History
1825
Originally authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1825, Fairport Harbor is a deep draft commercial harbor.
2.2 miles
Protective structures consist of east and west laid up stone breakwaters totaling over 2.2 miles in length and east and west Piers with a combined length of 1,079’.
1.9 m
Fairport Harbor handles 1.9 m tons of cargo each year
About Fairport Harbor
Fairport Harbor Port is located at the mouth of the Grand River on the
southern shore of Lake Erie in the city of Fairport, OH, approximately
30 miles east of Cleveland, OH.
(Protective structures consist of east and west laid up stone breakwaters totaling over 2.2 miles in length and east and west Piers with a combined length of 1,079’. It is a major regional receiving port on the Great Lakes for commodities including limestone, aggregates, ores, and minerals.)
(The port ships over 1,977,938 tons material every year. Major employers include Morton Salt, Carmuse Lime and Stone, RW Sidley, and Osborne Concrete and Stone.)
