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49 CFR §237.33

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Each bridge management program adopted in compliance with this part shall include, as a minimum, the following:
  1. (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;
  2. (b)A record of the safe load capacity of each bridge;
  3. (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
  4. (d)A bridge inspection program covering as a minimum:
    1. (1)Inspection personnel safety considerations;
    2. (2)Types of inspection including required detail;
    3. (3)Definitions of defect levels along with associated condition codes if condition codes are used;
    4. (4)The method of documenting inspections including standard forms or formats;
    5. (5)Structure type and component nomenclature; and
    6. (6)Numbering or identification protocol for substructure units, spans, and individual components.