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Fisherman's Wharf Breakwaters
Fisherman's Wharf Harbor, San Francisco Bay, California
Construction and Rehabilitation History
Construction of a 1,509-ft-long solid, concrete-pile breakwater
1986
(Figure 14) was completed. In addition, two segmented breakwaters
(28-ft solid walls with 6-ft openings) were constructed. These
structures were 150 and 258 ft long and were built along Pier 45
(Figure 1 ) The solid sections of the segmented breakwaters also
were constructed with precast concrete piles. The crest el of all
three breakwaters was +12
mllw. The segmented structures were
constructed to provide wave protection against storm waves from
northeast and east-northeast and yet permit tidal currents to pass
through for flushing of the harbor. The structures were model
tested (Bottin, Sargent, Mize 1985) prior to construction.
I
SHEET PILE
BREAKWATER WITH
WALKWAY
I
EAST SIDE SEGMENTED
WALKWAY,
T Y P I C A L BREAKWATER
CROSS SECTION
WEST SIDE
SEGMENTED
SCALE
FEET
0
200
400
Figure 14. Fisherman's Wharf Harbor, San Francisco Bay, California
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