23 CFR § 650.801 - Purpose.

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title: "23 CFR § 650.801 - Purpose."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
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chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
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part_name: "BRIDGES, STRUCTURES, AND HYDRAULICS"
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# 650.801 Purpose.

The purpose of this regulation is to establish policy and to set forth coordination procedures for Federal-aid highway bridges which require navigational clearances.