[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR650.411]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 650--BRIDGES, STRUCTURES, AND HYDRAULICS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart D--Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program
 
Sec. 650.411  Procedures for bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects.

    (a) Consideration shall be given to projects which will remove from 
service highway bridges most in danger of failure.

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    (b) Submission and approval of projects. (1) Bridge replacement or 
rehabilitation projects shall be submitted by the State to the Secretary 
in accordance with 23 CFR part 630, subpart A Federal-Aid Programs, 
Approval and Authorization.
    (2) Funds apportioned to a State shall be made available throughout 
each State on a fair and equitable basis.
    (c)(1) Each approved project will be designed, constructed, and 
inspected for acceptance in the same manner as other projects on the 
system on which the project is located. It shall be the responsibility 
of the State agency to properly maintain, or cause to be properly 
maintained, any project constructed under this bridge program. The State 
highway agency shall enter into a formal agreement for maintenance with 
appropriate local government officials in cases where an eligible 
project is located within and is under the legal authority of such a 
local government.
    (2) Whenever a deficient bridge is replaced or its deficiency 
alleviated by a new bridge under the bridge program, the deficient 
bridge shall either be dismantled or demolished or its use limited to 
the type and volume of traffic the structure can safely service over its 
remaining life. For example, if the only deficiency of the existing 
structure is inadequate roadway width and the combination of the new and 
existing structure can be made to meet current standards for the volume 
of traffic the facility will carry over its design life, the existing 
bridge may remain in place and be incorporated into the system.

[44 FR 15665, Mar. 15, 1979, as amended at 44 FR 72112, Dec. 13, 1979]