Portland Pier is located at the intersection of Commercial Street and Silver Street on the eastern waterfront in Portland, Maine.[1][2] It is located between Custom House Wharf (to the north) and Long Wharf (to the south),[3] on the edge of the Fore River.
 Portland Pier (2023) | |
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| Location | Commercial Street, Portland, Maine, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 43°39′20″N 70°15′2″W / 43.65556°N 70.25056°W |
Notable businesses on the pier include J's Oyster House and Luke's Lobster.[3][4]
The pier is subject to regular flooding during King Tides and any tide 12 feet or higher.[5]
See also
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edit- ^ "40-44 Portland Pier, Portland, 1924". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ Harbors, United States Board of Engineers for Rivers and (1941). Port and Terminal Facilities at the Ports of Northern New England. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ a b "Walk the Working Waterfront" - PortlandMaine.com
- ^ "Luke’s Lobster Opens a Full-Service Seafood Restaurant in Portland" – Boston Magazine, April 6, 2019
- ^ Hirschkorn, Phil (2022-06-17), Maine climate scientists warn of more frequent king tide flooding without storms, retrieved 2024-03-05