33 CFR § 117.822 - Cape Fear River.

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title: "33 CFR § 117.822 - Cape Fear River."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "117.822"
section_name: "Cape Fear River."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "BRIDGES"
part_number: "117"
part_name: "DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS"
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# 117.822 Cape Fear River.

The draw of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, mile 26.8, at Wilmington need not open for the passage of vessels from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the second Saturday of July of every year, and from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the first or second Sunday of November of every year to accommodate annual races.

[USCG-2012-0193, 77 FR 50378, Aug. 21, 2012]