Port of Coos Bay explained

Port of Coos Bay
Country:United States
Location:Coos Bay, Oregon
Coordinates:43.4292°N -124.2292°W
Owner:Oregon International Port of Coos Bay
Blankdetailstitle1:Lumber docks
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Blankdetailstitle2:Main exports
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Blankstats1:37 feet
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Blankstats2:149 feet, restricted by Conde McCullough Memorial 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.

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  1. Web site: Coos Bay Rail Line.
  2. https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/facts/history/state-rapid.aspx Oregon History: Rapid Developments