Table 45
Saugatuck Harbor Piers
Saugatuck, Michigan
Construction and Rehabilitation History
Construction of the lakeward portions of the north and south piers
(Figure 119, Sections A, B, and
was completed during this time
1905
frame. The extreme outer portions were constructed of 24-ft-wide
stone-filled timber cribs (Figure 120, Section A ) . Riprap toe pro-
tection was placed on each side of the timber cribs. The remaining
portions of the pier (Sections B and
were constructed of
piling spaced 13 ft apart (Figure 120, Sections B and
and filled
with stone.
Construction of the shoreward portions o f the north and south piers
(Figure 119, Sections D, E, and
was completed during this period.
1908
These piers ranged from 1 3 to 14 ft in width and were built with
woodpilings (Figure 120, Sections D, E, and F.
)
The north and south piers (Figure
were capped with concrete
stone superstructure. The lakeward portions of the piers were
1938
(Figure 120, Sections A, B,
installed at a crest el of
ft
and C. The crest el of the shoreward portions of the piers was
)
(Figure 120, Sections D, E, and F.
ft
)
A 375-ft portion of the south pier (Figure 119, Section
was re-
1959
built. Steel sheetpiling was utilized and backfilled with earth and
The el of this section o f pier
a stone cap (Figure 120, Section
was
lwd.
Fill stone replenishment for the north (Figure 114, Sections C and
1974
and south (Sections C, D, E, and
piers was performed.
An inspection of the piers revealed cracking, settlement, separation,
1980
misalignment, and tilting of the superstructures in various areas on
both piers,, Fill stone in most the piers was in need of replenish-
ment also. The structures were in fair to poor condition with the
(Figures 119 and 120) which was reconstructed
exception o f Section
in 1959.
Approximately 500 tons of
to 8-ton riprap was placed along the
1981
west end and lakeside face of the south pier from the pier head to a
point 100 ft shoreward. About 115 tons of
to
stone fill
also was placed under the superstructure at Section B (Figure 119) of
the south pier. In addition, sand backfill was placed along 100 ft
of Section D of the south pier and 500 ft of Sections E and F of the
north pier.
to
fill stone was used to re-
Approximately 300 tons of
1982
plenish the stone fill under the superstructure of the south pier.
Additionally, about 500 tons of
to
ballast fill stone was
and along the lakeside of
placed into Section C (Figure
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