Pinto Island

The former Atlantic Marine shipyard, now BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards, on Pinto Island in 2008.

Pinto Island is an island in the U.S. state of Alabama, within the city limits of Mobile.[1] Located on the northwestern coast of Mobile Bay, it is bounded on the west by the Mobile River, on the south by Mobile Bay, on the east by the Spanish River, and on the north by Pinto Pass (now partially infilled with dredged material to form a land bridge) and Blakeley Island. It is dedicated to industrial uses, primarily shipbuilding. The BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards was originally the site of the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, and most recently Atlantic Marine, which was acquired by BAE in 2010.[2] The Alabama State Port Authority operates a terminal on the southern end of the island for the ThyssenKrupp steel plant upriver in Calvert.[3]

The island is approximately .75 miles (1.21 km) at its widest and 1.45 miles (2.33 km) at its longest with an average elevation of 10 feet (3.0 m).[1] It, along with downtown and Blakeley Island, forms District Two of Mobile's city council districts.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinto Island
  2. ↑ Murtaugh, Dan (July 15, 2011). "BAE Systems bringing shipbuilding back to former ADDSCO yard". Press Register. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ Murtaugh, Dan (5 July 2011). "Pinto Island terminal receives award from port association". Press-Register. Mobile, AL. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "City Wide Council Districts" (PDF). City of Mobile. Retrieved May 8, 2012.

Coordinates: 30°40′27″N 88°1′34″W / 30.67417°N 88.02611°W / 30.67417; -88.02611


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