{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-117.41","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 117.41","heading":"Maintaining drawbridges in the fully open position.","body":"(a) Drawbridges permanently maintained in the fully open to navigation position may discontinue drawtender service as long as the drawbridge remains fully open to navigation. The drawbridge must remain in the fully open position until drawtender service is restored.\n(b) If a drawbridge is normally maintained in the fully open to navigation position, but closes to navigation for the passage of pedestrian, vehicular, rail, or other traffic, the drawbridge must be tended unless:\n(1) Special operating requirements are established in subpart B of this part for that drawbridge; or\n(2) The drawbridge is remotely operated or automated.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER J—BRIDGES","PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS","Subpart A—General Requirements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"1c0d8e57508c3d8d0308aed4d725ff87a088f2da61ae7f397213bf067da42408","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-117.40","next":"us/33-cfr-117.42"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}