PART II: HISTORICAL AND EXISTING CONDITIONS 
9. This chapter gives a review of previous work to provide a summary 
of independent results and data pertinent to the study, as well as to identify 
sources of supplementary information. Detailed and comprehensive background 
information, as well as the original authorized plan, can be found in two CE 
reports (CE 1954, 1984). These reports should be consulted for the history 
and design of the project. 
Orientation to the Study Area 
10. The study area is located on the northern coast of New Jersey (Fig- 
ure 1). The authorized project concerns the approximately 51-mile*-long 
(82 km) stretch of coast from Sea Bright to Barnegat Inlet (CE 1954). In the 
original improvement plan, the northern portion of this stretch is divided 
into four regions: Sandy Hook, Sea Bright to Ocean Township, Asbury Park to 
Manasquan, and Point Pleasant Beach to Seaside Park (CE 1954, p 2 and 
Table D-1 therein). Ocean Township does not typically appear on maps, but 
it is a political entity located broadly in the vicinity of Deal and Asbury 
Park. 
11. The reanalysis of the authorized project (CE 1984) focused on the 
approximately 8-mile-long (12.8 km) section of shoreline along the adjoining 
boroughs of Sea Bright and Monmouth, both located in Monmouth County. The 
width of this section of the barrier spit varies from approximately 100 to 
400 m, and the elevation varies between approximately 1 and 4 m above mean low 
water (MLW). The wave refraction, long-term shoreline change, and storm- 
induced beach erosion tasks of the present study were specifically done for 
the Sea Bright to Ocean Township section. However, neighboring areas were 
also considered since they had to be incorporated in the boundary conditions 
of the modeling. An added major task of this study, not directly addressed in 
the 1954 and 1984 CE reports, deals with storm surge and inundation in the 
back-bay areas of the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers. 
12. The ocean-fronting coast from Sea Bright to Ocean Township is 
heavily structured, including an almost continuous, massive rubble mound stone 
* A table of factors for converting non-SI units of measurement to SI 
(metric) units is presented on page 7. 
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