WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Coast Guard has issued a rule called: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, Virginia.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 1 by J.C. Vann, Rear Admiral (upper half), U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
Summary: The Coast Guard is removing the existing drawbridge operation regulation for the Dominion Boulevard (US17) Bridge, mile 8.8 across the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, VA. The Dominion Boulevard (US17) Drawbridge has been removed in its entirety and replaced with a high-level fixed bridge as of October 20, 2016. The operating regulation for the bridge is no longer applicable or necessary and will be remov...