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33 CFR § 115.01 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s115.01"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 115.01 - Purpose."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "115.01"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "BRIDGES"
part_number: "115"
part_name: "BRIDGE LOCATIONS AND CLEARANCES; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Mar. 3, 1899, Ch. 425, sec. 9, 30 Stat. 1151 (33 U.S.C. 401); Mar. 23, 1906, Ch. 1130, sec. 1, 34 Stat. 84 (33 U.S.C. 491); sec. 5, 28 Stat. 362, as amended (33 U.S.C. 499); sec. 11, 54 Stat. 501, as amended (33 U.S.C. 521); Aug 2, 1946, Ch. 753, title V, sec. 502, 60 Stat. 847, as amended (33 U.S.C. 525); 86 Stat. 732 (33 U.S.C. 535); 14 U.S.C. 503."
regulatory_source: "CGFR 67-46, 32 FR 17771, Dec. 12, 1967, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "115"
---

# 115.01 Purpose.

This part states the requirements for applying for a permit to construct or modify bridges crossing the navigable waters of the United States. It also sets forth the procedures by which the application is processed by the Coast Guard.

[CGD 82-006, 47 FR 36641, Aug. 23, 1982, as amended by USCG-2012-0306, 77 FR 37314, June 21, 2012]