# 33 CFR § 114.01: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-114.01

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 114.01
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER J—BRIDGES > PART 114—GENERAL

## Text

(a) The purpose of the rules and regulations in this subchapter is to implement certain laws and set forth the requirements for:
(1) Locations and clearances of bridges and causeways over the navigable waters;
(2) Administration of the alteration of unreasonably obstructive bridges; and
(3) Regulation of drawbridge operation.
(b) The rules and regulations in this subchapter also describe the procedures, practices, and instructions, which are applicable to the public subject to certain laws governing bridges and causeways over the navigable waters of the United States.
[USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35012, June 19, 2008, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39174, July 1, 2013]

## Nearby sections

- [33 CFR § 114.01 § 114.01 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-114.01.md)
- [33 CFR § 114.05 § 114.05 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-114.05.md)
- [33 CFR § 114.10 § 114.10 General policies on issuance of permits and drawbridge operation regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-114.10.md)
- [33 CFR § 114.20 § 114.20 Departure from permit plans.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-114.20.md)
- [33 CFR § 114.25 § 114.25 Work constructed without prior authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-114.25.md)
- [33 CFR § 114.30 § 114.30 Revocation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-114.30.md)
- [33 CFR § 114.40 § 114.40 Violations of law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-114.40.md)
- [33 CFR § 114.45 § 114.45 Applications, extensions of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-114.45.md)
- [33 CFR § 114.50 § 114.50 Right of appeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-114.50.md)
- [33 CFR § 115.01 § 115.01 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-115.01.md)
- [33 CFR § 115.05 § 115.05 Necessary primary authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-115.05.md)
- [33 CFR § 115.10 § 115.10 Sufficiency of State authority for bridges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-115.10.md)
- [33 CFR § 115.15 § 115.15 Limiting date in permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-115.15.md)
- [33 CFR § 115.20 § 115.20 Permit bonds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-115.20.md)

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