Table 43
i
Saint
Harbor Piers
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Date
Construction and Rehabilitation History
,
Construction of the inner 948 ft of the north pier (Figure 110, Sec-
1866
tions C, D, and E) was completed during this time. (Figures 110,
111, 112,
113 illustrate structures at
Joseph Harbor.) The
shoreward 573-ft portion was constructed of woodpilings spaced about
12 ft apart and filled with stone (Figure 112, Section E.
)
The
remaining portion o f the work consisted of stone-filled timber crib
structures that were 24 ft wide (Figure 112, Sections C and
I
The north structure was extended lakeward by 354 ft (Figure 110, Sec-
during this period. The pier extension consisted of a 24-ft
1979
tion
wide, stone-filled, timber crib structure (Figure 112, Section B.
)
The north structure again was extended lakeward (Figure 110, Sec-
1881
tions A and
The length of the pier extension was 747 ft, and
the structures were built of stone-filled timber cribs that: were
30 ft in width (Figure 111, Sections A and A )
4.
Construction of the inner 819 ft of the south pier (Figure 110,
Sections I, J , K, and
was completed during this time frame. The
1900
of woodpilings spaced from 26 to 34 ft apart
pier was
Construction of the lakeward 709 ft of the north pier (Figure 110,
Sections Al, A2, and A3) and the lakeward 1,784 ft of the south pier
1903
(Figure 110, Sections F, G, and
was completed during this
period. Both piers were constructed of stone-filled timber cribs
built on a stone base. The entire north pier extension consisted of
timber cribs that were 30 ft in width (Figure 111, Sections A l , A2,
The south pier extension was 30 ft wide at its lakeward end
and A )
3.
)
The lakeward portion of the south pier (Figure 110, Section
was
1911
capped with a concrete superstructure (Figure 112, Section F.
)
The inner portion of the north pier (Figure 110, Section E was
)
capped with a concrete superstructure to an el of
ft
1919
(Figure 112, Section E.
)
A 426-ft-long portion of the south pier (Figure 110, Section
was
concrete and stone superstructure (Figure 113, Sec-
1925
capped with
tion H to an el of
)
ft lwd.
(Continued)
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