Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102

§508 Amount of Tolls

Title 33 › CHAPTER 11 — BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 508

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Tolls on bridges under the March 23, 1906 Bridge Act, the 1946 General Bridge Act, or the 1972 International Bridge Act must be reasonable.

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Title 33, §508

Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Tolls for passage or transit over any bridge constructed under the authority of the Act of March 23, 1906, commonly known as the “Bridge Act of 1906”, the General Bridge Act of 1946 [33 U.S.C. 525 et seq.], and the International Bridge Act of 1972 [33 U.S.C. 535 et seq.] shall be just and reasonable.

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Act of March 23, 1906, commonly known as the “Bridge Act of 1906”, referred to in text, is act Mar. 23, 1906, ch. 1130, 34 Stat. 84, which enacted sections 491 to 494 and 495 to 498 of this title. For complete classification of this Act of the Code, see

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note set out under section 491 of this title and Tables. The General Bridge Act of 1946, referred to in text, is title V of act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, 60 Stat. 847, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 525 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 525 of this title and Tables. The International Bridge Act of 1972, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–434, Sept. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 731, which is classified principally to subchapter IV (§ 535 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 535 of this title and Tables.

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33 U.S.C. § 508

Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102