In 1884 the Northern Central Railroad bought the Sodus Point and Southern Railroad, creating a land-water shipping route from Pennsylvania to Canada.
In 1886 a coal trestle, at the west end of the bay, was erected and a commercial coal shipping business started which served all ports on Lake Ontario.
In 1927 the trestle was greatly expanded in size so that increased tonnage of coal could be loaded.
In 1971, the trestle was being dismantled when it accidentally caught fire and was destroyed.
The coal trestle was located on Route 14 as you go north out of Sodus Point, just north of where Sodus Marina is today. The only thing that remains of the trestle, is a concrete abuttment.
For more information, please click this link: https://historicsoduspoint.com/coal-trestle/
