1. Bridging America through the 21 st Century

2. Bridge Administration (G-PWB)

3. Bridge Administration (G-PWB) Core Program Activities

4. Bridge Administration (G-PWB) HOMELAND SECURITY MISSIONS

5. Bridge Administration (G-PWB)

8. UNREASONABLY OBSTRUCTIVE BRIDGES & THE TRUMAN-HOBBS ACT PROTECT NAVIGATION FROM UNREASONABLY OBSTRUCTIVE BRIDGES BENEFIT / COST RATIO EQUALS OR IS GREATER THAN 1.00 PUBLICLY OR RAILROAD OWNED BRIDGES FUNDED PRIVATELY OWNED BRIDGES NOT FUNDED

9. Bridge Administration (G-PWB) Unused and Abandoned Bridges

12. Bridge Administration (G-PWB) CONCLUSION The Bridge Program facilitates safe and efficient intermodal transportation. Coast Guard failure to keep waterways open will negatively affect U.S. commercial maritime traffic, naval / emergency vessels, and Coast Guard vessels / functions. In reality, the Coast Guard will continue to properly manage the nation’s waterways, and conflicts will be resolved in a balanced manner.