---

• n  a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
• n  (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)
• n  a support for two adjacent bridge spans

• Boston's mammoth, reeking fish pier, which juts 1,200 ft.
• The pier draws a steady 15,000 people a day, up to 28,000 when the weather stops on double zero.
• But because the pier is not yet completed the Europa and Bremen still dock in Brooklyn.

• wharf
• wharfage
• dock

News & Articles

---

• Pier 1 Imports opens in Arroyo Grande
  Pier 1 Imports opened in Arroyo Grande on June 11 in the Five Cities Center located off West Branch Street.
  June 12, 2013 - The San Luis Obispo Tribune
• Pier auction set for next Tuesday
  Many Pier merchants and vendors are participating in an absolute auction next Tuesday, along with the city of St. Petersburg, to unload lots of large items they will no longer need now that the Pier is closed.
  June 12, 2013 - FOX 5 Washington D.C.
• St. Petersburg Pier items up for auction today
  The Pier in St. Petersburg may be closed for good, but residents have their last chance today to get a piece of the iconic inverted pyramid. Some unsold merchandise, along with pier benches, store display cabinets and restaurant equipment, will go under the auction hammer today at 10 a.m.
  June 11, 2013 - The Tampa Tribune

Quotes

---

• Rick Hoffman in FOXNews
  For 25 years there's been this mythical guy out there who, hour after hour, shouts obscenities and threats,Hoffman told Navy Times. "He could be tied up pier-side somewhere, or he could be on the bridge of a merchant ship."
• Marianne Wiggins in Forbes
  The pier is a place I go to frequently for the healing properties, for standing at the edge of the continent,Wiggins says, adding that she chose the location. "There was no script. It was all very informal and easy to do. It took about an...