page_title: Ore dock
hierarchical_section_title: Ore dock
caption_attribution_description: English: The massive Soo Line Ore Dock in Ashland, Wisconsin. Built in 1916, it is the last of what were once many such docks, the concrete structure is 80 feet high and 75 feet wide and in 1925 the dock was extended to 1800 feet; it was last used to ship ore in 1965.
context_page_description: An ore dock is a large structure used for loading ore onto ships, which then carry the ore to steelworks or to transshipment points. Most known ore docks were constructed near iron mines on the upper Great Lakes and served the lower Great Lakes. Ore docks still in existence are typically about 60 feet wide, 80 feet high, and vary from 900 feet to 2,400 feet in length. They are commonly constructed from wood, steel, reinforced concrete, or combinations of these materials.
  They are commonly used for loading bulk ore carriers with high mass, low-value ore, such as iron ore, in raw or taconite form.
context_section_description: An ore dock is a large structure used for loading ore (typically from railway cars or ore jennies) onto ships, which then carry the ore to steelworks or to transshipment points. Most known ore docks were constructed near iron mines on the upper Great Lakes and served the lower Great Lakes. Ore docks still in existence are typically about 60 feet (18 m) wide, 80 feet (24 m) high, and vary from 900 feet (270 m)  to 2,400 feet (730 m) in length. They are commonly constructed from wood, steel, reinforced concrete, or combinations of these materials.
  They are commonly used for loading bulk ore carriers with high mass, low-value ore, such as iron ore, in raw or taconite form.
caption: The Wisconsin Central Railway (later Soo Line) ore dock in Ashland, Wisconsin 1,800 ft (550 m) long, b. 1916
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