Port of Coos Bay
| Port of Coos Bay | |
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.jpg) Port of Coos Bay | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Coos Bay, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 43°25′45″N 124°13′45″W / 43.42917°N 124.22917°W |
| Details | |
| Owned by | Oregon International Port of Coos Bay |
| Lumber docks | 3 |
| Main exports | Wood products |
| Statistics | |
| Draft depth | 37 feet |
| Air draft | 149 feet, restricted by McCullough Highway Bridge |
| Website 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.
There is a proposal to build a liquified natural gas export terminal at the Port of Coos Bay. This proposal is known as the Jordan Cove Energy Project.
References
- ^ http://www.coosbayraillink.com/about.htm
- ^ Oregon History: Rapid Developments. Oregon Blue Book. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
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