---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 237.33"
title: "49"
number: "237.33"
heading: "Content of bridge management programs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/237.33"
---

# §237.33. Content of bridge management programs.


Each bridge management program adopted in compliance with this part shall include, as a minimum, the following:

- (a) An accurate inventory of railroad bridges, which shall include a unique identifier for each bridge, its location, configuration, type of construction, number of spans, span lengths, and all other information necessary to provide for the management of bridge safety;
- (b) A record of the safe load capacity of each bridge;
- (c) A provision to obtain and maintain the design documents of each bridge if available, and to document all repairs, modifications, and inspections of each bridge; and
- (d) **A bridge inspection program covering as a minimum—**
  - (1) Inspection personnel safety considerations;
  - (2) Types of inspection including required detail;
  - (3) Definitions of defect levels along with associated condition codes if condition codes are used;
  - (4) The method of documenting inspections including standard forms or formats;
  - (5) Structure type and component nomenclature; and
  - (6) **Numbering or identification protocol for substructure units, spans, and individual components.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-20114; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 41302, July 15, 2010, unless otherwise noted.