Table 41
Michigan City Harbor Structures
Michigan City, Indiana
Date( s )
Construction and Rehabilitation History
1884
Construction of the 1,000-ft-long east breakwater (Figure 105, Sec-
tion
was completed. The breakwater was a timber crib structure
with a width of about 29 ft (Figure 106, Section N.
)
1902
Construction of the 2,276-ft-long east pier (Figure 105, Sections G,
H, J, K, L, M-1, and M) was completed. The pier was stone-filled
34 ft in width.
1903
Sections A , B, and
was completed. This breakwater also was a
and C) built on a
timber crib structure (Figure 107, Sections A ,
was 30 ft in width.
stone base
Construction of the 835-ft-long west pier (Figure 105, Sections D, E,
1909
and F) was completed. The pier consisted of a stone fill between
woodpilings (Figure 107, Sections D, E, and F) that ranged in width
from about 1 4 to 20 ft.
.
1911
was capped with a concrete superstructure. The crest el
Section
ft lwd.
of the breakwater was
1923
Section A) was capped with a concrete superstructure to an el of
ft
1925
Section
was capped with a concrete superstructure to an el of
ft lwd.
930
tions G, H, J, K, and
was capped with concrete and/or stone
ft
superstructures. The crest el of the pier was installed at
lwd, and the crest widths ranged from 1 to 34.25 ft in width.
8
931
and west (Figures 105 and 107, Sections E and F) piers were
and
capped with stone and concrete superstructures. The crest el of the
ft lwd (Sections M and
The crest of the
east pier was
was
ft
and
lakeward portion of the west pier (Section
the adjacent portion (Section E) was installed at an el of
ft
.
lwd
(Continued)
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