---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 117.571"
title: "33"
number: "117.571"
heading: "Spa Creek."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/117.571"
---

# §117.571. Spa Creek.


The S181 bridge, mile 0.4, at Annapolis, Maryland:

- (a) **From May 1 to October 31, Monday through Friday, except Federal and State holidays—**
  - (1) The draw shall remain closed from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., except the draw shall open at 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. for any vessels waiting to pass.
  - (2) The draw shall open on the hour and the half-hour, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  - (3) The draw shall open on the hour and half hour, from 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
- (b) **From November 1 to April 30, Monday through Friday, except Federal and State holidays—**
  - (1) The draw shall remain closed from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  - (2) The draw shall open on signal from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
- (c) On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays year-round, the draw shall open on the hour and half-hour for vessels waiting to pass. Except on July 4th of every year from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., the draw need not open for vessels, and in the event of inclement weather, the alternate date is July 5th.
- (d) The drawspan must always open on signal for public vessels of the United States.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD5-90-002, 55 FR 4604, Feb. 9, 1990, as amended by CGD05-94-08, 59 FR 44316, Aug. 29, 1994; CGD05-04-052, 69 FR 63066, Oct. 29, 2004; USCG-2001-10881, 71 FR 70311, Dec. 4, 2006; USCG-2012-0306, 77 FR 37314, June 21, 2012]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05-1; and DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 82-025, 49 FR 17452, Apr. 24, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD5-90-002, 55 FR 4604, Feb. 9, 1990, as amended by CGD05-94-08, 59 FR 44316, Aug. 29, 1994; CGD05-04-052, 69 FR 63066, Oct. 29, 2004; USCG-2001-10881, 71 FR 70311, Dec. 4, 2006; USCG-2012-0306, 77 FR 37314, June 21, 2012]