Table 30
Delaware Bay Harbor of Refuge Breakwaters
Fort Miles, Delaware
Date(
Construction and Rehabilitation History
1898
A 5,000-ft-long detached breakwater was completed to offer harbor
protection from east-northeast storms. The structure was located
2,800 ft west of Cape Henlopen and extended west-northwest (Fig-
Construction was completed on a second detached breakwater to provide
harbor protection from northwest storms (Figure
The structure
north of Cape Henlopen and extended north-
began at a point 6,000
west 7,500 ft. The rubble-mound breakwater was constructed with
1,475,276 tons of stone at a cost of ,239,000.
The breakwaters have no history of repairs and have survived
1985
ably well. The structures are outdated and would not be repaired if
damaged. They no longer serve their intended purpose because of
changes in the shipping industry.
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2
4
Figure 37.
Delaware Bay Harbor of Refuge, Delaware
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