Table 35
Wickford Harbor Breakwaters
Wickford, Mass.
Construction and Rehabilitation History
1949
The north and south breakwaters were constructed of rubble stone to
respectively (Figure 3 ) Stone
9.
lengths of 1,130 and 825
weighing from 0.25- to
was placed to a crown elevation of
ft mlw, a 5-ft crown width, and
side slopes. Water depths
varied from - 2 to -10
mlw along the breakwaters' center lines. A
total of 23,920 tons of stone was placed for a cost of
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17,250.
1962-
Visual inspections show that both breakwaters have minor displacement
1977
of stone. As of 1977, the north and south breakwaters were in good
and fair conditions, respectively.
Yearly visual inspection of the breakwaters indicated they were in
1985
good condition.
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