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 The structures are outdated and would not be repaired if 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 industry. 



Figure 37. Delaware Bay Harbor of Refuge, Delaware 



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