(a) Bridge eligibility requires the following:
(1) Have an opening of 20 feet or more;
(2) Be located on an IRR that is included in the IRR Inventory;
(3) Be structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, and
(4) Be recorded in the NBI maintained by the FHWA.
(b) Bridges that were constructed, rehabilitated or replaced in the last 10 years, will be eligible only for seismic retrofit or installation of scour countermeasures.
authority: 23 U.S.C. 120(j) and (k), 202, and 315; Section 1119 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) (Pub. L. 109–59, 119 Stat. 1144); and
49 CFR 1.48
source: 73 FR 15664, Mar. 25, 2008, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 23 CFR 661.17