Inventory of Public Seawalls and Other Structures

Prepared for the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) from 2006 to 2009, the Massachusetts Coastal Infrastructure Inventory and Assessment Project reports include condition ratings and estimated repair or reconstruction costs for publically owned seawalls, revetments, groins, jetties, and other structures.

These files are rather large and may be best viewed by downloading to your computer. See instructions for downloading.

Summary Report (PDF, 2.1 MB)

North Shore

• Salisbury, Newburyport, Newbury, Rowley, Ipswich, and Essex (PDF, 17.6 MB)
• Gloucester and Rockport (PDF, 26 MB)
• Manchester, Beverly, and Salem (PDF, 21.3 MB)
• Marblehead, Swampscott, Lynn, Saugus, and Revere (PDF, 37.5 MB)

Boston Harbor

• Nahant, Winthrop, Chelsea, Everett, and Boston Harbor Islands (PDF, 35.2 MB)
• Boston (PDF, 71.9 MB)
• Milton, Quincy, Braintree, and Weymouth (PDF, 28.1 MB)

South Shore

• Hingham (PDF, 12 MB)
• Hull (PDF, 24.1 MB)
• Cohasset (PDF, 5.9 MB)
• Scituate (PDF, 22.4 MB)
• Marshfield (PDF, 16.2 MB)
• Duxbury (PDF, 9 MB)
• Kingston (PDF, 3.5 MB)
• Plymouth (PDF, 17.5 MB)

Cape Cod and Islands

• Bourne, Sandwich, and Mashpee (PDF, 18 MB)
• Falmouth (PDF, 33 MB)
• Barnstable, Yarmouth, and Dennis (PDF, 40.6 MB)
• Harwich, Chatham, Brewster, and Orleans (PDF, 29.6 MB)
• Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown (PDF, 20.7 MB)
• Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket (PDF, 34.5 MB)

South Coast

• Wareham, Marion, Mattapoisett, and Fairhaven (PDF, 32.9 MB)
• New Bedford (PDF, 24.6 MB)
• Dartmouth, Westport, Somerset, and Swansea (PDF, 14.9 MB)
• Fall River (PDF, 19.3 MB)