Table 45 



Saugatuck Harbor Piers 



Saugatuck, Michigan 



Date(s) Construction and Rehabilitation History 



1904- Construction of the lakeward portions of the north and south piers 

 1905 (Figure 119, Sections A, B, and C) was completed during this time 

 frame. The extreme outer portions were constructed of 24-ft-wide 

 stone-filled timber cribs (Figure 120, Section A). Riprap toe pro- 

 tection was placed on each side of the timber cribs. The remaining 

 portions of the pier (Sections B and C) were constructed of wood- 

 piling spaced 13 ft apart (Figure 120, Sections B and C) and filled 

 with stone. 



1906- Construction of the shoreward portions of the north and south piers 

 1908 (Figure 119, Sections D, E, and F) was completed during this period. 



These piers ranged from 13 to 14 ft in width and were built with 



woodpilings (Figure 120, Sections D, E, and F) . 



1936- The north and south piers (Figure 119) were capped with concrete 

 1938 and/or stone superstructure. The lakeward portions of the piers were 

 installed at a crest el of +7.0 ft Iwd (Figure 120, Sections A, B, 

 and C) . The crest el of the shoreward portions of the piers was 

 +6.0 ft Iwd (Figure 120, Sections D, E, and F) . 



1959 A 375-ft portion of the south pier (Figure 119, Section Fl) was re- 

 built. Steel sheetpiling was utilized and backfilled with earth and 

 a stone cap (Figure 120, Section Fl) . The el of this section of pier 

 was +6.0 ft Iwd. 



1974 Fill stone replenishment for the north (Figure 114, Sections C and F) 

 and south (Sections C, D, E, and F) piers was performed. 



1980 An inspection of the piers revealed cracking, settlement, separation, 

 misalignment, and tilting of the superstructures in various areas on 

 both piers. Fill stone in most the piers was in need of replenish- 

 ment also. The structures were in fair to poor condition with the 

 exception of Section Fl (Figures 119 and 120) which was reconstructed 

 in 1959. 



1981 Approximately 500 tons of 1- to 8-ton riprap was placed along the 

 west end and lakeside face of the south pier from the pier head to a 

 point 100 ft shoreward. About 115 tons of 3- to 12-in stone fill 

 also was placed under the superstructure at Section B (Figure 119) of 

 the south pier. In addition, sand backfill was placed along 100 ft 

 of Section D of the south pier and 500 ft of Sections E and F of the 

 north pier. 



1982 Approximately 300 tons of 6- to 12-in. fill stone was used to re- 

 plenish the stone fill under the superstructure of the south pier. 

 Additionally, about 500 tons of 50- to 300-lb ballast fill stone was 

 placed into Section C (Figure 119) and along the lakeside of 



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