Port of Mayagüez

Port of Mayagüez

The Port of Mayagüez, located northwest of downtown Mayagüez, is the third busiest port on Puerto Rico.Fact|date=July 2007. The port is situated along Puerto Rico routes 64, 341, and 3341, and stretches for 3.8 miles along the coast. Its main canal is .4 miles wide and its depth ranges from 47 to 120 feet, the water's depth along the piers ranges between 28 and 29 feet. The port's main tenant is Ferries del Caribe, which provides daily ferry service to the Dominican Republic. The port is protected from rough seas by reefs which run along its northern and western sections. [ [http://www.mayaguezpr.gov/mayaguez_evoluciona/transportacion/puerto.htm Puerto de Mayagüez, Puerto Rico] , Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, July 31 2007]

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