First Coast Guard DistrictBridge Administration

January 2008Auxiliary Brief

Program Description

Bridge Administration is a Coast Guard regulatory program which seeks to protect the reasonable needs of navigation while balancing the needs of competing modes of transportation. This is accomplishedthrough the Coast Guard’s bridge permitting, drawbridge regulation, navigational lighting, bridge construction oversight and civil penalty authorities. There are approximately 2,000 bridges over navigablewaters of the United States within the First District;200 movable bridges.

Bridge Administration Programs/Missions

Intermodal Safety Mobility Protection of Natural

Resources National Defense/Port

Security Economic Growth and

Trade

Programs

•Permits•Drawbridge Regs•Construction Oversight•Enforcement•Obstructive Bridges•Jurisdiction•Homeland Security

Missions

BRIDGE BRANCH Organization

Bridge Program Manager Gary Kassof

DeputyJoe Arca-Operations

Transp AsstMichelle Forde**

Operations

Permits

Boston office 617 223-8364

Judy YeeJohn Mcdonald

New York office212 668-7165

vacant

Sylvia Bowens

Navigational Lighting Regulatory Authority

33 Code of Federal Regulations Part 118 - Standard lighting for bridges-District Commander

has discretion to deviate from standards (available on internet – www.uscg.mil - click on

USCG HQ, Bridge Admin division then bridge lighting manual)- Penalties - Application procedures- Light characteristics- Alternate bridge markings- Vertical clearance gauges

SECTOR/DPB INTERFACE

Exchange of bridge related information Early and continued project coordination Port Security Marine Safety Issues

– navigation lighting discrepancies– fender system damage– drawbridge outages/delays– allisions

DPB/AUXILIARY INTERFACE

Marine Safety Issues– navigation lighting discrepancies– fender system damage– clearance gauge condition– other bridge markingsNavigational Information ExchangeAdministrative assistance

LIGHTING DISCREPANCIES

Lights extinguished/ Dirty globe Color and arc of visibility Center of channel vs center of bridge location Green c/c lights providing range (fixed bridges) Red margin of channel lights no lower than low

steel

NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTING

C/C GREEN LIGHT

INCORRECT RED LIGHT PLACEMENT

NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTING

ONLY GREEN LIGHTSHOULD BE BELOWLOW STEELOF BRIDGE

FENDER DISCREPANCIES

Missing or broken wales Fender protruding into channel Steel/metal exposed to channel Bolts not recessed Dolphin clusters “leaning”

Broken or dirty vertical clearance gauge Missing or inaccurate drawbridge operating rule sign

PHOTOS REQUESTED

BRIDGE FENDERS

PROTRUDING BOLTS

MISSING WALES

BRIDGE FENDERS

PROTRUDING BOLTS TOP VIEW

STEEL JACKETING

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

NAVIGATIONAL CHANNEL THROUGH BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SITE

DISCREPANCY PROCESS

Receive discrepancy report BNM/LNM as required Contact with bridge owner

- telephone- follow up letter

Questions