Table 34 (Concluded)

Table 34. Racine Harbor Structures Racine, Wisconsin

Figure 88. Racine Harbor, Wisconsin

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Construction of the north pier (Figure 88, Sections K and L) was com-

1940

pleted. The inner 105-ft-long portion was a timber crib structure

with a sand cap. It was 24.5 ft wide and had a crest el of

lwd (Figure 89, Section K. The outer 75 ft of the pier (Section

)

was a wood-pile structure that was 19.5 ft in width and

ft lwd

in height. It was capped with stone.

A 252-ft-long portion of the north breakwater was repaired (Fig-

1959

ure 88, Section C.

)

A 50-ft-long portion of the south breakwater was constructed (Fig-

1966

ure 88, Section

The breakwater was built with stone and had a

ft lwd. Side slopes were

14-ft-width crest

an el of

The stone along the crest was grouted in place.

The shoreward 1,104 ft of the south breakwater (Figure 88, Sections B

1971

were repaired, and riprap was installed on each side of the

and

(Figure 89, Sections B and G.

)

Side

structure to an

slopes of the riprap were

1973

The lakeward

portion of the north breakwater was repaired

Riprap

installed on each side of the

(Figure 88, Section

structure (Figure 89, Section F)

an el of

ft lwd. The riprap

was placed with side slopes of

Two sections of the north breakwater (Figure 88, Sections A' and B )

1974

were rebuilt. Steel sheetpiling was driven on the lakeward side of

the 183-ft-long portion of Section A' (Figure 9 )

0 . Filling the voids

with stone and capping the breakwater with concrete resulted in a

in width with a crest el of

breakwater section that was 17.5

ft lwd. The 60-ft-long portion of Section B' (Figure 90) was

covered with stone. It had a 15-ft-wide crest with an el of

lwd. Concrete was poured between

stones on the crest to form a

walking surface. The existing concrete superstructure was removed

because of its deteriorated conditfon prior to placement of the

stone. Side slopes of the structure were

1986

The structures have undergone repair and maintenance during their

lifetime; however, they are presently in good condition. The

President signed an act to deauthorize the project at Racine, and the

title to any facilities constructed by the United States has been

transferred, without consideration, to Racine County.

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