Table 8
Port J e f f e r s o n J e t t i e s
P o r t J e f f e r s o n , Nw York
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N e w York D i s t r i c t
Construction and Rehabilitation History
A 6 0 0 - f t - l o n g r i p r a p j e t t y was c o n s t r u c t e d east of t h e h a r b o r en-
1871
t r a n c e t o p r e v e n t s h o a l i n g i n t h e c h a n n e l . Crest e l e v a t i o n was
f t mlw.
The j e t t y was e x t e n d e d t o 1,050 f t , m a i n t a i n i n g t h e same c r e s t
1872
elevation.
A 475-ft-long r i p r a p j e t t y was b u i l t west of t h e harbor u s i n g
1875
3,933 t o n s of s t o n e ( F i g u r e
f t mlw.
Crest e l e v a t i o n was
The e a s t j e t t y was e x t e n d e d 50
seaward, a n d t h e e n t i r e j e t t y was
1877
raised t o
f t h i g h water
The west j e t t y was e x t e n d e d 450 f t w i t h a c r e s t e l e v a t i o n of
ft
1878
m l w , e x c e p t t h e seaward end was
f t mlw.
u s i n g 1,437 t o n s o f s t o n e .
The e a s t j e t t y was e x t e n d e d 70
1879
S t o n e was p l a c e d on b o t h j e t t i e s .
1881
u s i n g 2,020 t o n s of s t o n e .
The e a s t j e t t y was e x t e n d e d 120
1882
The west j e t t y was e x t e n d e d t o 940
Crest e l e v a t i o n of t h e j e t t y
1883
f t m l w o v e r t h e shoreward 550
was
and
m l w seaward.
m l w , and t h e
m l w s e c t i o n was
The m i d d l e of t h e
f t m l w . Crown w i d t h was 4.0
ard end was
a t t h e seaward
The e a s t j e t t y was e x t e n d e d t o
f t , a n d s i d e s l o p e s were
f t hw, w i t h a 4.0-ft crown w i d t h . The t o t a l c o s t of
1,390 f t a t
t h e j e t t i e s s i n c e 1871 was ,000.
The e a s t j e t t y was r e p a i r e d o v e r 600 f t w i t h 1,464 t o n s o f s t o n e .
1891
The e a s t j e t t y was e x t e n d e d t o 1,550
( F i g u r e 12).
A s u r v e y i n d i c a t e d t h e j e t t i e s were i n p o o r c o n d i t i o n .
1964
N f u r t h e r r e p a i r o r m a i n t e n a n c e i n f o r m a t i o n has been f o u n d .
o
1986
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