Table 8
La Pointe Harbor Breakwater
Madeline Island, Wisconsin
Construction and Rehabilitation History
Date
A 200-ft-long extension of an existing rock-filled timber crib break-
1967
water was completed by the Corps (Figure 1 )
9 . The existing structure
was 37.3 ft wide with a crest el of
ft lwd. It was constructed by
local interests (Figures 19 and 20, Section A). The initial 7 4 ft of
the extension was built with steel sheetpiling that was sand filled
It was 25
and capped with stone (Figures 19 and 20, Section B.
)
wide with a crest el of
ft lwd on the lakeside and
ft lwd on
the harbor side. The lakeward 126-ft length of extension was a cel-
were sand filled and had stone caps (Figures 19 and 2 0 , Section C.
)
The crest el of the sheet pile was
ft lwd on the lakeside and
ft lwd on the harbor side. Riprap was placed
to
ranged from
along the toe of the cellular structure.
No repairs to the structure have been noted, and it is presently in
1986
good condition.
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