Table 17
Santa Barbara Breakwaters
Santa Barbara Harbor, California
Construction and Rehabilitation History
Construction of a 1,800-ft-long rubble-mound
parallel to
1928
and about 600
from the shore was completed. The crest el of the
mllw with side slopes of
structure was
Ten-ton
stones were placed on the ocean side with 5-ton stones on the har-
bor side. The breakwater afforded protection from southwesterly
waves; however, shoaling occurred in the lee of the breakwater.
Navigational difficulties were experienced at the west end of the
1929
Harbor as a result of the shoal.
The breakwater was extended to its present length of 2,365 ft and
1930
connected to shore. An 18-ft-wide concrete walkway was installed
along the crest of the structure. After construction, sediment
migrated around the breakwater and deposited in the lee of the
eastern end forming a spit that encroached on the channel.
Maintenance dredging was initiated.
1962
Modification of the existing project was authorized and included a
500-ft-long west breakwater extension, a
detached
breakwater, a 2,500-ft-long east breakwater, and dredging of assoc-
iated channels, basins, etc. (Figure 2 )
3 . Construction of the
modification has not been initiated, although it has been model
tested (Brasfeild and Ball 1 6 )
97.
Modification of the existing project was reclassified to an in-
1969
active category.
1986
The structure presently is in satisfactory condition.
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