97.014 — Bridge Alteration/Infrastructure
- Federal Agency:
- department of homeland security
- Program Website:
- http://www.dhs.gov
- Authorization:
- Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899, Section 18, 30 Stat. 1153, 33 U.S.C. 502; Bridge Act of 1906, Sections 4 and 5, 34 Stat. 85, 33 U.S.C. 494, 495; Act of June 21, 1940, as amended; Truman-Hobbs Act, 54 Stat. 497, 33 U.S.C. 511-523.
- Headquarters:
- Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Drive, SW., Washington, D.C. 20528. Telephone: (202) 282-8000.
Program Summary and Objectives
To accomplish alteration of obstructive bridges to render navigation through or under it reasonably free, easy, and unobstructed for the benefit of navigation. In accordance with the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996, permanent authority exists in 49 U.S.C. 104(e) to transfer funds from the Federal-Aid Highways discretionary bridge program to the Coast Guard to finance alteration of Truman-Hobbs obstructive highway bridges.
Examples of Projects Funded
1. Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge over the Willamette River, Portland, Oregon. 2. CSX Transportation Company Bridge over the East Pascagoula River, Pascagoula, Mississippi. 3. Trent River Railroad Bridge, New Bern, North Carolina. 4. Norfolk and Southern Railroad Bridge over the Mississippi River, Hannibal, Missouri. 5. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Bridge over the Mississippi River, Burlington, Iowa. 6. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company Bridge over the Mississippi River, Fort Madison, Iowa. 7. Georgia DOT Sidney Lanier Bridge over the Burnswick River, Burnswick, Georgia. 8. Florida Avenue Bridge across the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal, New Orleans, Louisiana. 9. Boston City Bridge over Chelsea river, Boston, Massachusetts. 10. South Carolina DOT Limehouse Bridge over the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Charleston, South Carolina. 11. U.S. Navy Reserve Basin Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 12. EJ&E Railroad Company Bridge over the Illinois Waterway, Divine, Illinois. 13. CSX Transportation Company Bridge over the Mobile River, Hurricane, Alabama.
Program Accomplishments
The Coast Guard has completed 27 bridge alteration projects at a total cost of $193 million to the Government. At present, 9 projects located in Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Illinois, Alabama, Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania are under design and construction. The majority of the above projects are railroad bridges with a small number of highway bridges.