49 CFR 237.53
§ 237.53 Railroad bridge inspectors.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 237.53, § 237.53 Railroad bridge inspectors, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/259309
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A railroad bridge inspector shall be a person who is determined by the track owner to be technically competent to view, measure, report and record the condition of a railroad bridge and its individual components which that person is designated to inspect. An inspector shall be designated to authorize or restrict the operation of railroad traffic over a bridge according to its immediate condition or state of repair.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.