Port of Coos Bay

Port of Coos Bay
Port of Coos Bay
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CountryUnited States
LocationCoos Bay, Oregon
Coordinates43°25′45″N 124°13′45″W / 43.42917°N 124.22917°W / 43.42917; -124.22917
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Owned byOregon International Port of Coos Bay
Lumber docks3
Main exportsWood products
Statistics
Draft depth37 feet
Air draft149 feet, restricted by Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge
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Port of Coos Bay

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay is a port of the Pacific coast of the United States, located in Coos Bay near the city of Coos Bay, Oregon. It is the largest deep-draft coastal harbor between San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound, and is Oregon's second busiest maritime commerce center after the Port of Portland. The port operates the 134-mile Coos Bay Rail Link which connects the port to Eugene, Oregon and the national rail network.[1]

In the mid-1900s, the Port of Coos Bay held the title of "world's largest lumber shipping port".[2] Lumber ships loaded with whole-log loads of the region's prized Douglas fir, Western hemlock, and Port Orford cedar timber were a common sight at the docks.[citation needed]

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References

  1. ^ "Coos Bay Rail Line".
  2. ^ Oregon History: Rapid Developments. Oregon Blue Book. Retrieved June 21, 2013.


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