Table 5
Matinicus Harbor Breakwater
Matinicus Island, Maine
Construction and Rehabilitation History
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A 450-ft-long rubble-mound breakwater was constructed (Figure 6)
using 9,080 tons of stone for a total cost of
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1,800.
Repairs were made to the structure. Details of the work are not
known.
The breakwater was rehabilitated using 5,930 tons of stone at a cost
side
slopes, a 10-ft top width, and a +18
mlw crown elevation.
Seventy-five percent of the stone by weight was a minimum of 10 tons,
and the remainder was a minimum of 3 tons. The cover stones weighed
a minimum of 10 tons.
Inspections indicated the breakwater was in good condition with some
displacement of cover stone on its seaward face.
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Figure 6. Location may of breakwater at
Matinicus Harbor, Maine
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