Table 29
East Point Breakwater, Florida
East Point, Florida, SAM
Construction and Rehabilitation History
1984
Two rubble-mound breakwaters (Figures 43 and 46) were constructed to
provide protection from wave damage for the fishing fleet operating
from East Point, Florida. The east and west breakwaters, 2,550 and
2,750 ft long, respectively, were placed parallel to, and 350 ft
seaward of, the existing channel. A 350-ft section of each break-
water, adjacent to the entrance channel, was placed at a 45-deg
angle (in the offshore direction) with respect to the rest of the
min thickness of
sisted of a
to 4-in. bedding material
(approximately 3 ft thick by 15 ft wide on the channel side) and
overlaid with 65- to 1,000-lb cover stone (W = 300
cover stone
50
ft mlw, a 6-ft crown width, and
side slopes. The
to
design of the breakwater followed SPM (1984) procedures with a maxi-
mum wave height (depth limiting) and period of 3.4 ft and 2.8
respectively. The estimated first cost of the breakwaters was
,483,000.
The structure was in excellent condition, and plans to extend its
1985
length were being considered.
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