Table 101 



Rochester Harbor Piers 



Rochester, New York 



Date(s) Construction and Rehabilitation History 



1835 Construction of two parallel piers at the mouth of the Genesee River 

 (Figure 281) was completed. The lengths of the east and west piers 

 were 2,706 ft and 3,064 ft, respectively. The structures were origi- 

 nally constructed of 20-ft-wide stone-filled timber cribs with stone 

 and concrete superstructures (Figure 282) with crest els of +7.5 ft 

 Iwd. 



1934 Rehabilitation of a 345-ft-long portion of the west pier was com- 

 pleted (Figure 281). Repairs consisted of encasing the original 

 structure with steel sheetpiling (Figure 282) . The pier was capped 

 with concrete to an el of 7.37 ft Iwd, and the width of the structure 

 was 22.63 ft. 



1938 A 238-ft-long portion of the west pier (Figure 281) was rehabili- 

 tated. Construction was similar to that of 1934. 



1948- The lakeward 901 ft of the west pier was rehabilitated (Figure 281). 



1949 Steel sheet pile was driven on each side of the existing structure 

 (about 27 ft apart) . The voids between the sheetpiling and the ex- 

 isting structure were granular filled, and the pier was capped with 

 concrete to an el of +8 ft Iwd (Figure 282) . 



1954 Rehabilitation of the lakeward 551-ft-long portion of the east pier 



was completed (Figure 281). The repairs were similar to those of the 

 west pier completed during 1948-49 (Figure 282) . 



1971 Additional rehabilitation of the 706 ft of the east pier was com- 

 pleted (Figure 281). Repair methods consisted of parallel steel 

 sheetpiling, granular fill, and a concrete cap, similar to that done 

 previously (Figure 282) . 



1980- Rehabilitation of a 410-ft-long portion (Figure 281) of the west pier 

 1981 was completed. Repairs consisted of the installation of parallel 



steel sheet-pile walls (on each side of the existing structure) . 



Voids were granular filled, and the pier was capped with concrete. 



The crest el of the repaired structure was +7.5 ft Iwd, and the pier 



width was 22 ft. 



1983- A 1,125-ft-long portion of the west pier (Figure 281) was rehabili- 

 1984 tated. Repairs were similar to those done previously by encasing the 

 existing structure in steel sheetpiling, filling the voids with 

 granular fill, and capping the structure with concrete. 



1986 The structures presently are in good condition with the exception of 

 minor repairs needed on the shoreward ends of both piers. An aerial 

 photo of the Rochester Harbor piers is shown in Figure 283. 



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