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'''Birmingport''' (or '''Port Birmingham''') is a river port and rail terminal located on the [[Locust Fork]] of the [[Black Warrior River]] in northwestern [[Jefferson County]] on [[Alabama Highway 169]] ([[Birmingport Road]]) south of [[Quinton]]. | '''Birmingport''' (or '''Port Birmingham''') is a river port and rail terminal located on the [[Locust Fork]] of the [[Black Warrior River]] in northwestern [[Jefferson County]] on [[Alabama Highway 169]] ([[Birmingport Road]]) south of [[Quinton]]. | ||
The port was | The port was developed in [[1920]] by the [[Port of Birmingham Company]], with offices in the [[Jefferson Bank Building]]. It was created in conjunction with the development of the [[Warrior River Barge Line]], which permitted barge traffic from [[Birmingham]] to reach Mobile and New Orleans. | ||
Rail access to the port is by the former [[Barge Line Railroad]], now part of the [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] operated by [[Transtar]] (which was spun off of [[USX]]). | Port activity stretches for about two miles along the banks of Locust Fork, primarily serving the steel and road construction industries with raw materials shipped north from Mobile by barge. The port's primary export is coal from the [[Oak Grove Mine]]. Rail access to the port is by the former [[Barge Line Railroad]], now part of the [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] operated by [[Transtar]] (which was spun off of [[USX]]). | ||
In [[1977]], with modernization of the [[Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway]] nearing completion, a master plan for the port was commissioned by the [[Birmingham Regional Planning Commission]] from Allen and Hoshall of Memphis, Tenneessee. The report found that little new demand would be placed on the existing private operations at Birmingport unless major investments were made to develop riverfront industrial sites. The plan recommended development of a 1,250+ acre riverside industrial park with a public terminal. When asked for an update in [[1989]], a smaller industrial park and port terminal were recommended, but existing private operators were still seen as capable of filling immediate demand. | In [[1977]], with modernization of the [[Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway]] nearing completion, a master plan for the port was commissioned by the [[Birmingham Regional Planning Commission]] from Allen and Hoshall of Memphis, Tenneessee. The report found that little new demand would be placed on the existing private operations at Birmingport unless major investments were made to develop riverfront industrial sites. The plan recommended development of a 1,250+ acre riverside industrial park with a public terminal. | ||
Birmingport was annexed into the city of [[Birmingham]] in [[1986]]. | |||
When asked for an update in [[1989]], a smaller industrial park and port terminal were recommended, but existing private operators were still seen as capable of filling immediate demand. | |||
==Operators== | ==Operators== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll8,3443 Birmingport Ready to Handle Warrior Freight]" (1920) ''Birmingham'' magazine. Vol. 1, No. 6 - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections | |||
* "[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uSUsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D8cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3332%2C1541975 Waterfront Industrial Park Suggested for Warrior River]" (March 4, 1977) ''Florence Times-Daily'' | * "[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uSUsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D8cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3332%2C1541975 Waterfront Industrial Park Suggested for Warrior River]" (March 4, 1977) ''Florence Times-Daily'' | ||
* Nicholson, Gilbert (October 1, 1999) "Birmingport is best-kept secret." ''Birmingham Business Journal'' | * Nicholson, Gilbert (October 1, 1999) "Birmingport is best-kept secret." ''Birmingham Business Journal'' | ||
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[[Category:Birmingport|*]] | [[Category:Birmingport|*]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1920 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:Jefferson County communities]] | [[Category:Jefferson County communities]] | ||
[[Category:Locust Fork]] | [[Category:Locust Fork]] | ||
[[Category:Alabama State Highway 169]] | [[Category:Alabama State Highway 169]] | ||
Revision as of 15:57, 16 June 2010
Birmingport (or Port Birmingham) is a river port and rail terminal located on the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River in northwestern Jefferson County on Alabama Highway 169 (Birmingport Road) south of Quinton.
The port was developed in 1920 by the Port of Birmingham Company, with offices in the Jefferson Bank Building. It was created in conjunction with the development of the Warrior River Barge Line, which permitted barge traffic from Birmingham to reach Mobile and New Orleans.
Port activity stretches for about two miles along the banks of Locust Fork, primarily serving the steel and road construction industries with raw materials shipped north from Mobile by barge. The port's primary export is coal from the Oak Grove Mine. Rail access to the port is by the former Barge Line Railroad, now part of the Birmingham Southern Railroad operated by Transtar (which was spun off of USX).
In 1977, with modernization of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway nearing completion, a master plan for the port was commissioned by the Birmingham Regional Planning Commission from Allen and Hoshall of Memphis, Tenneessee. The report found that little new demand would be placed on the existing private operations at Birmingport unless major investments were made to develop riverfront industrial sites. The plan recommended development of a 1,250+ acre riverside industrial park with a public terminal.
Birmingport was annexed into the city of Birmingham in 1986.
When asked for an update in 1989, a smaller industrial park and port terminal were recommended, but existing private operators were still seen as capable of filling immediate demand.
Operators
- Warrior and Gulf Navigation (Transtar)
- Port Liberty (Liberty Stevedoring)
- Birmingham Marine Terminal (Parker Towing)
References
- "Birmingport Ready to Handle Warrior Freight" (1920) Birmingham magazine. Vol. 1, No. 6 - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- "Waterfront Industrial Park Suggested for Warrior River" (March 4, 1977) Florence Times-Daily
- Nicholson, Gilbert (October 1, 1999) "Birmingport is best-kept secret." Birmingham Business Journal
- Nicholson, Gilbert (October 1, 1999) "Birmingport: Will it die when coal runs out?" Birmingham Business Journal