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Burlington Harbor Breakwater
Vermont
New York District
Construction and Rehabilitation History
years of construction
A 4 , 1 5 7 - f t breakwater was completed after
1890
(Figure 8 ) . The breakwater consisted of two segments at lengths of
364 ft (north) and 3,793
(south) which were separated by 250 ft.
Construction was of rubble mound resting on rock-filled timber cribs
or rock (1,700
The cribs
capped by either concrete
rested on a sand and gravel bed and were fastened with dowels and
tenons. Crest elevation was
low lake level
and crib
width ranged from 24 to 34 ft.
at
The breakwater was repaired. Stone was placed on the
1948
weakened sections.
A survey indicated the existing structure had settled 1.0 to 3.0 ft
1960
along the entire length. Deterioration of sections of the timber
fasteners left unconnected sections and caused timber displacement
and leaning of the structure lakeward. Deterioration was believed to
be caused by wave action and ice conditions over long periods of
of the stone superstructure was un-
time. Approximately 550
dermined. Eighty feet of the structure was breached.
tons of stone at a cost
The breakwater was rehabilitated using
of 1
1965
No further repair or maintenance information has been found.
1986
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