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Table 52
Manistee Harbor Structures
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Manistee, Michigan
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Date
Construction and Rehabilitation History
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Construction of the lakeward portions of the north pier (Figure 145,
Sections A - 1 , A , B, C, D, and E and the south breakwater (Fig-
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1915
ure 145, Sections
and
was completed during this time. These
structures consisted of stone-filled timber cribs. The width of the
north pier ranged from 24 to 30 ft (Figure
and that of the
south breakwater was 30 ft (Figure 147, Sections B and B- ).
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Construction of the shoreward portion of the south breakwater (Fig-
ure 145, Sections M, N, 0, 0-1, P, and
was completed. The break-
1920
water consisted of stone-filled woodpilings spaced
9 to 17 ft
apart (Figure 147). The breakwater was capped with a stone and
concrete superstructure (Figure 147) that ranged from
ft
ft (Sections M, N, 0, and
lwd.
(Section P) to
The lakeward end of the north pier (Figure 145, Sections
and
1926
was capped with a concrete and stone superstructure (Figure 146, Sec-
tions A, A-1, and B.
)
The crest el of the pier was
ft lwd.
The lakeward end of the south breakwater (Figure 145, Sections B and
1935
and the shoreward end of the north pier (Figure 145, Sections C ,
D, and E) were capped with concrete and stone superstructures. The
crest el of the structures was
A 350-ft-long shoreward extension of the north pier (Figure 145, Sec-
1942
tion F was constructed. The extension consisted of woodpilings
)
filled with stone (Figure 146, Section F. A concrete superstructure
)
ft lwd.
was installed on the channel side to an el of
was completed.
This structure consisted of steel sheetpiling spaced 15.7 ft apart
1950
and filled with stone (Figure 146, Section P. The crest el of the
)
pier was
ft lwd.
The north pierhead (Figure 145, Section A-1) was rebuilt by encasing
1953
it in steel sheetpiling. The structure width was increased to
35.3 ft, voids were filled with stone, and a concrete cap was in-
stalled at a crest el of
ft
Portions of the north pier (Figure 145, Sections A-F) and the south
M, N, 0 , 0-1, and P) were rehabilitated
breakwater (Sections
1966
during this time. Sections C through E of the north pier (Fig-
ure 146) were encased with steel sheetpiling
which resulted in pier
widths ranging from about 3 1 to 38 ft. Voids were filled with stone,
ft lwd. Section F
and a concrete cap was installed at an el of
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