Construction and Rehabilitation History
Date( s )
1966
respectively, both sections terminating at the seaward end. The
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to 2-ton stone was placed to
and
mlg on the sea and
(cont )
channel sides, respectively, with a berm width of 3
and
side slopes. A total of 38,300 tons of stone was placed at a cost of
4,000.
Two sections of the east jetty were repaired and a 100-ft-long jetty
tie-in constructed. A 650-ft section of the concrete cap, located
1971
from the seaward end, was buttressed with stone. The
about 5,400
and
8,500 ft from the outer end, respectively, were built up to
ft
side slopes. The repairs
mlg, with a 6-ft crown width and
were made with 300-lb to 2-ton stone, and a
layer of shell
was placed as bedding for the jetty tie-in. A total of 16,500 tons
yd of shell was used for an approximate total
of stone and 500
cost of 4,000.
1985
No new work has been done since 1971, and the project has been
essentially inactive since 1978. A l l deep-draft traffic now uses
Southwest Pass. Figure 1 1 is a 1977 photograph of the east jetty.
Figure 1 1 .
East jetty at South Pass, 1977
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