There were wooden quays over much of the riverfront.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly
The riverfront of this plateau is cut by sundry sloughs and ravines, which were at that time overflowed by back-water.
"From Fort Henry to Corinth"
Manning Ferguson Force
Placed just at the point where ships coming in from the sea must transfer their freight to the smaller vessels that go up the Seine, Rouen is so intent upon her commerce, that all the principal hotels are strung along the quays on the riverfront, a very unusual arrangement in a French town.
"Stained Glass Tours in France"
Charles Hitchcock Sherrill