. Case histories of Corps breakwater and jetty structures. Breakwaters; Jetties; Breakwaters; Jetties. Table 30 Delaware Bay Harbor of Refuge Breakwaters Fort Miles, Delaware Date(s) 1898 1901 Construction and Rehabilitation History 1985 A 5,000-ft-long detached breakwater was completed to offer harbor protection from east-northeast storms. The structure was located 2,800 ft west of Cape Henlopen and extended west-northwest (Fig- ure 37). The cost of construction was $2,790,000. Construction was completed on a second detached breakwater to provide harbor protection from northwest storms (Figur
. Case histories of Corps breakwater and jetty structures. Breakwaters; Jetties; Breakwaters; Jetties. Table 30 Delaware Bay Harbor of Refuge Breakwaters Fort Miles, Delaware Date(s) 1898 1901 Construction and Rehabilitation History 1985 A 5,000-ft-long detached breakwater was completed to offer harbor protection from east-northeast storms. The structure was located 2,800 ft west of Cape Henlopen and extended west-northwest (Fig- ure 37). The cost of construction was $2,790,000. Construction was completed on a second detached breakwater to provide harbor protection from northwest storms (Figure 37). The structure began at a point 6,000 ft north of Cape Henlopen and extended north- west 7,500 ft. The rubble-mound breakwater was constructed with 1,475,276 tons of stone at a cost of $2,239,000. The breakwaters have no history of repairs and have survived remark- ably well. The structures are outdated and would not be repaired if damaged. They no longer serve their intended purpose because of changes in the shipping Figure 37. Delaware Bay Harbor of Refuge, Delaware 64. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, Ernest R; U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station; Coastal Engineering Research Center (U. S. ); United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; Repair, Evaluation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation Research Program. [Vicksburg, Miss. : U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station ; Springfield, Va. : available from National Technical Information Service]
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