Document ID: USCG-2015-0289-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Willamette River, Portland, OR (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2015-04-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 23444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09787]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0289]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that govern three Multnomah County bridges: The 
Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7, the Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, and the 
Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, all crossing the Willamette River at 
Portland, OR. The deviation is necessary to accommodate the annual Rock 
`n' Roll Half Marathon event. This deviation allows the bridges to 
remain in the closed-to-navigation position to allow safe roadway 
movement of event participants.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 3 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. on May 17, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0289] is available 
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH'' 
box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line 
associated with this deviation. You may also visit the Docket 
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the 
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Steven Fischer, Bridge 
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-220-7282, 
email d13-pf-d13bridges@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the 
docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County has requested a temporary 
deviation from the operating schedule for the Broadway Bridge, mile 
11.7, the Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 
13.1, all crossing the Willamette River at Portland, OR. The requested 
deviation is to accommodate the annual Rock `n' Roll Half Marathon 
event. The Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7, provides a vertical clearance of 
90 feet in the closed position, the Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, 
provides a vertical clearance of 69 feet in the closed position, and 
the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, provides a vertical clearance of 49 
feet in the closed position; all clearances are referenced to the 
vertical clearance above Columbia River Datum 0.0. Waterway usage on 
this part of the Willamette River includes vessels ranging from 
commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft.
    The normal operating schedule for all three bridges, detailed in 33 
CFR 117.897(c)(3), states that the bridges open on signal if notice is 
given to the given to the drawtender of the Hawthorne Bridge. The 
normal operating schedule for the Broadway Bridge and the Morrison 
Bridge stipulates that a one-hour notice is to be given from 8 a.m. to 
5 a.m., Monday through Friday, and two-hour notice is to be given at 
all other times. The normal operating schedule for the Hawthorne Bridge 
does not require advance notice.
    To facilitate the annual Rock `n' Roll Half Marathon event, the 
draws of the Broadway Bride, the Morrison Bridge, and the Hawthorne 
Bridge will be maintained in the closed-to-navigation positions from 3 
a.m. to 12:35 p.m. on May 17, 2015. The bridges will be able to open 
for emergencies. There is no immediate alternate route for vessels to 
pass. Vessels able to pass through the bridges in the closed positions 
may do so at anytime.
    The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterways through 
our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in operating 
schedule for the bridges so that vessels can arrange their transits to 
minimize any impact caused by the temporary deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to 
their regular operating schedules immediately at the end of the 
designated time period. This deviation from the operating regulations 
is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: April 21, 2015.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-09787 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
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