Transportation

Transportation (HM25KD)

Location: Coos Bay, OR 97420 Coos County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 22.045', W 124° 12.727'

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In 1872, the Coos Bay Wagon Road was completed.


The road, which connected Coos Bay Roseburg, was 58 miles long. A stagecoach could make the trip in about 28 hours in good weather.


Another route to the interior was the stage line north along the beach, but only at low tide.

Passengers crossed Coos Bay by small boat north to Jordan Cove, then transferred to a stagecoach traveling twenty-five miles north to Winchester Bay.
There they boarded a steamer which took them inland up the Umpqua River to Scottsburg, to complete the trip into the Willamette Valley by stagecoach.



The Railroad Arrives


In August 1916, Southern Pacific Railroad completed a rail line between Coos Bay and Eugene, by way of Florence to the north end then inland up the Siuslaw River to Eugene. The new access to the Willamette Valley was a cause for celebration on Coos Bay.
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Date Added Monday, February 19th, 2018 at 7:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 401792 N 4802330
Decimal Degrees43.36741667, -124.21211667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 22.045', W 124° 12.727'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 22' 2.7000000000001" N, 124° 12' 43.62" W
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Area Code(s)541
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-198 US-101, Coos Bay OR 97420, US
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