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Tilghman Island Breakwater
Talbot County, Maryland
Baltimore District
Construction and Rehabilitation History
A 200-ft-long breakwater was constructed at an estimated cost of
1981
0,000 with 1,750 tons of stone to reduce wave action in the inner
harbor area (Figure 57). Crown elevation was
ft mlw and allowed
for expected settling to
mlw. Crown width was 6 . 0 ft, and
The structure consisted of two layers of
side slopes were
armor stone, 750 to 1,200 lb and 70 to 130
and a 1- to 50-lb core
and bedding layer. Design wave height and period were 2.3 ft and
4.0
No further repair or maintenance information has been found.
1986
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