Table 96
Buffalo Harbor Breakwater
New York
Construction and Rehabilitation History
Date
Construction of the Old Breakwater (Figure 265, Sections C and
1869-
was
1893
completed during this period. The original length of the structure
was 7,609 ft, and it consisted of stone-filled timber cribs (Fig-
that were 36-ft in
width.
concrete superstructure was installed on a portion of the Old
1889
A
Breakwater (Figure 265, Section
The crest el of the structure
ft
(Figure 266, Section C.
)
was
Construction of the 1,603-ft-long Stony Point breakwater (Figure 265,
1897-
1898
was completed. It consisted of 36-ft-wide stone-filled
Section
timber cribs (Figure 266, Section K.
)
1897-
Construction of a 2,204-ft-long north breakwater (Figure 265, Sec-
1902
tions A and B) and a 10,200-ft-long south breakwater (Figure 265,
Sections E, F, G, and
was completed during this time. The north
constructed with 24-ft-wide (Figure 268, Section
breakwater
and 36-ft-wide (Figure 268, Section A stone-filled timber cribs.
)
Concrete and stone superstructures were included which had crest els
of
ft
)
with 36-ft-wide stone-filled timber
south breakwater were
cribs (Figure 266, Section G and Figure 268, Sections F and H. Sec-
)
tion G (Figure 266) included a concrete and stone superstructure with
a crest el of +15 ft lwd. Section H (Figure 268) included a concrete
ft lwd, and Section F (Figure 268)
superstructure with an el of
ft lwd and a 14-ft-
had a stone superstructure with an el of
wide crest width sloping to the lake on the lakeside. Section E
ft
and a width of 14 ft. Slopes on the harbor side ranged from
to
to
Armor stone on the lakeside was approxi-
mately 6.5 tons in weight.
Riprap was placed on the lakeside of a portion of the south break-
1902-
water (Figures 265 and 266, Section G. The stone ranged from 0.5 to
)
1927
4 tons each.
1907-
stone superstructure with a concrete
cap was installed on a portion
A
267, Section D. The crest of
)
of the Old Breakwater (Figures 265 and
1924
the breakwater was 12 ft in width with
a crest el of
ft lwd.
and slopes on the lakeside
Slopes on the harbor side were
to
ranged from
A stone superstructure with a concrete cap was placed on the Stony
1923-
Point breakwater (Figures 265 and 266, Section K.
)
1924
The structure had
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