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33 C.F.R. § 117.911   Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Little River to Savannah River.

Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters

Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS
Subpart B—Specific Requirements
South Carolina

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§ 117.911   Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Little River to Savannah River.

(a) General. Public vessels of the United States, tugs with tows, and vessels in a situation where a delay would endanger life or property shall, upon proper signal, be passed through the draw of each bridge listed in this section at anytime.

(b) [Reserved]

(c) Ben Sawyer (SR 703) bridge across Sullivan's Island Narrows, mile 462.2 between Sullivan's Island and Mount Pleasant. The draw shall open on signal; except that, the draw need not open from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday except Federal holidays. On Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. the draw need open only on the hour.

(d) SR 171/700 bridge across Wappoo Creek Mile 470.8 at Charleston. The draw shall open on signal, except that from April 1 to November 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except federal holidays, and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays, the bridge need not open except on the hour and half-hour. From June 1 to September 30 and from December 1 to March 30 the draw need not open from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except federal holidays, and from April 1 to May 31 and from October 1 to November 30 Monday through Friday, except federal holidays, the draw need not open from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

(e) John Limehouse Bridge across the Stone River, mile 479.3 at Johns Island. The draw of the John Limehouse Bridge shall open on signal; except that the draw need not open from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except Federal holidays. Between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday except Federal holidays, the draw need open only on the hour and half hour. The draw shall open as soon as possible for the passage of tugs with tows, public vessels of the United States and vessels in a situation where a delay would endanger life or property.

(f) Lady's Island Bridge, across the Beaufort River, Mile 536.0 at Beaufort. The draw shall operate as follows:

(1) On Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays:

(i) From 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the draw need not open; and,

(ii) Between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the draw need open only on the hour and half-hour.

(2) At all other times the draw shall open on signal.

[CGD7 84–29, 50 FR 51250, Dec. 16, 1985, as amended by CGD7 85–55, 51 FR 12320, Apr. 10, 1986; CGD7 86–12, 51 FR 25054, July 10, 1986; CGD7 87–25, 52 FR 42648, Nov. 6, 1987; CGD7 87–18, 52 FR 44107, Nov. 18, 1987; CGD7–90–07, 55 FR 24231, June 15, 1990; CGD7–90–25, 56 FR 1491, Jan. 15, 1991; CGD7–92–82, 57 FR 57963, Dec. 8, 1992; CGD07–99–038, 64 FR 38830, July 20, 1999; CGD07–01–078, 66 FR 42110, Aug. 10, 2001; CGD07–99–038, 67 FR 37682, May 30, 2002; CGD07–04–014, 69 FR 42876, July 19, 2004]

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