Table 43 



Saint Joseph Harbor Piers 



Saint Joseph, Michigan 



Date(s) Construction and Rehabilitation History 



1836- Construction of the inner 948 ft of the north pier (Figure 110, Sec- 

 1866 tions C, D, and E) was completed during this time. (Figures 110, 



111, 112, and 113 illustrate structures at St. Joseph Harbor.) The 

 shoreward 573-ft portion was constructed of woodpilings spaced about 

 12 ft apart and filled with stone (Figure 112, Section E) . The 

 remaining portion of the work consisted of stone-filled timber crib 

 structures that were 24 ft wide (Figure 112, Sections C and D) . 



1875- The north structure was extended lakeward by 354 ft (Figure 110, Sec- 

 1979 tion B) during this period. The pier extension consisted of a 24-ft 

 wide, stone-filled, timber crib structure (Figure 112, Section B) . 



1880- The north structure again was extended lakeward (Figure 110, Sec- 

 1881 tions A and A4) . The length of the pier extension was 747 ft, and 



the structures were built of stone-filled timber cribs that were 



30 ft in width (Figure 111, Sections A and A4) . 



1889- Construction of the inner 819 ft of the south pier (Figure 110, 

 1900 Sections I, J, K, and L) was completed during this time frame. The 

 pier was constructed of woodpilings spaced from 26 to 34 ft apart 

 and filled with earth and stone (Figure 113, Sections I, J, K, and 

 L). 



1901- Construction of the lakeward 709 ft of the north pier (Figure 110, 

 1903 Sections Al, A2, and A3) and the lakeward 1,784 ft of the south pier 

 (Figure 110, Sections F, G, and H) was completed during this 

 period. Both piers were constructed of stone-filled timber cribs 

 built on a stone base. The entire north pier extension consisted of 

 timber cribs that were 30 ft in width (Figure 111, Sections Al , A2, 

 and A3) . The south pier extension was 30 ft wide at its lakeward end 

 (Figure 112, Section F) and 24 ft wide where it extended shoreward 

 (Figure 112, Section G and Figure 113, Section H) . 



1911 The lakeward portion of the south pier (Figure 110, Section F) was 

 capped with a concrete superstructure (Figure 112, Section F) . 



1918- The inner portion of the north pier (Figure 110, Section E) was 

 1919 capped with a concrete superstructure to an el of +7.0 ft Iwd 

 (Figure 112, Section E) . 



1924- A 426-ft-long portion of the south pier (Figure 110, Section H) was 

 1925 capped with a concrete and stone superstructure (Figure 113, Sec- 

 tion H) to an el of +7.5 ft Iwd. 



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