Document ID: USCG-2016-0643-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River at Portland, OR
Posted Date: 2016-07-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16471]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0643]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River at Portland, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs four Multnomah County bridges: The 
Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7; Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4; Morrison 
Bridge, mile 12.8; and Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1; all crossing the 
Willamette River at Portland, OR. This deviation is necessary to 
accommodate the annual Portland Providence Bridge Pedal event. The 
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 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on August 
14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-00643] 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.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County has requested a temporary 
deviation from the operating schedule for the Broadway Bridge, mile 
11.7; Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4; Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8; and 
Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1; all crossing the Willamette River at 
Portland, OR. The requested deviation is to accommodate the annual 
Portland Providence Bridge Pedal event. To facilitate this event, the 
draws of theses bridges will be maintained as follows: The Broadway 
Bridge provides a vertical clearance of 90 feet in the closed-to-
navigation position; Burnside Bridge provides a vertical clearance of 
64 feet in the closed-to-navigation position; Morrison Bridge provides 
a vertical clearance of 69 feet in the closed-to-navigation position; 
and Hawthorne Bridge provides a vertical clearance of 49 feet in the 
closed-to-navigation position; all clearances are referenced to the 
vertical clearance above Columbia River Datum 0.0. The normal operating 
schedule for all four bridges is in 33 CFR 117.897. This deviation 
allows the Broadway Bridge, Burnside Bridge, Morrison Bridge, and 
Hawthorne Bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position and 
need not open for maritime traffic from 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on August 
14, 2016. Waterway usage on this part of the Willamette River includes 
vessels ranging from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation 
positions may do so at any time. The bridges will be able to open for 
emergencies, and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to 
pass. The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterway, 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 
effective period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the 
operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: July 6, 2016.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-16471 Filed 7-12-16; 8:45 am]
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