Table 102
Irondequoit Bay Structures
Irondequoit Bay, New York
Construction and Rehabilitation History
1985
Construction of a 1,350-ft-long west breakwater and a 750-ft-long
east jetty (Figure 284) was completed. The structures were built of
ft lwd (Figure 285).
rubble-mound materials with crest els of
crest width,
The trunk section of the east jetty had an
and 0.5- to 1.5-ton armor stone. The east
jetty head section and the shoreward arm of the west breakwater had
crest widths of 14 ft and armor stones ranging from 3.0 to 6.5 tons.
The head section of the east jetty had side s l o p e s of
The
lakeward arm of the west breakwater included armor stone ranging from
7 to 15.5 tons and a crest width of 16 ft. Side slopes of the west
with the exception of the head which had
breakwater were
slopes. An aerial view of the Irondequoit Bay structures
taken during construction is shown in Figure 286. (Note the channel
had not been dredged.)
Irondequoit Bay, New York
Figure 284.
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