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Coos Bay is a city located in Coos County, Oregon, United States, where the Coos River enters Coos Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The city borders the city of North Bend , and together they are often referred to as one entity called either Coos Bay-North Bend or Oregon's Bay Area. [ 6 ]
Coos Bay (Coos language: Atsixiis) [1] is an estuary where the Coos River enters the Pacific Ocean, the estuary is approximately 12 miles long [2] and up to two miles wide. It is the largest estuary completely within Oregon state lines.
Although exploration and trapping in the area occurred as early as 1828, the first European-American settlement was established at Empire City in 1853 by members of the Coos Bay Company; this is now part of the city of Coos Bay. Coos County was created by the Territorial Legislature from parts of Umpqua, and Jackson counties on December 22, 1853.
Coos Bay National Bank, headquartered here until 1956, played a leading role in the development of Coos Bay during the period between the world wars and in the city's emergence as a major lumber port. [9] 21: Coquille City Hall: Coquille City Hall: October 14, 1992 : 99 E. 2nd St.
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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 Conde B. McCullough Memorial Bridge, is a cantilever bridge that spans the Coos Bay on U.S. Route 101 near North Bend, Oregon. When completed in 1936 it was named the North Bend Bridge . In 1947, it was renamed in honor of Conde B. McCullough who died on May 5, 1946.
The river is the largest tributary of Coos Bay, which at about 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) is the largest estuary that lies entirely within Oregon. [5] The river enters the bay about 15 miles (24 km) [ 5 ] from where the bay—curving east, north, and west of the cities of Coos Bay and North Bend and passing by the communities of Barview and ...