# 2025-10418: Need the Bridge Open at Night? Ask Four Hours Ahead

2025-10418, Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Inside Thorofare, Ventnor City, New Jersey, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2025-06-09 (as of 2026-10-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-10418
- As of: 2026-10-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-10418
- Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Inside Thorofare, Ventnor City, New Jersey
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 90 FR 24256
- Published: 2025-06-09
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1625-AA09
- Last updated: 2026-10-29

## In one line

Need the Bridge Open at Night? Ask Four Hours Ahead

## Summary

The Coast Guard wants to change when the Dorset Avenue Bridge in Ventnor City, NJ, opens. Starting soon, the drawbridge will only open between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. if you give at least four hours' notice. This affects boaters who use the bridge and aims to reduce unnecessary openings without extra costs or delays during the day.

## Abstract

The Coast Guard proposes to modify the operating schedule that governs the Dorset Avenue Bridge across Inside Thorofare, mile 72.1 at Ventnor City, NJ. The proposed rule would allow the drawbridge to only open between the hours of 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. if at least four hours' notice is given. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

## Effects PRIA read

- Nighttime bridge openings need 4‑hour notice: cost, low. If you boat through Inside Thorofare at the Dorset Avenue Bridge in Ventnor City, the drawbridge will only open between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if you give at least four hours' advance notice. The Coast Guard notes the bridge opened 42 times in 2022, 51 times in 2023, and 29 times in 2024 during t…
- Small boats under 9‑ft clearance may pass anytime: benefit, low. If your vessel can fit under the Dorset Avenue Bridge's closed vertical clearance of 9 feet at mean high water, you may pass under the bridge at any time without requesting an opening.
- Agency finds no significant small‑business impact: benefit, low. The Coast Guard certified under the Regulatory Flexibility Act that this proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, while noting some vessel owners or operators may be small entities.

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## Sources
- [2025-10418 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/09/2025-10418/drawbridge-operation-regulation-inside-thorofare-ventnor-city-new-jersey)
- [2025-10418 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-09/pdf/2025-10418.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2025-10414, Periodic Reporting](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-10414)
- [Next: 2025-10428, Concept Release on Foreign Private Issuer Eligibility](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-10428)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-10418 (as of 2026-10-29).