Charlevoix Harbor Piers
Charlevoix, Michigan
Date
Construction and Rehabilitation History
Construction of a north pier (Figure 163, Section B) was completed.
1872
The structure was a 20-ft-wide stone-filled timber crib.
1879-
Construction of the lakeward portions of the north and south piers
1880
(Figure 163, Sections A and A-1) was completed. The piers
consisted
of stone-filled timber crib structures (Figure 164, Sections A and
A-1) that were 20 ft in width.
1882
Construction of a shoreward portion of the south pier (Figure 163,
Section
was completed. The pier consisted of woodpilings driven
and filled with
stone.
Rubble
was placed along the lakeside and over the shoreward portion
1897
of the
The crest width of the
rubble
was
ft, and it had an el
of
ft lwd. Side slopes were
and the cover stone used was
.
1,000
The shoreward portion of the south pier (Figure 163, Section
was
1930
repaired and capped with a concrete and stone superstructure (Fig-
ure 164, Section F.
The crest el of the pier
was
)
ft lwd.
The lakeward portions of the north and south piers (Figure 163, Sec-
1942
tions A and A-1) were capped with concrete and stone superstructures
ft lwd.
The lakeward portion of the existing north pier (Figure 163, Sec-
1966
tion A-1) was repaired by encasing it between steel sheetpiling
spaced 33 ft apart (Figure 164, Section A-1). The voids between the
steel sheetpiling and the existing timber crib were filled with stone
ft lwd. A 35-ft-diameter
and capped with concrete to an el of
steel sheet-pile cell was constructed at the head of the north pier
(Figures 163 and 164, Section A-2). The pier
head was filled with
stone and capped with concrete at an el of
ft lwd. Steel sheet-
piles were also installed on each side of the shoreward portion of
the south pier (Figures 163 and 164, Section F. On the channel side
)
the void was filled with stone, and the crest was grouted at an el of
ft lwd.
Replenishment of fill stone was performed on the lakeward portion of
1971
Portions of the north (Figure 163, Sections A and B) and south (Fig-
1981
ure 163, Section A) piers
were rehabilitated.
The existing timber
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