening up to 10 minutes past the houror half hour.

[CGD05–97–072, 63 FR 9419, Feb. 25, 1998, asamended by CGD05–98–030, 63 FR 24427, May4, 1998]

§ 117.822 Beaufort Channel, NC.

From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., the draw shallopen on signal for all vessels waiting topass every hour on the hour, twentyminutes past the hour and forty min-utes past the hour. From 10 p.m. to 6a.m., the bridge shall open on signal.

[CGD05–94–046, 59 FR 49823, Sept. 30, 1994]

§ 117.823 Neuse River.

(a) The draw of the U.S. 17 bridge,mile 33.7, at New Bern:

(1) Need not open from 6:30 a.m. to8:30 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.,Monday through Friday, for pleasurevessels. However, the draw shall openat 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., for any vesselwaiting to pass.

(2) Need not open from 2:00 p.m. to7:00 p.m. from May 24 through Septem-ber 8, on Sundays and Federal holidays,for pleasure vessels. However, the drawshall open at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., forany vessel waiting to pass.

(3) Shall always open on signal forpublic vessels of the United States,State or local vessels used for publicsafety, tugs with tows, vessels in dis-tress.

(4) Shall open on signal at all othertimes.

(b) The draw of the Atlantic and EastCarolina Railway bridge, mile 80.0 at

Kinston, shall open on signal if at least24 hours notice is given.

[CGD82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD5–88–054, 54 FR 3778, Jan. 26,1989]

§ 117.825 Newport River.

The draw of the Atlantic and EastCarolina Railway bridge, mile 13.0 atNewport, need not be opened for thepassage of vessels.

§ 117.829 Northeast River.

The draw of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridge across the NortheastRiver, 27.0, at Castle Hayne, NorthCarolina shall open on signal if at least4 hours notice is given.

[CGD–84–05, 50 FR 14702, Apr. 15, 1985]

§ 117.831 Pamlico and Tar Rivers.

The draws of the US17–264 bridge,mile 37.2 at Washington, and the BoydsFerry bridge, mile 44.8 at Grimesland,shall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given. The bridge owners shallrestore constant attendance when sodirected by the District Commander.

§ 117.833 Pasquotank River.(a) The draw of the Albemarle &

Chesapeake railroad bridge, mile 47.7,at Elizabeth City, North Carolina, shallbe maintained in the open position; thedraw may close only for the crossing oftrains and maintenance of the bridge.When the draw is closed, a bridgetendershall be present to reopen the drawafter the train has cleared the bridge.

(b) The draw of the US 158 HighwayBridge, mile 50.7, at Elizabeth City,shall open on signal; except that be-tween 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., and 4 p.m. and6 p.m., Monday through Friday, thedraw need open only at 7:30 a.m., 8:30a.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. for anypleasure vessels waiting to pass.

[CGD05–94–118, 60 FR 40098, Aug. 7, 1995, asamended by CGD05–97–009, 62 FR 66006, Dec.17, 1997]

§ 117.835 Perquimans River.The draw of the US17 bridge, mile

12.0 at Hertford, shall open on signalfrom 8 a.m. to midnight from April 1through September 30 and from 10 a.m.to 10 p.m. from October 1 through


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March 31. The draw need not be openedat all other times.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.837 Roanoke River.The draw of the Seaboard System

Railroad bridge, mile 94.0 at Palmyra,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

[CGD5–92–004, 57 FR 11580, Apr. 6, 1992]

§ 117.841 Smith Creek.The draw of the S117–S133 bridge,

mile 1.5 at Wilmington, shall open onsignal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.843 Trent River.(a) The draw of the U.S. 70 bridge,

mile 0.0, at New Bern:(1) Need not open from 6:30 a.m. to

8:30 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.,Monday through Friday, for pleasurevessels. However, the draw shall openat 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for any vesselwaiting to pass.

(2) Need not open from 2:00 p.m. to7:00 p.m. from May 24 through Septem-ber 8, on Sundays and Federal holidays,for pleasure vessels. However, the drawshall open at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. forany vessel waiting to pass.

(3) Shall always open on signal forpublic vessels of the United States,State or local vessels used for publicsafety, tugs with tows, and vessels indistress.


(b) The draws of the Seaboard Sys-tem Railroad bridge, mile 18.0 nearPollocksville, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD5–88–53, 54 FR 1361, Jan. 13,1989]

OHIO

§ 117.847 Ashtabula River.(a) The draw of the Fifth Street

bridge, mile 1.4 at Ashtabula, shallopen on signal for the passage of com-mercial and emergency vessels and on

the hour and half hour for all othervessels.

(b) The draw of the Conrail bridge,mile 2.2 at Ashtabula, shall open onsignal from April 1 through November30 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. At all othertimes the draw shall open on signal ifat least 24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.849 Muskingum River (ZanesvilleCanal).

The draw of the Conrail bridge, mile77.1 at Zanesville, shall open on signalTuesday through Friday if the Conrailoffice is notified by 12:01 p.m. on theday preceding the day the opening isrequired. For openings Saturdaythrough Monday, the Conrail officeshall be notified by 12:01 p.m. on Fridayspecifying which day and time theopening is required. In case of emer-gency, the draw shall open as soon aspossible.


The draw of the Erie Avenue bridge,mile 0.6, at Lorain shall open on signalexcept as follows:

(a) From April 1 through December31—

(1) From 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday, except legal holidays,the draw need open only on the hourand half-hour for pleasure craft; how-ever, the draw need not open for pleas-ure craft at 8 a.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5p.m. For commercial vessels the drawshall open on signal as soon as possible.

(2) From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays,Sundays and legal holidays, the drawneed open only on the hour and half-hour for pleasure craft. For commer-cial vessels the draw shall open on sig-nal as soon as possible.

(3) From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., seven daysa week and legal holidays, nobridgetender is required to be in con-stant attendance and the bridge shallopen on signal for pleasure craft andcommercial vessels if at least a onehour advance notice is given.

(b) From January 1 through March31, the draw shall open on signal forpleasure craft and commercial vesselsif at least a twelve hour advance noticeis given.

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the United States, state or local gov-ernment vessels used for public safetyand vessels in distress.

[CCGD09 86–01, 51 FR 28380, Aug. 7, 1986]

§ 117.851 Portage River.

(a) Public vessels of the UnitedStates, State or local government ves-sels used for public safety, vessels indistress and vessels seeking shelterfrom rough weather shall be passedthrough the draws listed in this sectionas soon as possible. Except as providedin paragraph (c)(1)(ii) with respect tothe Monroe Street bridge, commercialvessels shall be passed through thedraws of this section as soon as pos-sible.

(b) The owners of the bridges listed inthis section shall provide and keep ingood legible condition two board gagespainted white with black figures to in-dicate the vertical clearance under theclosed draw at all stages of the tide.The gages shall be so placed on thebridge that they are plainly visible tooperators of vessels approaching thebridge either up or downstream.

(c) The draw of the Monroe Streetbridge, mile 0.4 at Port Clinton, shallopen as follows:

(1) From May 1 through November30—

(i) Between the hours of 12 midnightand 6 a.m., the draw shall open on sig-nal.

(ii) Between the hours of 6 a.m. and12 midnight, the draw shall open onsignal. However, the draw need notopen on signal during this time for rec-reational craft and commercial vesselslicensed to carry fifteen or less pas-sengers, or less than ten gross tons, un-less in distress or seeking shelter fromrough weather. For these vessels, thedraw need open only from three min-utes before to three minutes after thehour and half-hour.

(2) From December 1 through April30, the draw shall open on signal if atleast 24 hours’ notice is given.

(d) The draw of the Conrail bridge,mile 1.5 at Port Clinton, shall open onsignal. However, from December 1through April 30, the draw shall open

on signal if at least 24 hours’ notice isgiven.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD09 89–07, 54 FR 41965, Oct. 13,1989]

§ 117.853 Sandusky Bay.The draw of the Conrail bridge, mile

3.5 at Sandusky, shall open on signalfrom April 1 through October 31 andfrom November 1 through November 30from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. At all othertimes, the draw shall open on signal ifat least 24 hours notice is given to theChief Dispatcher, Central Union Termi-nal, Toledo.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD09 90–06, 55 FR 10769, Mar.23, 1990]

§ 117.855 Maumee River.(a) The draw of the Craig Memorial

highway bridge, mile 3.30, at Toledo,shall operate as follows:

(1) From April through December20—

(i) Between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11p.m., the draw need open only fromthree minutes before to three minutesafter the hour and half-hour with noopening required at 7:30 a.m. and 4:30p.m. for pleasure craft; for commercialvessels, during this period of time, thedraw shall open on signal as soon aspossible.

(ii) Between the hours of 11 p.m. and7 a.m., the draw shall open on signalfor commercial vessels and pleasurecraft.

(2) From December 21 through March31, no bridgetenders are required to beon duty at the bridge and the drawshall open on signal from December 21through December 31, if at least a fourhour advance notice is given and fromJanuary 1 through March 31, if at leasta twelve hour advance notice is given.

(b) The draw of the Cherry Streethighway bridge, mile 4.30 at Toledo,shall operate as follows:

(1) From April 1 through December20—

(i) Between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11p.m., the draw need open only fromthree minutes before to three minutesafter the quarter and three-quarterhour with no opening required at 7:45a.m. and 4:45 p.m. for pleasure craft; forcommercial vessels, during this period


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of time, the draw shall open on signalas soon as possible.

(ii) Between the hours of 11 p.m. and7 a.m., the draw shall open on signalfor commercial vessels and pleasurecraft.

(2) From December 21 through March31, no bridgetenders are required to beat the bridge and the draw shall openon signal from December 21 throughDecember 31, if at least a four hour ad-vance notice is given and from January1 through March 31, if at least a twelvehour advance notice is given.

(c) The draws of the CSX Transpor-tation railroad bridge, mile 1.07, Nor-folk and Western railroad bridge, mile1.80 and Conrail railroad bridge, mile5.76, all at Toledo, shall operate as fol-lows:

(1) From April 1 through December20, the draws shall open on signal forall vessels.

(2) From December 21 through March31, no bridgetenders are required to beat the bridges and the draws shall openon signal for commercial vessels andpleasure craft from December 21through December 31, if at least a fourhour advance notice is given and fromJanuary 1 through March 31, if at leasta twelve hour advance notice is given.

(d) At all times, the bridges listed inthis section shall open as soon as pos-sible for public vessels of the UnitedStates, state or local government ves-sels used for public safety and vesselsin distress.

[CCGD09 86–11, 51 FR 39858, Nov. 3, 1986]

OREGON

§ 117.861 Blind Slough.

The draws of the Burlington North-ern Santa Fe railroad bridge, mile 1.1at Knappa, shall open on signal if atleast one hour notice is given. How-ever, the draw shall open promptly onsignal from four hours before to fourhours after each day’s authorized com-mercial fishing period established bythe Columbia River Compact (Washing-ton State Department of Fisheries andthe Fish Commission of Oregon) for theColumbia River Fishery below Bonne-ville Dam.

§ 117.863 Catching Slough.The draw of the secondary highway

bridge, mile 1.0 near Eastside, shallopen on signal if at least 48 hours no-tice is given.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.865 Clatskanie River.The draw of the Willamette and Pa-

cific railroad bridge, mile 0.7 atClatskanie, shall open on signal if atleast one hours notice is given. How-ever, the draw shall open promptly onsignal from four hours before to fourhours after each day’s authorized com-mercial fishing period established bythe Columbia River Compact (Washing-ton State Department of Fisheries andthe Fish Commission of Oregon) for theColumbia River Fishery below Bonne-ville Dam.

§ 117.867 [Reserved]

§ 117.869 Columbia River.(a) The draws of the Interstate 5

highway bridge, mile 106.5 betweenPortland, OR, and Vancouver, WA,shall open on signal, except that:

(1) When the river gauge at thebridge indicates 6.0 feet, or more, as de-termined by the drawtender on duty,the draws need not open for the pas-sage of commercial vessels from 6:30a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 6p.m. Monday through Friday, exceptFederal holidays, and for all other ves-sels the draws need not open from 5:30a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 6p.m. Monday through Friday, exceptFederal holidays.

(2) When the river gauge at thebridge indicates 5.9 feet, or less, as de-termined by the drawtender on duty,the draws need not open for the pas-sage of any vessels from 5:30 a.m. to 9a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-day through Friday, except Federalholidays.

(b) The draw of the Port of HoodRiver bridge, mile 169.8 at Hood River,shall open on signal if at least 12 hoursnotice is given.

(c) The draw of the Burlington North-ern Santa Fe railroad bridge, mile201.2, between Celilo, Oregon, andWishram, Washington, is automated


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and is normally maintained in the fullyopen-to-navigation position.

(1) Lights. All lights required forautomated operation shall be visible tomarine traffic for a distance of at least2 miles and shall be displayed at alltimes, day and night.

(i) When the draw is fully open, asteady green light shall be displayed atthe center of the drawspan on both up-stream and downstream sides.

(ii) When the draw is not fully open,a steady red light shall be displayed atthe center of the drawspan on both up-stream and downstream sides.

(iii) When the draw is about to close,flashing yellow lights in the form of adown-pointing arrow shall be displayedat the center of the drawspan on bothupstream and downstream sides.

(2) Operation. When a train ap-proaches the bridge, the yellow lightsshall start flashing. After an 8-minutedelay, the green lights shall change tored, the drawspan shall lower and lock,and the yellow lights shall be extin-guished. Red lights shall continue to bedisplayed until the train has crossedand the drawspan is again in the fullyopen position. At that time, the redlights shall change to green.

(3) Vessels equipped with radio-telephones may contact BurlingtonNorthern Santa Fe to obtain informa-tion on the status of the bridge. Bridgestatus information also may be ob-tained by calling the commercial tele-phone number posted at the drawspanof the bridge.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CCGD13 85–02, 50 FR 31591, Aug.5, 1985; CGD13–93–031, 60 FR 32268, June 21,1995]

§ 117.871 Coos Bay.The draw of the Union Pacific rail-

road bridge, mile 9.0 at North Bend,shall be maintained in the fully openposition, except for the crossing oftrains or for maintenance. Duringfoggy weather, a fog bell installed inthe center of the draw shall be rungcontinuously, striking every 10 sec-onds. At any time during foggy weath-er when the draw is closed and passageis not clear for vessels, a siren shall besounded continuously. The siren shallbe capable of being heard at a distanceof one mile from the draw. When the

bridge is again opened, the siren shallbe stopped, indicating that the way isclear for the passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.873 Coos River.The draw of the Oregon State second-

ary highway bridge, mile 2.2 nearEastside, shall open on signal if atleast 12 hours notice is given.

§ 117.875 Coquille River.The draws of the US 101 highway

bridge, mile 3.5 at Bandon, Oregon,shall open on signal if at least twohours notice is given to the drawtenderat the Coos Bay South Slough bridge.

[CGD13–94–033, 59 FR 52424, Oct. 18, 1994]

§ 117.879 Isthmus Slough.The draw of the Oregon State second-

ary highway bridge, mile 1.0, at CoosBay, shall open on signal if at least 24hours notice is given.

[CGD13–88–19, 54 FR 3448, Jan. 24, 1989]

§ 117.881 John Day River.(a) The draw of the Willamette and

Pacific railroad bridge, mile 0.0 nearAstoria, shall open on signal if at leastone hour notice is given. However, thedraw shall open promptly on signalfrom four hours before to four hoursafter each day’s authorized commercialfishing period established by the Co-lumbia River Compact (WashingtonState Department of Fisheries and theFish Commission of Oregon) for the Co-lumbia River Fishery below BonnevilleDam.

(b) [Reserved]

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD13 91–07, 56 FR 67528, Dec. 31,1991]


§ 117.887 Oregon Slough (North Port-land Harbor).

The draw of the Burlington NorthernSanta Fe railroad bridge, mile 3.2 atPortland, shall open on signal if atleast one half hours notice is given.



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§ 117.889 Siuslaw River.(a) The draw of the US101 bridge,

mile 5.0 at Florence, shall open on sig-nal if at least two hours notice isgiven.

(b) The draw of the Central Oregonand Pacific railroad bridge, mile 8.0near Cushman, shall open on signal ifat least 24 hours notice is given.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984, as amended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527, June 30, 1998]


§ 117.892 South Slough.The draw of the Oregon State high-

way bridge across South Slough atCharleston shall open on signal for thepassage of vessels, except that betweenthe hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., fromJune 1 through September 30, the drawneed be opened only on the hour andhalf-hour. This exception shall notapply to vessels in distress, commer-cial tugs and/or tows, or public vesselsof the United States.

[CGD13 84–14, 49 FR 35498, Sept. 10, 1984]

§ 117.893 Umpqua River.(a) The draw of the US 101 Bridge,

mile 11.1, at Reedsport, Oregon, shallopen on signal if at least two hours no-tice is given.

(b) The draw of the Central Oregonand Pacific railroad bridge, mile 11.5 atReedsport, shall be maintained in thefully open position, except for thecrossing of trains or other railroadequipment or for maintenance. Duringfoggy weather when the draw is closedand the channel is not clear for thepassage of vessels, a fog horn with anaudible range of one-half mile from thedraw shall be sounded. Two clear sig-nals of approximately six seconds dura-tion each, repeated at intervals of 60seconds from completion of the secondsignal to commencement of the nextsignal, shall be sounded and repeatedfrom commencement of closure to fullopening of the draw. When the draw isagain in the open position, the fog hornshall be stopped, indicating that thechannel is clear for the passage of ves-sels.

(c) The draw of the US101 bridgeacross the side channel of the Umpqua

River, mile 11.1 near Reedsport, neednot be opened for the passage of ves-sels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD13 84–13, 49 FR 35628, Sept.11, 1984; CCGD13 91–06, 56 FR 66599, Dec. 24,1991; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527, June 30,1998]

§ 117.895 Wallooskee River.The draw of the Oregon State second-

ary highway bridge, mile 1.0 nearAstoria, shall open on signal if at least48 hours notice is given.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.897 Willamette River.(a) The draw of the following bridges

operate as follows:(1) The draws shall open on signal ex-

cept that from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4p.m. to 5:30 p.m. except Saturdays,Sundays, New Year’s Day, MemorialDay, Fourth of July, Labor Day,Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Dayor other days observed instead of thesedays under State law, the draws neednot be opened for the passage of ves-sels. On weekdays, Monday throughFriday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., atleast one hour notice shall be given foropenings of the Burnside Bridge andMorrison Bridge. At all other times, atleast two hours notice shall be given.Notice shall be given by marine radio,telephone, or other means to thedrawtender at the Broadway Bridge forvessels bound upstream and to thedrawtender at the Hawthorne Bridgefor vessels bound downstream. DuringRose Festival Week or when the waterelevation reaches and remains above+12 feet, the draws will open on signalwithout advance notice, except duringthe normal closed periods identifiedabove. Opening signals are as follows:

(i) Broadway Bridge, Portland, mile11.7, two prolonged followed by oneshort blast.

(ii) Steel Bridge, Portland, mile 12.1,one prolonged followed by one shortblast.

(iii) Burnside Bridge, Portland, mile12.4, one prolonged followed by twoshort blasts.

(iv) Morrison Bridge, Portland, mile12.8, one prolonged followed by threeshort blasts.


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(v) Hawthorne Bridge, Portland, mile13.1, one prolonged followed by fourshort blasts.

(2) The closed periods do not apply toharbor patrol or fire boats answeringcalls and, for the Broadway Bridgeonly, oceangoing vessels of 750 grosstons or over.

(3) Signals to open shall be given byvessels at a distance of at least 1,000feet from the bridge, except in case ofa vessel leaving a wharf or anchorageor when waiting less than 1,000 feetfrom the bridge. In these cases, the sig-nal must be given early enough toallow the operator of the bridge suffi-cient time in which to clear and openthe draw before arrival of the vessel.

(4) In case two vessels which are ap-proaching from opposite directionsmeet at or near the bridge, the vesselbound downstream has the right ofway.

(b) The draws of the Union Pacificrailroad bridge, mile 84.3, at Salem;mile 119.6, at Albany; and mile 164.3,near Harrisburg, need not open for thepassage of vessels. However the drawsshall be returned to operable conditionwithin six months after notification bythe District Commander to do so.

(c) The draw of the Oregon Statehighway bridge, mile 132.1, at Corvallis,shall open on signal if at least sevendays notice is given. However the drawneed not be opened on Saturdays, Sun-days, and Federal holidays.


§ 117.899 Youngs Bay and Lewis andClark River.

(a) The draw of the US101 (NewYoungs Bay) highway bridge, mile 0.7,across Youngs Bay at Smith Point,shall open on signal for the passage ofvessels if at least one half hour’s noticeis given to the drawtender at the Lewisand Clark River Bridge by marineradio, telephone, or other suitablemeans from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. At allother times four hour’s notice by tele-phone is required. The opening signal istwo prolonged blasts followed by oneshort blast.

(b) The draw of the Oregon State (OldYoungs Bay) highway bridge, mile 2.4,across Youngs Bay at the foot of Fifth

Street, shall open on signal for the pas-sage of vessels if at least one halfhour’s notice is given to thedrawtender at the Lewis and ClarkRiver Bridge by marine radio, tele-phone, or other suitable means from 5a.m. to 9 p.m. At all other times fourhour’s notice by telephone is required.The opening signal is two prolongedblasts followed by one short blast.

(c) The draw of the Oregon State(Lewis and Clark River) highwaybridge, mile 1.0, across the Lewis andClark River, shall open on signal forthe passage of vessels if at least onehalf hour’s notice is given by marineradio, telephone, or other suitablemeans from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. At allother times four hour’s notice by tele-phone is required. The opening signal isone prolonged blast followed by fourshort blasts.

[CCGD13–93–002, 58 FR 44613, Aug. 24, 1993]

PENNSYLVANIA

§ 117.901 Chester Creek.

The draw of the Front Street bridge,mile 0.1 at Chester, shall open on signalif at least 24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.903 Darby Creek.

(a) The owners of the bridges on thiswaterway shall provide and keep ingood legible condition two board gagespainted white with black figures, nineinches high to indicate the verticalclearance under the closed draw at allstages of the tide. The gages shall be soplaced on the bridge that they areplainly visible to operators of vesselsapproaching the bridge either up ordownstream.

(b) The draw of the Conrail railroadbridge, mile 0.3, and the Reading rail-road bridge, mile 0.3 both at Easington,shall operate as follows:

(1) From May 15 through October 15:(i) From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., the draw

need not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

(ii) Between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., thedraw shall open on signal at 7:15 a.m.,10:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m., and10:30 p.m. and at all other times duringthese hours, if an opening will not un-duly delay railroad operations.


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(2) From October 16 through May 14,the draws shall open on signal if atleast 24 hours notice is given.

(3) Any vessel which has passedthrough one of these bridges shall bepassed through the draw of the otherbridge without delay. When open forthe passage of any vessel, these bridgesshall remain open sufficiently long topermit the passage through bothbridges of all vessels waiting to pass.

(4) The draws shall open as soon aspossible for an emergency or vessel indistress.

[CGD3 85–42, 50 FR 26714, June 28, 1985]

§ 117.904 Delaware River.See § 117.716, Delaware River, listed

under New Jersey.

[CGD 92–015, 57 FR 37880, Aug. 21, 1992]

§ 117.905 Schuylkill River.(a) The following requirements apply

to all drawbridges across the Schuyl-kill River:

(1) The draws of railroad bridges neednot be opened when there is a train inthe bridge block approaching thebridge with the intention of crossing,or within five minutes of the knowntime of the passage of a scheduled pas-senger train.

(2) The opening of a bridge may notbe delayed more than five minutes fora highway bridge or 10 minutes for arailroad bridge, after the signal to openis given.

(3) The owners of drawbridges shallprovide and keep in good legible condi-tion two board gages painted whitewith black figures not less than sixinches high to indicate the verticalclearance under the closed draw at allstages of the tide. The gages shall be soplaced on the bridge that they areplainly visible to operators of vesselsapproaching the bridge either up ordownstream.

(b) The Passyunk Avenue bridge,mile 3.5 at Philadelphia, shall open onsignal at all times if at least four hoursnotice is given. Public vessels of theUnited States shall be passed as soonas possible at any time.

(c) The draw of the Conrail bridge,mile 5.5 at Grays Ferry Avenue, Phila-delphia, shall open on signal; exceptthat, on Saturdays and Sundays, the

draw shall open on signal if at leasttwo hours notice is given. Public ves-sels of the United States shall bepassed as soon as possible at any time.

(d) The draw of the University Ave-nue bridge, mile 6.2 at Philadelphia,shall open on signal at all times if atleast two hours notice is given. Publicvessels of the United States shall bepassed as soon as possible at any time.

(e) The draw of the Conrail bridge,mile 6.4 near Christian Street, Phila-delphia, shall open on signal if at leasttwo hours notice is given.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 43462, Oct. 29, 1984]

RHODE ISLAND

§ 117.907 Providence River.The draw of the US1 (Point Street)

bridge, mile 7.5 at Providence, need notbe opened for the passage of vesselsfrom 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6p.m. At all other times, the draw shallopen on signal if at least 24 hours no-tice is given to the Director of PublicWorks, City Hall, Providence. Publicvessels of the United States, state andlocal vessels used for public safety,loaded, self-propelled cargo vessels, andassisting tugs shall be passed as soonas possible.

SOUTH CAROLINA

§ 117.911 Atlantic Intracoastal Water-way, Little River to SavannahRiver.

(a) General. Public vessels of theUnited States, tugs with tows, and ves-sels in a situation where a delay wouldendanger life or property shall, uponproper signal, be passed through thedraw of each bridge listed in this sec-tion at anytime.

(b) Socastee (SR544) bridge, mile 371 atSocastee. The draw shall open on signalexcept that from April 1 through June30 and October 1 through November 30from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 6p.m. Monday through Friday, exceptfederal holidays, the draw need openonly on the quarter hour and three-quarter hour. From May 1 throughJune 30 and October 1 through October31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturdays,Sundays and federal holidays, the drawneed open only on the quarter hour andthree-quarter hour.


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(c) Ben Sawyer (SR 703) bridge acrossSullivan’s Island Narrows, mile 462.2 be-tween Sullivan’s Island and Mount Pleas-ant. The draw shall open on signal; ex-cept that, the draw need not open from7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6p.m. Monday through Friday exceptFederal holidays. On Saturdays, Sun-days, and Federal holidays from 9 a.m.to 7 p.m. the draw need open only onthe hour.

(d) SR 171/700 bridge across WappooCreek Mile 470.8 at Charleston. The drawshall open on signal, except that fromApril 1 to November 30 from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. Monday through Friday, exceptfederal holidays, and from 9 a.m. to 7p.m., on Saturdays, Sundays and fed-eral holidays, the bridge need not openexcept on the hour and half-hour. FromJune 1 to September 30 and from De-cember 1 to March 30 the draw need notopen from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Fri-day, except federal holidays, and fromApril 1 to May 31 and from October 1 toNovember 30 Monday through Friday,except federal holidays, the draw neednot open from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

(e) John Limehouse bridge across theStono River, mile 479.3 at Johns Island.The draw shall open on signal; exceptthat between 6:30 a.m. and 9 a.m., and4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Monday thoroughFriday except federal holidays thedraw need open only on the hour and 30minutes after the hour. Between 9 a.m.and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday ex-cept federal holidays, from March 15 toJune 15, and from September 15 to No-vember 15, the bridge need not beopened except on the hour, 20 minutesafter the hour, and 40 minutes after thehour.

(f) Lady’s Island bridge, across theBeaufort River, mile 536.0 at Beaufort.The draw shall open on signal, exceptthat from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, ex-cept Federal holidays, the draw needopen only on the hour. During themonths of April, May, June, Septem-ber, October and November, from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday,except Federal holidays, the draw need

open only on the hour, 20 minutes afterthe hour and 40 minutes after the hour.

[CGD7 84–29, 50 FR 51250, Dec. 16, 1985, asamended by CGD7 85–55, 51 FR 12320, Apr. 10,1986; CGD7 86–12, 51 FR 25054, July 10, 1986;CGD7 87–25, 52 FR 42648, Nov. 6, 1987; CGD787–18, 52 FR 44107, Nov. 18, 1987; CGD7–90–07,55 FR 24231, June 15, 1990; CGD7–90–25, 56 FR1491, Jan. 15, 1991; CGD7–92–82, 57 FR 57963,Dec. 8, 1992]

§ 117.913 Ashepoo River.

The draw of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridge, mile 32.0 at Ashepoo,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels. However, the draw shall be re-turned to operable condition within sixmonths after notification by the Dis-trict Commander to do so.

§ 117.915 Ashley River.

(a) The draws of the US17 highwaybridges, miles 2.4 and 2.5 at Charleston,shall open on signal; except that, from7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Fridayand 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily, the drawsneed be opened only if at least 12 hoursnotice is given. The draws of eitherbridge shall open as soon as possible forthe passage of vessels in an emergencyinvolving danger to life or property.

(b) The draw of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridge, mile 12.0 near DraytonHall, shall open on signal from 7 a.m.to 11 p.m. From 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., thedraw shall open on signal if at leastthree hours notice is given.

§ 117.917 Battery Creek.

The draw of the State highwaybridge, mile 2.1 between Beaufort andParris Island, shall open on signal if atleast 24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.921 Broad River.

(a) The draw of the S170 bridge, mile14.0 near Beaufort, shall open on signalif at least 24 hours notice is given.

(b) The draw of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridge, mile 17.0 near WhaleBranch, shall open on signal if at least24 hours notice is given.

§ 117.923 Congaree River.

The draw of the Southern Railwaybridge, mile 4.3 at Moye’s Station,shall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given.


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§ 117.925 Cooper River.

The draw of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridge, mile 42.8 nearCordesville, shall open on signal if atleast six hours advance notice is given.

[CGD 7–85–24, 50 FR 37175, Sept. 12, 1985]

§ 117.927 Coosaw River (WhaleBranch).

The draw of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridge, mile 5.3 at Seabrook,and the draw of the US21 bridge, mile7.0 at Beaufort, shall open on signalfrom 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday throughFriday if at least 24 hours notice isgiven. At all other times, the drawneed not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

§ 117.929 Durham Creek.

The removable span of the SeaboardSystem Railroad bridge, mile 1.7 atBushy Park, shall be removed to allowthe passage of dredges and construc-tion equipment if at least 20 days no-tice is given. When notified by the Cityof Charleston of an emergency in theBushy Park Reservoir, the span shallbe removed as soon as possible to per-mit the passage of dredges and con-struction equipment.

§ 117.933 Pee Dee River.

The draws of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridges, mile 72.6 near Postonand mile 107.2 near Pee Dee, need notbe opened for the passage of vessels.

§ 117.935 Rantowles Creek.

The draw of the Seaboard SystemRailroad bridge, 1.1 near Rantowles,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

§ 117.937 Savannah River.

See § 117.371, Savannah River, listedunder Georgia.

[CGD 92–015, 57 FR 37880, Aug. 21, 1992]

§ 117.938 Waccamaw River.

The draw of the Waccamaw CoastLine Railroad bridge, mile 44.4 atConway, shall open on signal; exceptthat from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, the draw shall open on

signal if at least one hour notice isgiven.

[CGD7–90–80, 56 FR 1491, Jan. 15, 1991]

§ 117.939 Wando River.The draw of the S41 bridge, mile 10.0

near Cainhoy, shall open on signal if atleast 12 hours notice is given.

SOUTH DAKOTA

§ 117.941 Missouri River.The draws of the US81 bridge, mile

805.7 at Yankton, and the Chicago andNorthwestern Railroad bridge, mile1066.5 at Pierre, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels.

TENNESSEE

§ 117.943 Cumberland River.The draw of the Clarksville Railroad

bridge over the Cumberland River, mile126.5, at Clarksville, shall open on sig-nal when the vertical clearance underthe navigational span is 47 feet or less.The draw shall open on signal if atleast two hours notice is given whenthe vertical clearance is greater than47 feet. The draw need not be openedfor a vessel that arrives at the bridgemore than 30 minutes after the timespecified in the notice, unless a secondtwo hours notice has been given.

[CGD02 86–01, 51 FR 32319, Sept. 11, 1986, asamended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527,June 30, 1998]

§ 117.945 Hatchie River.The draws of the Illinois Central Gulf

railroad bridge, mile 35.0 at Covington,and the Seaboard System Railroadbridge, mile 71.0 at Brownsville, neednot be opened for the passage of ves-sels.

§ 117.947 Obion River.The draws of all bridges on the Obion

River need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels.

§ 117.949 Tennessee River.The draws of the Chief John Ross

Bridge over the Tennessee River, mile464.1, at Chattanooga, and the South-ern Railway Bridge over the TennesseeRiver, mile 470.7, at Hixon, Tennessee,shall open on signal when the vertical


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clearance beneath the draw is 50 feet orless. When the vertical clearance be-neath the draw is more than 50 feet, atleast eight hours notice is required.When the operator of a vessel returningthrough the draw within four hours in-forms the drawtender of the probabletime of return, the drawtender shall re-turn one half hour before the timespecified and promptly open the drawon signal for the vessel without furthernotice. If the vessel giving notice failsto arrive within one hour after the ar-rival time specified, whether upboundor downbound, a second eight hours no-tice is required. Clearance gages of atype acceptable to the Coast Guardshall be installed on both sides of eachbridge.

[CGD02 86–02, 51 FR 32320, Sept. 11, 1986; 51FR 41894, Nov. 19, 1986]

TEXAS

§ 117.951 Arroyo Colorado River.The draw of the S106 highway bridge,

mile 22.5 at Rio Hondo, shall open onsignal if at least 12 hours notice isgiven.

§ 117.953 Brazos River (DiversionChannel).

(a) The draw of the S36 highwaybridge, mile 4.4 at Freeport, shall openon signal if at least 12 hours notice isgiven.

(b) The draw of the Union Pacificrailroad bridge, mile 22.6 at Brazoria,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

§ 117.955 Buffalo Bayou.(a) The draw of the Lockwood Drive

bridge, mile 2.3 mile at Houston, andall drawbridges downstream of it, shallopen on signal if at least 24 hours no-tice is given.

(b) The draws of the Union Pacificrailroad bridge, mile 3.1, and the Hous-ton Belt and Terminal railroad bridge,mile 4.3, need not be opened for thepassage of vessels.

[CGD–8–89–11, 55 FR 2066, Jan. 22, 1990]

§ 117.957 Cedar Bayou.The draw of the Union Pacific rail-

road automated bridge, mile 7.0 at Bay-town, operates as follows:

(a) The draw shall be maintained at avertical clearance of 81.4 feet abovemean high water. Fixed green naviga-tion lights shall be displayed in thecenter of the draw.

(b) When a train approaches thebridge, the navigation lights shall bechanged from green to red, alternatingflashing red lights turned on, and ahorn sounded for six minutes. At theend of six minutes, the draw may belowered and locked if the scanningequipment does not detect any objectunder the span. If the scanning equip-ment detects an obstruction, the drawshall be raised until the obstruction iscleared.

(c) After a train has cleared thebridge, the draw shall be raised to 81.4feet above mean high water, the flash-ing red lights stopped, and the naviga-tion lights changed from red to green.

§ 117.959 Chocolate Bayou.The draw of the Union Pacific rail-

road bridge, mile 11.4 at Liverpool,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels.

§ 117.963 Colorado River.The draw of the highway bridge, mile

10.7 at Wadsworth need open on signalMonday through Friday only, and thenonly from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At least 48hours notice is required.

[CGD8–90–22, 56 FR 488, Jan. 7, 1991]

§ 117.965 Cow Bayou.The draws of the Orange County

highway bridge, mile 2.9 at West Or-ange, and the S87 bridge, mile 4.5 atBay City, shall open on signal if atleast six hours notice is given.

§ 117.967 Greens Bayou.The draw of the Port Terminal Rail-

road Association railroad bridge, mile2.8 at Houston, shall open on signal ifat least four hours notice is given. Thedraw shall open on signal for threehours thereafter for returningdownbound vessels.

§ 117.968 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.The draw of the Port Isabel bridge,

mile 666.0, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdaysonly, excluding holidays, the draw need


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open only on the hour for pleasurecraft. The draw shall open on signal atany time for commercial vessels, for avessel in distress, or for an emergencyaboard a vessel. When the draw is openfor a commercial vessel, waiting pleas-ure craft shall be passed.

[CGD8–90–10, 56 FR 14644, Apr. 11, 1991]

§ 117.969 Lavaca River.

The draws of the Union Pacific rail-road bridge, mile 11.2, and the highwaybridge, mile 11.2, both at Vanderbilt,shall open on signal if at least 48 hoursnotice is given. In emergencies, thedraws shall open as soon as possible.

§ 117.971 Neches River.

The draw of the Burlington NorthernSanta Fe railroad bridge, mile 53.9 atEvadale, need not be opened for thepassage of vessels.

§ 117.975 Old Brazos River.

The draw of the Union Pacific rail-road bridge, mile 4.4 at Freeport, shallbe maintained in the fully open posi-tion, except for the crossing of trainsor for maintenance.

§ 117.977 Pelican Island Causeway,Galveston Channel.

The draw of the Pelican Island Cause-way bridge, mile 356.1 across GalvestonChannel at Galveston, shall open onsignal; except that, from 7 a.m. to 8:30a.m., 12 noon to 1 p.m., and 4:15 p.m. to5:15 p.m. Monday through Friday ex-cept Federal holidays, the draw neednot be opened for passage of vessels.Public vessels of the United States andvessels in distress shall be passed atany time.

[CGD08–94–024, 59 FR 42758, Aug. 19, 1994]

§ 117.979 Sabine Lake.

The draw of the S82 bridge, mile 10.0at Port Arthur, shall open on signal;except that, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., thedraw shall open on signal if at least sixhours notice is given to the Mainte-nance Construction Supervisor or theMaintenance Foreman at Port Arthur.

§ 117.981 Sabine River.See § 117.493, Sabine River, listed

under Louisiana.

[CGD 92–015, 57 FR 37880, Aug. 21, 1992]

§ 117.983 Sabine River (Old Channel)behind Orange Harbor Island.

The draw of the highway bridge, mile9.5 at Orange, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels.

[CGD 08–84–08, 50 FR 19527, May 9, 1985]

§ 117.984 San Bernard River.The draw of the Union Pacific rail-

road bridge, mile 20.7 near Brazoria,shall open on signal; except that, from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.,the draw shall open on signal if at leastthree hours notice is given.

[CGD 08–84–14, 50 FR 15743, Apr. 22, 1985]

§ 117.987 Taylor Bayou.The draws of the Union Pacific rail-

road bridge, mile 2.0, and the S73bridge, mile 10.2, both at West Port Ar-thur, need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels.

§ 117.989 Trinity River.The draws of the Union Pacific Rail-

road bridges, mile 41.4 at Liberty, mile54.8 at Kenefick, mile 117.3 at Goodrich,mile 181.8 at Riverside, and the Bur-lington Northern Santa Fe railroadbridge, mile 96.2 at Romayor, need notbe opened for the passage of vessels.

[USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527, June 30, 1998]

§ 117.991 Victoria Channel.The draw of the Union Pacific rail-

road automated bridge, mile 29.4 nearBloomington, operates as follows:

(a) The draw is not constantlymanned and is normally in the downposition, providing a vertical clearanceof 22 feet above mean high water.

(b) Three prolonged blasts of a hornor whistle from an approaching vesselactivates navigational approach detec-tors, located one-half mile upstreamand downstream from the bridge. If thedraw is inoperable, the vessel’s soundsignals activate an alarm to alertbridge maintenance crews.


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(c) When a vessel interrupts the beamof a navigational approach detector,the draw opens to the fully raised posi-tion of 50 feet above mean high waterfor 10 minutes; a navigation warningsiren sounds; a navigation light in thecenter of the draw changes from red togreen; and indicator lights located onequarter mile of each side of the bridgechange from red to yellow. However, ifa train is approaching the bridge soclosely that the train may not be safe-ly stopped, the navigation light on thebridge and the indicator lights on ei-ther side of the bridge remain red andthe draw remains closed until the trainhas passed.

(d) Interruption of the detector beamlocated at the end of the bridge fendersystem cancels the existing time inter-vals and starts a new 10 minute inter-val during which the draw remainsopen. The draw remains open until thevessel clears the detector located atthe opposite end of the fender system,or the 10 minute interval elapses,whichever occurs earlier.

(e) If a vessel is unable to reach thedetectors located on the outer ends ofthe fender system before the drawcloses, an additional signal of threeprolonged blasts of a horn or whistlecauses the draw to reopen and initiatea new 10 minute interval.

(f) If the draw is in the open positionfor the passage of a vessel and a trainenters an approach circuit to thebridge, the bridge remains open for fiveminutes if the detector beam has beeninterrupted. If the detector beam hasnot been interrupted, the draw closesat the end of the original 10 minuteopening period and will not reopen inresponse to the additional signal de-scribed in paragraph (e) of this section.After the train passes, the draw openson signal for any waiting vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

VERMONT

§ 117.993 Lake Champlain.

(a) The draws of the bridges listed inthis section shall open as soon as pos-sible for the passage of public vessels ofthe United States and Vermont Fishand Game Department vessels.

(b) The draw of the US2 bridge, mile91.8 between South Hero Island andNorth Hero Island, shall open on sig-nal—

(1) From May 15 through October 15from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.;

(2) From May 15 through October 15from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. if at least fourhours notice is given; and

(3) From October 16 through May 14 ifat least 24 hours notice is given.

(c) The draw of the Central VermontRailway bridge across Missisquoi Bay,mile 105.6 shall open on signal:


(i) Monday through Friday from 9a.m. to 5 p.m.:

(ii) Saturdays, Sundays, Independ-ence Day and Labor Day from 7 a.m. to11 p.m;

(iii) At all other times, if at least twohours notice is given.

(2) From September 16 through June14, if at least 24 hours notice is given.

(d) The draw of the SR78 bridge, mile105.9 between Alburg Tongue and EastAlburg, shall open on signal if at least24 hours notice is given.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD3 83–059, 49 FR 44208, Nov. 5,1984]

VIRGINIA

§ 117.995 Appomattox River.The draw of the Seaboard System

Railroad bridge, mile 2.5 at Hopewell,shall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given to the Seaboard SystemAgent at Hopewell. However, adrawtender shall be in constant attend-ance and the draw shall open on signalupon 30 days notice, in writting, to doso from the District Commander.

§ 117.997 Atlantic Intracoastal Water-way, South Branch of the ElizabethRiver to the Albemarle and Chesa-peake Canal.

(a) The draw of the Jordan (S337)bridge, mile 2.8, in Chesapeake:

(1) Shall open on signal at any timefor public vessels of the United States,vessels in distress, commercial vesselscarrying liquefied flammable gas orother harmful substances, and commer-cial and/or public vessels assisting inany emergency situation.


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(2) From 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. andfrom 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday, except Federal holi-days:

(i) Need not open for the passage ofpleasure craft or commercial vesselsthat do not qualify under paragraph(a)(2)(ii) of this section.

(ii) Need not open for commercialcargo vessels, including tugs and tows,unless 2 hours advance notice has beengiven to the Jordan Bridge Office at(757) 545–4695.


(b) The draw of the Norfolk and West-ern railroad bridge across the SouthBranch of the Elizabeth River, mile 3.6at Portsmouth-Chesapeake, shall bemaintained in the open position; exceptthe draw may close for the crossing oftrains and maintenance of the bridge.When the draw is closed, a drawtendershall be present and the draw shallopen on signal.

(c) The draw of the Gilmerton (US13/460) bridge, mile 5.8, in Chesapeake:

(1) Shall open on signal at any timefor public vessels of the United States,vessels in distress, commercial vesselscarrying liquefied flammable gas orother harmful substances, and commer-cial and/or public vessels assisting inany emergency situation.

(2) From 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday throughFriday, except Federal holidays thebridge:

(i) Need not open for the passage ofpleasure craft or commercial vesselsthat do not qualify under paragraph(c)(2)(ii) of this section.

(ii) Need not open for commercialcargo vessels, including tugs, and tugswith tows, unless 2 hours advance no-tice has been given to the GilmertonBridge at (757) 545–1512.


(d) The draw of the I64 bridge acrossthe South Branch of the ElizabethRiver, mile 7.1 at Chesapeake, shallopen on signal if at least 24 hours no-tice is given.

(e) The draw of the Dominion Boule-vard Bridge, mile 8.8, in Chesapeakeshall open on signal, except:

(1) From 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays, the draw-bridge need not open for the passage ofrecreational vessels.

(2) Vessels in an emergency involvingdanger to life or property shall bepassed at any time.

(f) The draw of the S168 bridge, mile12 at Chesapeake (Great Bridge), shallopen on signal; except that, from 6 a.m.to 7 p.m., the draw need be opened onlyon the hour. If any vessel is approach-ing the bridge and cannot reach thedraw exactly on the hour, thedrawtender may delay the hourly open-ing up to 10 minutes past the hour forthe passage of the approaching vesseland any other vessels that are waitingto pass. Vessels in an emergency condi-tion which presents danger to life orproperty shall be passed at any time.

(g) The draw of the Albemarle &Chesapeake Railroad bridge, mile 13.9,in Chesapeake, Virginia, shall be main-tained in the open position; the drawmay close only for the crossing oftrains and maintenance of the bridge.When the draw is closed, a bridgetendershall be present to reopen the drawafter the train has cleared the bridge.

(h) The draw of the Centerville Turn-pike (SR 170) bridge across the Albe-marle and Chesapeake Canal, mile 15.2,at Chesapeake, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., thedraw need only be opened on the hourand half-hour, seven days a week year-around, for the passage of pleasurecraft. Public vessels of the UnitedStates, commercial vessels, and vesselsin an emergency condition whichpresent danger to life or property shallbe passed at any time.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD5–91–045, 56 FR 49411, Sept.30, 1991; CGD5–90–026, 57 FR 46506, Oct 9, 1992;CGD5–90–043, 58 FR 16124, Mar. 25, 1993;CGD05–94–050, 59 FR 67632, Dec. 30, 1994;CGD05–94–117, 60 FR 37365, July 20, 1995;CGD05–95–029, 61 FR 1715, Jan. 23, 1996;USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527, June 30, 1998]

§ 117.999 Blackwater River.

The draw of the S189 bridge, mile 9.2at South Quay, shall open on signal ifat least 24 hours notice is given.


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§ 117.1001 Cat Point Creek.The draw of the S634 bridge, mile 0.3

at Naylors, need not be opened for thepassage of vessels.

§ 117.1003 Chickahominy River.The draw of the highway bridge, mile

1.5 at Barrets Ferry, shall open on sig-nal; except that, from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.,the draw shall open on signal if at least12 hours notice is given.[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984;49 FR 37382, Sept. 24, 1984]

§ 117.1007 Elizabeth River—EasternBranch.

(a) The draw of the Norfolk and West-ern Railroad bridge, mile 2.7 at Nor-folk, shall open on signal; except that,from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., the draw shallopen on signal if at least three hoursnotice is given.

(b) The draw of the Berkley Bridgemile 0.4. at Norfolk, shall remainclosed one hour prior to the publishedstart of a scheduled marine event regu-lated under § 100.501, and shall remainclosed until one hour following thecompletion of the event unless the Pa-trol Commander designated under§ 100.501 allows the bridge to open forcommercial vessel traffic.

(c) The draw of the Berkley Bridge,mile 0.4 in Norfolk—

(1) Shall open on signal at any timeexcept from 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. andfrom 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday, except Federal holi-days.

(2) From 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday throughFriday, except Federal holidays;

(3) Shall open at any time for com-mercial vessels with a draft of 22 feetor more, provided at least 12 hours ad-vance notice has been given to theBerkley Bridge Traffic Control Roomat (804) 494–2424, and

(4) Shall open on signal at any timefor a vessel in distress.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 43463, Oct. 29, 1984, asamended by CGD 05–88–13, 53 FR 20321, June3, 1988; CGD 5–89–43, 54 FR 30039, July 18, 1989;CGD5–90–023, 55 FR 23434, June 8, 1990]

§ 117.1011 Great Wicomico River.The draw of the S200 bridge, mile 8.0

at Tipers, shall open on signal; except

that, if an opening is desired from 6p.m. to 6 a.m., the drawtender on dutyshall be notified before 6 p.m.

§ 117.1013 Kinsale Creek.The draw of the state highway

bridge, mile 4.0, at Kinsale need not beopened for the passage of vessels.

§ 117.1015 Mattaponi River.The draws of the Lord Delaware (S33)

bridge, mile 0.8 at West Point, and theS629 bridge, mile 28.5 at Walkerton,shall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given. The drawtender servicefor either bridge shall be increased tothe degree determined to be adequatewithin 30 days after written notice isreceived from the District Commanderto do so.

§ 117.1021 North Landing River.The draw of the S165 bridge, mile 20.2

at Chesapeake, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 6 a.m to 7 p.m., thedraw need be opened only on the hourand half hour for the passage of pleas-ure craft. Public vessels of the UnitedStates, commercial vessels, and vesselsin an emergency endangering life orproperty shall be passed at any time.

§ 117.1023 Pamunkey River.(a) The draw of the Eltham Bridge

(SR33/30), mile 1.0, located in WestPoint, Virginia, shall open on signal;except that, the bridge need not openfor commercial crabbing and fishingvessels and recreational vessels onMondays through Fridays, except Fed-eral Holidays, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., 12noon to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., atall other times, the bridge will open forthese vessels only on the hour, Mondaythrough Friday, except Federal holi-days.

(b) Public vessels of the UnitedStates and vessels in an emergency in-volving danger to life or property shallbe passed at any time.

[CGD05–94–072, 59 FR 46173, Sept. 7, 1994]

§ 117.1025 York River.(a) The Coleman Memorial bridge,

mile 7.0, at Yorktown, shall open onsignal; except from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. and3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Fri-day, except Federal holidays, the


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bridge shall remain closed to naviga-tion.

(b) The bridge shall be opened at any-time for vessels in an emergency whichpresents danger to life or property.

[CGD05–93–054, 59 FR 5954, Feb. 9, 1994, asamended by CGD05–95–023, 60 FR 31247, June14, 1995]

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§ 117.1031 Chehalis River.The draw of the SR–101 highway

bridge, mile 0.1, at Aberdeen, shallopen on a signal of two short blasts fol-lowed by one prolonged blast from onehour before sunrise to one hour aftersunset, except that from 7:15 a.m. to8:15 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.,Monday through Friday, except Fed-eral holidays, the draw need not beopened for the passage of vessels of lessthan 5,000 gross tons. At all othertimes, the draw shall open on signal ifat least one hour notice is given by ma-rine radio, telephone, or other suitablemeans to the Washington Departmentof Transportation.

[CGD13 85–15, 51 FR 2394, 2395, Jan. 16, 1986, asamended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527,June 30, 1998]

§ 117.1035 Columbia River.(a) The term drawtender, as used in

this section means the operator of thedrawspan, whether that person may bea train crew member, maintenance per-son, or an officially designateddrawtender.

(b) The draw of the semi-automatedUnion Pacific railroad bridge (KalanBridge), mile 323.4, near Kennewick,Washington, is normally maintained inthe fully open position with nodrawtender in attendance. A radar bea-con (RACON) is located at the center ofthe drawspan. The RACON operatesonly when the drawspan is fully open,by responding with the Morse letter‘‘K’’ to X-band radar signals. When nec-essary to close the drawspan for thepassage of a train or for maintenance,a drawtender shall be dispatched to op-erate the draw from either of the re-mote control stations located at theends of the bridge. Operation of thebridge shall be as follows:

(1) The drawtender shall broadcast aradio message over Channel 16–VHF to

all vessels in the vicinity that theKalan Bridge will be closing in twominutes. If after two minutes no re-sponse is received, the drawtender shallbroadcast a message over Channel 13–VHF that the Kalan Bridge is closing.Both messages shall be broadcasttwice.

(2) Prior to activating the closing se-quence the drawtender shall visuallyinspect the waterway for marine trafficapproaching the bridge. The closing se-quence shall not be activated untilafter marine traffic has cleared thebridge.

(3) When the closing sequence is acti-vated, the following functions occurautomatically: The RACON is deacti-vated, red strobe lights on the lift tow-ers and on the channel piers startflashing, a downward pointing arrowconsisting of amber colored lights isdisplayed from the center of thedrawspan and a recorded message isbroadcast over Channel 13–VHF advis-ing that the Kalan Bridge is closed toriver traffic. The radio message is re-peated every five minutes, the redlights continue to flash and the down-ward pointing arrow is displayed, untilthe lift span returns to the up andlocked position. At the end of the tenminutes, a horn sounds for 30 seconds,the span begins closing and thecenterspan navigation lights turn fromgreen to red. The horn sounds for 30seconds at 10 minute intervals, untilthe lift span returns to the up andlocked position.

(4) If for any reason during the clos-ing sequence a danger is posed to ma-rine traffic, the closing sequence shallbe stopped and the bridge reopeneduntil the threat of danger has passed.

(5) If the bridge is to be temporarilyclosed for maintenance or for purposesother than the passage of a train, thedrawtender shall continually monitorChannels 13 and 16 for calls from ap-proaching vessels, and respond to in-quiries from vessels about the closure.

(6) After a train has cleared thebridge, the following functions occurautomatically: The drawspan returnsto the fully open and locked position,the RACON is reactivated, the arrowdisplay and the red strobe lights are


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extinguished, the red centerspan navi-gation lights return to green and a re-corded message is broadcast over Chan-nel 13–VHF that the Kalan Bridge isopen for marine traffic.

(7) Bridge status information may beobtained by calling the commercialtelephone number posted at thedrawspan of the bridge.

(c) The draw of the Burlington North-ern Santa Fe railroad bridge at mile328.0, between Pasco and Kennewick,shall open on signal from 8 a.m. to 4p.m. At all other times the draw shallopen on signal if at least 2 hour’s no-tice is given through the GeneralYardmaster, Pasco, Washington.

[CGD13 92–02, 57 FR 37712, Aug. 20, 1992]

§ 117.1037 Cowlitz River.(a) The draw of the Burlington

Northern Santa Fe railroad bridge,mile 1.5, shall operate as follows:

(1) The draw shall open on signal if atleast 24 hours notice is given.

(2) In the event of an emergency de-clared by the Cowlitz County Depart-ment of Emergency Services, thebridge shall be capable of opening upontwo hours notice. Notification of emer-gencies and requests for openings dur-ing emergencies are initiated throughthe Cowlitz County Department ofEmergency Services.

(3) The operating machinery of thedraw shall be maintained in a service-able condition and the draw shall beopened and closed at intervals frequentenough to make certain that the ma-chinery is in proper order for satisfac-tory operation.

(4) During periods of fog or similarperiods of reduced visibility, thedrawtender, after acknowledging thesignal to open, shall toll a bell continu-ously during the approach and passageof the vessel.

(b) The draw of the Allen StreetBridge, mile 5.5, need not open for thepassage of vessels.

[CGD13 91–01, 56 FR 23518, May 22, 1991]

§ 117.1039 [Reserved]

§ 117.1041 Duwamish Waterway.(a) The draws of each bridge across

the Duwamish Waterway shall open onsignal, except as follows:

(1) From Monday through Friday, ex-cept Federal holidays, the draws of theFirst Avenue South Bridge, mile 2.5,need not be opened for the passage ofvessels from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from3 p.m. to 6 p.m., except: The drawsshall open at any time for a vessel of5,000 gross tons and over, a vessel tow-ing a vessel of 5,000 gross tons and over,and a vessel proceeding to pick up fortowing a vessel of 5,000 gross tons andover.

(2) The draws of the Fourteenth (Six-teenth) Avenue South highway bridge,mile 3.8, need not be opened for thepassage of vessels from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday, except Federal holi-days.

(b) The following bridges shall openon the specified signals:

(1) Burlington Northern Santa Ferailroad bridge, mile 0.4, and South-west Spokane Street bridge, mile 0.3,one prolonged blast followed quicklyby three short blasts.

(2) Burlington Northern Santa Ferailroad bridge, mile 0.4, one prolongedblast followed quickly by one shortblast.

(3) First Avenue South bridge, mile2.5, three prolonged blasts.

(4) Fourteenth Avenue South bridge,mile 3.8, one prolonged blast followedquickly by one short blast and one pro-longed blast.

(c) When fog prevails by day or bynight, the drawtender of bridges listedin this section, after giving the ac-knowledging signal to open, shall toll abell continuously during the approachand passage of vessels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD13 84–14, 49 FR 35498, Sept.10, 1984; CGD13 8–13, 49 FR 35628, Sept. 11,1984; CGD13 84–12, 50 FR 10228, Mar. 14, 1985;CGD13 85–01, 50 FR 30271, July 25, 1985; CGD1391–05, 56 FR 41284, Aug. 20, 1991]

§ 117.1045 Hood Canal.

The draw of the Washington Statepontoon highway bridge near PortGamble operates as follows:

(a) The draw shall open on signal ifat least one hour’s notice is given. Thedraw shall be opened horizontally for300 feet unless the maximum opening of600 feet is requested.


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(b) Telephone requests for bridgeopenings may be directed as collectcalls to the Toll Office at the bridgesite. The call may also be made by di-rect telephone communication throughthe Seattle Marine Operator, StationKOH, or through other marine wire orradio telephone service.

(c) During unusual or emergency pe-riods, the authorized representative ofthe owner of or agency controlling thebridge shall open the draw on a demandbasis for specified periods of time, nor-mally not exceeding 48 hours, when re-quested by the Department of theNavy. While on a demand basis, adrawtender shall be in attendance onthe bridge with radio communicationequipment in operation.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD13 84–13, 49 FR 35628, Sept.11, 1984; CGD13–95–011, 62 FR 43097, Aug. 12,1997]

§ 117.1047 Hoquiam River.(a) When fog prevails by day or night,

the drawtender of each bridge listed inthis section, after giving the acknowl-edging signal to open, shall toll a bellcontinuously during the approach andpassage of vessels.

(b) The draw of the Puget Sound andPacific railroad bridge, mile 0.3 atHoquiam, shall be maintained in thefully open position except for the pas-sage of trains or for maintenance.When the draw of the bridge is closedand the visibility at the drawtender’sstation is less than one mile up ordown the channel, the drawtender shallsound two long blasts every minute.When the draw is reopened, thedrawtender shall sound one long blastfollowed by one short blast.

(c) The draw of Simpson AvenueBridge, mile 0.5, at Hoquiam, shallopen on signal if at least one hour no-tice is given by marine radio, tele-phone, or other suitable means to theWashington Department of Transpor-tation. The opening signal is two pro-longed blasts followed by one shortblast.

(d) The draw of the Riverside AvenueBridge, mile 0.9, at Hoquiam, shallopen on signal if at least one hour no-tice is given by marine radio, tele-phone, or other suitable means to theWashington Department of Transpor-

tation. The opening signal is two pro-longed blasts followed by two shortblasts.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD13 84–11, 49 FR 46548, Nov. 27,1984; CGD13 85–15, 51 FR 2395, Jan. 16, 1986;CCGD13–93–019, 58 FR 44613, Aug. 24, 1993]

§ 117.1049 Lake Washington.

The draw of the Evergreen PointFloating Bridge between Seattle andBellevue shall operate as follows:

(a) The draw shall open on signal ifat least two hours notice is given.

(b) Telephone requests for bridgeopening may be directed as collectcalls to the Highway Radio or made bydirect telephone communicationthrough the Seattle Marine Operator,Station KOH, or through other marinewire or radiotelephone service.

(c) The draw need not be opened from5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Fri-day, except for all Federal holidaysother than Columbus Day.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD13 84–13, 49 FR 35628, Sept.11, 1984; CGD13–94–039, 60 FR 54434, Oct. 24,1995]

§ 117.1051 Lake Washington ShipCanal.

(a) When fog prevails by day or bynight, the drawtender of each bridgelisted in this section, after giving theacknowledging signal to open, shalltoll a bell continuously during the ap-proach and passage of vessels.

(b) All non-self-propelled vessels,craft, or rafts navigating this water-way for which the opening of any drawis necessary shall be towed by a suit-able self-propelled vessel while passingthe draw.

(c) The draw of the Burlington North-ern Santa Fe railroad bridge, mile 0.1,shall open on signal.

(d) The draws of the Ballard Bridge,mile 1.1, Fremont Bridge, mile 2.6, andUniversity Bridge, mile 4.3, shall openon signal, except that:

(1) The draws need not be opened fora period of up to 10 minutes after re-ceiving an opening request, if needed topass accumulated vehicular traffic.However, the draws shall open withoutdelay, when requested by vessels en-gaged in towing operations.


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(2) The draws need not open from 7a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-day through Friday, except FederalHolidays for any vessel or watercraft ofless than 1,000 gross tons, unless thevessel has in tow a vessel of 1,000 grosstons or over, except under emergencyconditions when the Seattle City Engi-neer is notified.

(3) Between the hours of 11 p.m. and7 a.m. the draws shall open if at leastone hour notice is given by telephone,radiotelephone, or otherwise to thedrawtender at the Fremont AvenueBridge.

(e) The draw of the Montlake Bridge,mile 5.2, shall open on signal, exceptthat:

(1) The draw need not open for a pe-riod of up to 10 minutes after receivingan opening request, if needed to passaccumulated vehicular traffic. How-ever, the draw shall open withoutdelay, when requested by vessels en-gaged in towing operations.

(2) For any vessel or watercraft ofless than 1,000 gross tons, unless thevessel has in tow a vessel of 1,000 grosstons or over, from Monday throughFriday, except Federal Holidays:

(i) The draw need not open from 7a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 6p.m.

(ii) The draw need open only on thehour and half hour from 12:30 p.m. to3:30 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

(3) Between the hours of 11 p.m. and7 a.m. the draw shall open if at leastone hour notice is given by telephone,radiotelephone, or otherwise to thedrawtender at the Fremont Bridge.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD 82–025, 49 FR 26722, June 29,1984; CGD13 84–13, 49 FR 35628, Sept. 11, 1984;CGD13 86–02, 51 FR 18788, May 22, 1986; CGD 1388–03, 53 FR 10535, April 1, 1988; CGD13 89–06,54 FR 52798, Dec. 22, 1989; CGD 96–026, 61 FR33664, June 28, 1996]

§ 117.1053 Lewis River.The draw of the Burlington Northern

Santa Fe railroad bridge, mile 2.0 atWoodland, need not be opened for thepassage of vessels.

§ 117.1055 Skagit River.The draws of all bridges across the

Skagit river need not be opened for thepassage of vessels. However, the draws

shall be returned to operable conditionwithin one year after notification bythe District Commander to do so.

§ 117.1057 Skamokawa Creek.The draw of the Washington State

highway bridge at Skamokawa neednot be opened for the passage of ves-sels.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984; 49 FR43463, Oct. 29, 1984]

§ 117.1058 Snake River.(a) The draw of the Burlington

Northern Santa Fe railroad bridgeacross the Snake River at mile 1.5 be-tween Pasco and Burbank is automatedand is normally maintained in the fullyopen to navigation position.

(b) Lights. All lights required forautomated operation shall be visiblefor a distance of at least 2 miles andshall be displayed at all times, day andnight.

(1) When the draw is fully open, asteady green light shall be displayed atthe center of the drawspan on both up-stream and downstream sides.

(2) When the draw is not fully open, asteady red light shall be displayed atthe center of the drawspan on both up-stream and downstream sides.

(3) When the draw is about to close,flashing yellow lights in the form of adown-pointing arrow shall be displayedat the center of the drawspan on bothupstream and downstream sides.

(4) A similar set of red, green, andyellow lights shall be displayed on a re-mote lighting panel located near thenorth end, upstream side, of the Wash-ington State highway bridge at mile2.2. These lights shall be synchronizedwith the lights on the railroad bridgeand shall be visible to vessles travelingdownstream throughout the passage ofthe channel adjacent to Strawberry Is-land.

(c) Operation. When a train ap-proaches the bridge, the yellow lightsshall start flashing. After an eight-minute delay, the green lights shallchange to red, the drawspan shall lowerand lock, and the yellow lights shall beextinguished. Red lights shall continueto be displayed until the train hascrossed and the drawspan is again inthe fully open position. At that time,the red lights shall change green.


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(d) Vessels equipped with radio-telephones may contact BurlingtonNorthern Santa Fe to obtain informa-tion on the status of the bridge. Bridgestatus information also may be ob-tained by calling the commercial tele-phone number posted at the drawspanof the bridge.

[CGD13 84–05, 49 FR 43956, Nov. 1, 1984]

§ 117.1059 Snohomish River, Steam-boat Slough, and Ebey Slough.

(a) Drawtenders of bridges listed inthis section shall acknowledge soundsignals as follows:

(1) When draw can be opened imme-diately, two prolonged blasts followedby one short blast or three loud anddistinct strokes of a bell.

(2) When draw cannot be opened im-mediately, or when it is open and mustbe closed promptly, two prolongedblasts or two loud and distinct strokesof a bell. This signal may also be usedby a vessel to countermand its call sig-nal.

(b) When fog prevails by day or bynight, the drawtender of each bridgelisted in this section, after giving theacknowledging signal to open, shalltoll a bell continuously during the ap-proach and passage of vessels.

(c) The draws of the twin, SR 529,highway bridges across the SnohomishRiver, mile 3.6, at Everett shall openon signal if at least one-hour notice isgiven. On weekdays, Monday throughFriday, notice for openings shall begiven by marine radio, telephone, orother means to the drawtender at theSR 529 highway bridge across EbeySlough, at Marysville, and at all othertimes to the drawtender at the twin SR529 bridges at Everett. One signal opensboth draws. During freshets, adrawtender shall be in constant attend-ance and the draws shall open on signalwhen so ordered by the District Com-mander.

(d) The draw of the SR2 highwaybridge across the Snohomish River,mile 6.9, at Everett, shall open on sig-nal if at least four hours notice isgiven. During freshets, a drawtendershall be in constant attendance and thedraw shall open on signal when so or-dered by the District Commander.

(e) The draw of the Burlington North-ern Santa Fe railroad bridge across the

Snohomish River, mile 15.5, at Snoho-mish, need not be opened for the pas-sage of vessels.

(f) The draw of the Burlington North-ern Santa Fe railroad bridge acrossSteamboat Slough, mile 1.0, nearMarysville, shall open on signal if atleast four hours notice is given. Theopening signal is one prolonged blastfollowed by one short blast and oneprolonged blast.

(g) The draws of the twin, SR 529,highway bridges across SteamboatSlough, miles 1.1 and 1.2, nearMarysville, shall open on signal if atleast four-hours notice is given. Onweekdays, Monday through Friday, no-tice for openings shall be given by ma-rine radio, telephone, or other meansto the drawtender at the SR 529 high-way bridge across Ebey Slough, atMarysville, and at all other times tothe drawtender at the twin SR 529bridges at Everett. One signal opensboth draws. During freshets, adrawtender shall be in constant attend-ance and the draws shall open on signalwhen so ordered by the District Com-mander.

(h) The draws of the SR 529, highwaybridge, across Ebey Slough, mile 1.6, atMarysville, shall open on signal if atleast one-hour notice is given. Onweekdays, Monday through Friday, no-tice for openings shall be given by ma-rine radio, telephone, or other means,to the drawtender at this bridge, and atall other times to the drawtender atthe SR 529 bridges across the Snoho-mish River at Everett. During freshets,a drawtender shall be in constant at-tendance and the draws shall open onsignal when so ordered by the DistrictCommander.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD13 84–13, 49 FR 35628, Sept.11, 1984; CGD13 85–10, 50 FR 25961, June 24,1985]

§ 117.1061 Tacoma Harbor.(a) When fog prevails by day or night,

the drawtender of each bridge listed inthis section, after giving the acknowl-edging signal to open, shall toll a bellcontinuously during the approach andpassage of vessels.

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least two hours notice is given. How-ever the draw need not be opened from6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, ex-cept Federal holidays for vessels of lessthan 1,000 gross tons, unless the vesselshave in tow a vessel 1,000 gross tons orover, or unless the opening of the drawis required for the pickup of a vessel of1,000 gross tons or over for towing. Inemergencies, openings shall be made assoon as possible upon notification tothe Washington State Department ofTransportation.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD13 84–13, 49 FR 35629, Sept.11, 1984; 49 FR 44632, Nov. 8, 1984; CGD 13–98–001, 63 FR 10777, Mar. 5, 1998]

§ 117.1063 Willapa River.

(a) The draw of the US101 highwaybridge across the North Fork WillapaRiver, mile 7.8, at Raymond need notbe opened for the passage of vessels.However the draw shall be returned toan operable condition within sixmonths after notification by the Dis-trict Commander to do so.

(b) The draw of the Washington StateParks and Recreation Commissionbridge across the South Fork WillapaRiver, mile 0.3, at Raymond, shall openon signal if at least 24 hours notice isgiven.

[CGD13 84–13, 49 FR 35629, Sept. 11, 1984, asamended by USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35527,June 30, 1998]

§ 117.1065 Wishkah River.

(a) When fog prevails by day or bynight, the drawtender of each bridgelisted in this section, after giving theacknowledging signal to open, shalltoll a bell continuously during the ap-proach and passage of vessels.

(b) The draw of the Puget Sound andPacific railroad bridge, mile 0.1 at Ab-erdeen, shall be maintained in the fullyopen position, except for the passage oftrains or for maintenance. When thedraw of the bridge is closed and the vis-ibility at the drawtender’s station isless than one mile up or down thechannel, the drawtender shall soundtwo prolonged blasts every minute.When the draw is reopened, thedrawtender shall sound one prolongedblast followed by one short blast.

(c) The draws of the Heron StreetBridge, mile 0.2, and the WishkahStreet Bridge, mile 0.4, at Aberdeen,shall open on signal if a least one hournotice is given by marine radio, tele-phone, or other suitable means to theWashington Department of Transpor-tation. The opening signal for bothbridges is one prolonged blast followedby two short blasts.

[CGD 82–025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, asamended by CGD13 85–15, 51 FR 2395, Jan. 16,1986]

WISCONSIN


The draw of the CP Rail railroadbridge, mile 1.0 at La Crosse, shall openon signal if at least two hours notice isgiven.


§ 117.1083 Duluth-Superior Harbor (St.Louis River).

(a) The draws of the BurlingtonNorthern railroad bridge, mile 5.7 atDuluth, shall open on signal; exceptthat, from January 1 through March 15,the draws shall open on signal if atleast 24 hours notice is given. Theopening signal for the Minnesota Drawis one prolonged blast followed by twoshort blasts and for the WisconsinDraw is two prolonged blasts followedby two short blasts.

(b) The draws of the Grassy Pointbridge, mile 8.0 at Duluth, and the Ar-rowhead bridge, mile 8.7 at Duluth,shall open on signal; except that, fromJanuary 1 through March 15, the drawsshall open on signal if at least 24 hoursnotice is given. The opening signal forthe Grassy Point bridge is two shortblasts followed by one prolonged blastand for the Arrowhead bridge is threeprolonged blasts.

(c) The draw of the Duluth, Missabeand Iron Range Railway bridge, mile16.3 at Duluth, need not be opened forthe passage of vessels. The owner shallreturn the draw to operable conditionwithin a reasonable time when notifiedby the District Commander to do so.


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§ 117.1085 East River.

The draw of the Monroe Avenuebridge, mile 0.3 at Green Bay, need notbe opened for the passage of vessels.

§ 117.1087 Fox River.

(a) The draws of the Main Streetbridge, mile 1.6, Walnut Street bridge,mile 1.8, and Mason Street bridge, mile2.2, all at Green Bay, need not beopened for the passage of vessels from7 a.m. to 8 a.m., 12 noon to 1 p.m., and4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Satur-day except Federal holidays. Publicvessels of the United States, tugs, fire-boats, and vessels with a cargo capac-ity of 300 short tons or over engaged incommercial transportation shall bepassed at any time. The opening signalfor the Main Street bridge is two shortblasts followed by one prolonged blast,for the Walnut Street bridge one pro-longed blast followed by two shortblasts, and for the Mason Street bridgeone prolonged blast, followed by oneshort blast, followed by one prolongedblast.

(b) The draw of the George Streetbridge, mile 7.2 at DePere, shall openon signal during the navigation season;except that, from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. dur-ing the navigation season, the drawshall open on signal if at least twohours notice is given.

(c) The draws of the Main Streetbridge, mile 56.3, Jackson Streetbridge, mile 56.5, Wisconsin Streetbridge, mile 57.0, and the Congress Ave-nue bridge, mile 58.3 all at Oshkosh,shall open on signal from 8 a.m. to 12midnight; except that, from Mondaythrough Friday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15p.m., 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m., and 3 p.m.to 5 p.m., the draws need not be openedfor other than public vessels of theUnited States except on Memorial Day,Independence Day, and Labor Day.From 12 midnight to 8 a.m., the drawsshall open on signal if at least twohours notice is given by radiotelephoneto the Main Street bridge drawtenderor the Winnebago County Sheriff’s De-partment.

(d) The draw of each bridge at or be-tween Berlin and Portage need notopen for the passage of vessels.

§ 117.1089 Manitowoc River.(a) The draws of the Eighth Street

bridge, mile 0.3, and the Tenth Streetbridge, mile 0.5, both at Manitowoc,shall open on signal Monday throughFriday except Saturdays, Sundays,New Year’s Day, Independence Day,Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day andChristmas Day or on the Monday fol-lowing these holidays when they occuron a Sunday. The draws need not beopened from 6:50 a.m. to 7 a.m., 7:50a.m. to 8 a.m., 11:55 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.,and 12:45 p.m. to 1 p.m. The openingsignal for the Eighth Street bridge isone prolonged blast followed by oneshort blast and for the Tenth Streetbridge is two short blasts followed byone prolonged blast. When signal isgiven by a car ferry or other large ves-sel to open either bridge, the remainingbridge shall also be opened promptly sothat the vessel is not held between thetwo bridges.

(b) The draw of the Soo Line railroadbridge, mile 0.9 shall open on the signalof two short blasts followed by one pro-longed blast.

§ 117.1091 Menomonee River.The draw of the Ogden-First Street

bridge, mile 0.4 at Marinette, shallopen on signal from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.from May 1 through October 31. From11 p.m. to 7 a.m. from May 1 throughOctober 31, the draw shall open on sig-nal if at least two hours notice isgiven. From November 1 through April30, the draw shall open on signal if atleast 12 hours notice is given.

§ 117.1093 Milwaukee, Menomonee,and Kinnickinnic Rivers and SouthMenomonee and Burnham Canals.

(a) The draws of each bridge listed inthis section shall open as soon as pos-sible for the passage of public vessels ofthe United States, vessels carryingUnited States mail, vessels licensed tocarry 50 or more passengers when ontheir regular routes, and fireboats ofthe City of Milwaukee.

(b) For all bridges, the drawtender’sacknowledging signal when the drawwill open is the same as the openingsignal. The acknowledging signal whenthe draw will not open, or is open andmust be closed promptly is four shortblasts.


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(c) The draws of bridges across theMilwaukee River operate as follows:

(1) The draws of the North BroadwayStreet bridge, mile 0.5, North WaterStreet bridge, mile 0.6, and MichiganStreet bridge, mile 1.1, all at Milwau-kee, shall open on signal; except that,from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m and 4:30 p.m.to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturdayexcept Federal holidays, the drawsneed not be opened.

(2) The draws of all other bridgesacross the Milwaukee River shall openon signal if at least two hours notice isgiven; except that, from 7:30 a.m. to8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., thedraws need not be opened.

(3) The opening signals are as follows:(i) The Chicago and Northwestern

bridge, mile 0.3, two prolonged blasts.(ii) The North Broadway Street

bridge, mile 0.5, three prolonged blastsfollowed by one short blast.

(iii) The North Water Street bridge,mile 0.6, three prolonged blasts fol-lowed by two short blasts.

(d) The draws of bridges across theMenomonee River and SouthMenomonee Canal operate as follows:

(1) The draw of the North PlankintonAvenue bridge across the MenomoneeRiver, mile 0.1, shall open on signal; ex-cept that, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Saturday except Federal holi-days, the draws need not be opened.

(2) The draws of all other bridgesacross the Menomonee River and SouthMenomonee Canal shall open on signal;except that, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Saturday except Federal holi-days, the draws need not be openedand, from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., the drawsshall open on signal if at least twohours notice is given.

(3) The opening signal for the Chi-cago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacificrailroad bridge across the MenomoneeRiver, mile 0.1, is two prolonged blastsfollowed by two short blasts.

(e) The draws of bridges across theKinnickinnic River operate as follows:

(1) The draw of the Kinnickinnic Ave-nue bridge, mile 1.5, shall open on sig-nal; except that, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Saturday except Federal holi-days, the draw need not be opened.

(2) The draws of the Chicago, Milwau-kee, St. Paul and Pacific railroadbridge, mile 1.5, and the Chicago andNorthwestern Railway bridge, mile1.52, shall open on signal if at least twohours notice is given.

(3) The draws of all other bridgesacross the Kinnickinnic River shallopen on signal; except that, from 7:30a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30p.m. Monday through Saturday exceptFederal holidays, the draws need not beopened and, from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., thedraws shall open on signal if at leasttwo hours notice is given.

(4) The opening signal for the Chi-cago and Northwestern bridge, mile 1.0,is two prolonged blasts.

(f) The draws of bridges across theBurnham Canal operate as follows:

(1) The draw of the Chicago, Milwau-kee, St. Paul and Pacific railroadbridge, mile 0.8, shall open on signal ifat least two hours notice is given.

(2) The draws of all other bridgesacross the Burnham Canal shall openon signal: except that, from 7:30 a.m. to8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mon-day through Saturday except Federalholidays, the draws need not be openedand, from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., the drawsshall open on signal if at least twohours notice is given.

§ 117.1095 Root River.

(a) The draw of the Main Streetbridge, mile 0.3 shall open on signal;except that, from April 1 through De-cember 1 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., thedraw need be opened only on the hour,20 minutes after the hour, and 40 min-utes after the hour to pass all accumu-lated vessels; and, from December 2through March 31, the draw shall openon signal if at least two hours notice isgiven. At all times, public vessels ofthe United States, state or local ves-sels used for public safety, commercialvessels, and vessels in distress shall bepassed as soon as possible.

(b) The draw of the State Streetbridge, mile 0.5, shall open on signal;except that, from October 16 throughApril 30, the draw shall open on signalif at least two hours notice is given. Atall times, public vessels of the UnitedStates, state or local vessels used forpublic safety, commercial vessels, and


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vessels in distress shall be passed assoon as possible.

§ 117.1097 Sheboygan River.The draw of the Eighth Street bridge,

mile 0.7 at Sheboygan, shall open onsignal from May 1 through October 31from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. including Sun-days and legal holidays; except that,from 6:10 a.m. to 7:10 p.m. Mondaythrough Saturday, the draw need beopened only at 10 minutes after thehour, on the half hour, and at 10 min-utes before the hour. At all othertimes, the draw shall open on signal ifat least two hours notice is given. Atall times, public vessels of the UnitedStates, state or local vessels used forpublic safety, and vessels seeking shel-ter from rough weather shall be passedas soon as possible.

§ 117.1099 St. Croix River.See § 117.667, St. Croix River, listed

under Minnesota.

[CGD 92–015, 57 FR 37880, Aug. 21, 1992]

§ 117.1101 Sturgeon Bay.The draw of the Michigan Street

highway bridge, mile 4.3 at SturgeonBay, shall open as follows:

(a) From March 15 through December31—

(1) The draw need open on signal forrecreational vessels only on the hour,24 hours a day. However, if more than20 vessels have accumulated at thebridge, the draw shall open as soon aspossible.

(2) Between the hours of 6 p.m. and 10p.m., the draw need open for rec-

reational vessels only on the hour andhalf-hour.

(3) Between the hours of 10 p.m. and8 a.m., the draw shall open on signal.

(b) The draw shall open on signal forcommercial vessels. Additionally, thedraw shall open on signal for all vesselsseeking shelter from severe weather.

(c) From January 1 through March14, the draw shall open on signal if no-tice is given at least 12 hours in ad-vance of a vessel’s time of intendedpassage through the draw.

[CGD09–94–029, 59 FR 46335, Sept. 8, 1994, asamended by CGD09–94–029, 62 FR 6877, Feb.14, 1997]

§ 117.1103 Upper Mississippi River.

See § 117.671, Upper Mississippi River,listed under Minnesota.

[CGD 92–015, 57 FR 37880, Aug. 21, 1992]

§ 117.1105 Wisconsin River.

The draws of each drawbridge acrossthe Wisconsin River shall open on sig-nal if at least 48 hours notice is given.

§ 117.1107 Wolf River.

The draw of the Winneconne highwaybridge, mile 2.4 at Winneconne, shallopen on signal; except that, from 11p.m. to 7 a.m. from May 1 through Oc-tober 31, at least two hours notice isrequired and, from November 1 throughApril 30, at least 12 hours notice is re-quired. At all times, public vessels ofthe United States, state and local ves-sels used for public safety, and vesselsin distress shall be passed as soon aspossible.


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