Table 58
Tylers Beach Jetties
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Norfolk District
Construction and Rehabilitation History
1981
Two parallel rubble-mound jetties were constructed to provide channel
control. Both jetties were 370 ft in length and spaced 120 ft apart
(Figure 7 )
1 . Crest elevation was
ft mlw but allowed for 0.5 to
1 0 settlement; crown width was 5.0 ft; and side slopes were
.
One layer of armor stone, 300 to 500
was placed over one layer of
core stone, 3.0 to 40
The jetties rested on a 2.0-ft-thick sand
blanket. The sand was encased by filter fabric. A
1.5-ft-thick apron and a
3.0-ft-thick apron were placed
4.1-ft design wave was used. Estimated cost of construction was
5,000.
1986
No further repair o r maintenance information has been found.
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