33 CFR § 118.1 - General requirements.

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title: "33 CFR § 118.1 - General requirements."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "118.1"
section_name: "General requirements."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "BRIDGES"
part_number: "118"
part_name: "BRIDGE LIGHTING AND OTHER SIGNALS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 494; 14 U.S.C. 503, 544; DHS Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 75-046, 40 FR 24898, June 11, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "118"
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# 118.1 General requirements.

All persons owning or operating bridges over the navigable waters of the United States or any international bridge constructed after March 23, 1906, shall maintain at their own expense the lights and other signals required by this part.

[CGD 84-022, 51 FR 16312, May 2, 1986]