The port of Philadelphia, its facilities and advantages . epth of 30 feet, and anadditional area of 237 acres with a minimum low-water depthof 24 feet. The present project, adopted June 3, 1896, provides for thecreation of a national harbor of refuge suitable for deep-draught vessels by the construction of a breakwater locatedalong the eastern branch of the shoal known as the Shears,in accordance with the plans submitted by the Chief of En-gineers January 29, 1892. The cost of the work was originallyestimated at |4,665,000, which estimate was subsequently re-duced to 12,350,000. Work on the br
The port of Philadelphia, its facilities and advantages . epth of 30 feet, and anadditional area of 237 acres with a minimum low-water depthof 24 feet. The present project, adopted June 3, 1896, provides for thecreation of a national harbor of refuge suitable for deep-draught vessels by the construction of a breakwater locatedalong the eastern branch of the shoal known as the Shears,in accordance with the plans submitted by the Chief of En-gineers January 29, 1892. The cost of the work was originallyestimated at |4,665,000, which estimate was subsequently re-duced to 12,350,000. Work on the breakwater was commenced May 4, 1897, andcompleted December 11, 1901. The substructure of the break-water has a length of 8,040 feet and the superstructure alength of 7,950 feet measured on the low-water line. The total(juantity of stone deposited in the breakwater was 1,475,270tons. Work on the 15 detached piers across the upper endof the harbor to protect it from moving ice descending thebay was commenced in October, 1900, and completed June 19,1903. 14. 2 15 WATER TERMINALS Philadelphias facilities for handling marine commerce con-sist briefly of some 2G7 wharves of all sizes for the accommoda-tion of vessels, including 84 individual sections of improvedbulkhead on the Schuylkill River and the water front termi-nals of three trunk line railroads, which lines extend, withtheir connecting roads, over the entire American connection by regular lines with steamers sailing at setand frequent intervals may be had with London, Liverpool,Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, Copenhagen, Genoa, Naples,Triest, Glasgow, Leith, Rotterdam, the West Indies, CentralAmeiica, Ianama and Pacific ports via the Isthmian Canal,South American ports and nearly all the important ports onthe Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico. l*hiladelphias total Avater frontage on the Delaware andSchuylkill Rivers is about 37 miles, of which 20 are on theformer and 17 on the latter stream. The main activities oft
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