The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay is a

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of the

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coast of the

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, located in

Coos Bay Coos Bay (Hanis language, Coos language: Atsixiis or Hanisich) is an estuary where the Coos River enters the Pacific Ocean, the estuary is approximately 12 miles long and up to two miles wide. It is the largest estuary completely within Oregon sta ...

near the city of

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. It is the largest deep-draft coastal harbor between

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and

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, 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

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and the national rail network. In the mid-1900s, the Port of Coos Bay held the title of "world's largest lumber shipping port".Oregon History: Rapid Developments

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. Retrieved June 21, 2013. Lumber ships loaded with whole-log loads of the region's prized

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, and Port Orford cedar timber were a common sight at the docks.

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Official website
Oregon Coast Coos Bay, Port of Transportation in Coos County, Oregon {{Oregon-transport-stub

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