Jetty Faltering, 32 Years Earlier Than Designed to Last

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TOKELAND, Wash. (AP) A $27 million jetty, built eight years ago to protect State Route 105 near Washaway Beach, was intended to last 40 years.

But the 400,000-ton pile of rocks is already losing ground to the powerful Pacific.

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Jetty Faltering, 32 Years Earlier Than Designed to Last

Last winter, waves as high as 22 feet ripped into the str...

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