---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 195.254"
title: "49"
number: "195.254"
heading: "Above ground components."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/195.254"
---

# §195.254. Above ground components.

- (a) Any component may be installed above ground in the following situations, if the other applicable requirements of this part are complied with:
  - (1) **Overhead crossings of highways, railroads, or a body of water.**
  - (2) **Spans over ditches and gullies.**
  - (3) **Scraper traps or block valves.**
  - (4) **Areas under the direct control of the operator.**
  - (5) **In any area inaccessible to the public.**
- (b) Each component covered by this section must be protected from the forces exerted by the anticipated loads.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60101 et seq., and 49 CFR 1.97.

### Source

Source: Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, unless otherwise noted.