Table 7
Harbor Breakwater
Harbor, Maine
Construction and Rehabilitation History
18-
81
rubble-mound breakwater was constructed using
A
1904
788,500 tons of stone (Figure 8 . The structure was built to +14 ft
)
with a 15-ft top width and slopes of
and
on the
harbor and sea sides, respectively (Figure 8, inset). The mean tide
range was 9.7 ft.
The breakwater was repaired using 6,500 tons of stone at a cost of
1925
,000.
inspections during this period indicated that the breakwater
1983
was in good condition.
PO
0
Figure 8. Breakwater
at
Harbor, Maine
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