{"data":{"id":"us/23-cfr-650.803","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"23 CFR 650.803","heading":"Policy.","body":"It is the policy of FHWA:\n(a) To provide clearances which meet the reasonable needs of navigation and provide for cost-effective highway operations,\n(b) To provide fixed bridges wherever practicable, and\n(c) To consider appropriate pier protection and vehicular protective and warning systems on bridges subject to ship collisions.","path":["Title 23—Highways","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER G—ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS","PART 650—BRIDGES, STRUCTURES, AND HYDRAULICS","Subpart H—Navigational Clearances for Bridges"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-23.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:50Z","sha256":"5a73c24783d6df5834a25cfa053e0e8829530933818f374f3b89730ddc3f7745","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/23-cfr-650.801","next":"us/23-cfr-650.805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}