Pierhead line
A pierhead line is a legal boundary beyond which artificial structures (such as piers) may not be built into navigable waters.[1]
As part of the
navigable waters. (33 U.S.C.S. § 400, et. seq.) Many states have also established their own pierhead or bulkhead lines at various locations.,[2][3]
References
- ^ New Jersey v. Delaware (2008) 552 U.S. 597, 642 [128 S.Ct. 1410, 1438, 170 L.Ed.2d 315, 345]
- ^ 33 U.S. Code § 424 - Establishment of pierhead or bulkhead lines in Newport Harbor, California | LII / Legal Information Institute
- ^ Pierhead Line Approval, Wisconsin
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