---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 117.597"
title: "33"
number: "117.597"
heading: "Dorchester Bay."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/117.597"
---

# §117.597. Dorchester Bay.


The draw of the of the William T. Morrisey Boulevard Bridge, mile 0.0, at Boston, shall operate as follows:

- (a) **From 7—** 30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, the draw need not open for the passage of vessel traffic.
- (b) The draw shall open on signal from April 16 through May 31, from 8 a.m. through midnight, except as provided in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section. From midnight through 8 a.m. at least an eight-hour advance notice is required for bridge openings.
- (c) The draw shall open on signal at all times from June 1 through September 30, except as provided in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section.
- (d) The draw shall open on signal from October 1 through October 14, 8 a.m. through midnight, except as provided in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section. From midnight through 8 a.m. at least an eight-hour advance notice is required for bridge openings.
- (e) The draw shall open on signal from October 15 through April 15, after at least a 24 hours notice is given, except as provided in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD01-02-026, 68 FR 59116, Oct. 14, 2003]

### 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

[CGD01-02-026, 68 FR 59116, Oct. 14, 2003]