{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-237.33","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 237.33","heading":"Content of bridge management programs.","body":"Each bridge management program adopted in compliance with this part shall include, as a minimum, the following:\n(a) An accurate inventory of railroad bridges, which shall include a unique identifier for each bridge, its location, configuration, type of construction, number of spans, span lengths, and all other information necessary to provide for the management of bridge safety;\n(b) A record of the safe load capacity of each bridge;\n(c) A provision to obtain and maintain the design documents of each bridge if available, and to document all repairs, modifications, and inspections of each bridge; and\n(d) A bridge inspection program covering as a minimum:\n(1) Inspection personnel safety considerations;\n(2) Types of inspection including required detail;\n(3) Definitions of defect levels along with associated condition codes if condition codes are used;\n(4) The method of documenting inspections including standard forms or formats;\n(5) Structure type and component nomenclature; and\n(6) Numbering or identification protocol for substructure units, spans, and individual components.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 237—BRIDGE SAFETY STANDARDS","Subpart B—Railroad Bridge Safety Assurance"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"ffd4e25f62882b2f898eec16ed421cc3b3ae417fce9173789de5018556f70c29","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-237.31","next":"us/49-cfr-237.51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}