Kewaunee Harbor Structures
Kewaunee. Wisconsin
Construction and Rehabilitation History
Date
1881-
Construction of a 626-ft-long north pier (Figure 71, Section A) and
the shoreward 70-ft-long portion of the south pier (Figure 71,
1883
tion C) was completed during this time. These piers were built with
woodpilings installed to form a structure 1 ft wide (Figure 72, Sec-
4
.
tions A and
1885-
A 289-ft-long portion of the south pier (Figure 71, Section
with
formed a structure 14 ft wide.
1891
Construction of a 1,070-ft-long portion of the south pier (Figure 71,
1893-
was completed during this period. The piers were
Sections D and
1897
built 18 ft in width with woodpiling that was stone filled (Fig-
A 1,359-ft-long portion of the south pier (Figure 71, Sections B, D,
1910-
was capped with a concrete superstructure.
1912
and
The 626-ft-long north pier was capped with a stone and concrete
1928
superstructure (Figure 72, Section A ) . The crest el of the pier was
ft lwd, and the width was 17.25 ft.
I
shoreward end of the south pier had a superstructure
The
1933
installed which consisted of concrete on the channel side backfilled
The crest el was
ft lwd.
A 2,980-ft-long north breakwater (Figure 71, Sections F, G, and H)
1936-
1937
was constructed during this period. The shoreward 2,440 ft of the
structure consisted of rubble-mound construction (Figures 7 1 and 72,
Section H . The breakwater was constructed at a
)
ft lwd crest el
with a width of 1 ft and side slopes of
0
The outer 540 ft
was constructed on wood-
pilings installed to form a width of 20 to 22 ft. A stone-filled
concrete superstructure was included which was 7.3 ft wide at the
)
The
crest with a
outer 54-ft length of the breakwater consisted of two rectangular
caissons. Stone was installed on each side of the structure to an el
-4 ft
1949
A 210-ft-long inner portion of the south pier (Figure 71, Section
was completed. This structure consisted of steel sheetpiling
ft lwd) installed parallel to the shoreline and backfilled
(el
)
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