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Coastal Structures

Repairs to north jetty tip, Yaquina, Oregon Inlet (2000).

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The US Army Corps of Engineers maintains a large infrastructure of over 500 coastal structures in the USA. Coastal structures are important assets for the economic health of many coastal communities to:

Protect harbors and inlets that are important commercial and military navigation links
Protect shore-based infrastructure
Provide beach and shoreline stability control
Stabilize navigation channels
Protect navigation, coastal communities, roadways, bridges, etc.
Provide flood protection
Provide recreational activities

Special Project: Enterprise Coastal Inventory Database (ECID)

In Depth

Types of Coastal Structures

Case Histories of Corps Breakwater and Jetty Structures
The Repair, Evaluation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation (REMR) Research Program developed affordable technology that would extend the service life of the Nation's aging infrastructure.

Function and Importance of Coastal Structures
The United States, through the US Army Corps of Engineers, has vital national interest in the stability and behavior of coastal structures around its coastline.

Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory - Engineer Research and Development Center
Waterways Experiment Station - Vicksburg, Mississippi
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