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A pier is a raised structure that rises above a body of water and usually juts out from its shore, typically supported by piles or pillars, and provides above-water access to offshore areas. Frequent
A wooden pier in Corfu, Greece
Out-of-use industrial bulk cargo Pier, Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Print of a Victorian pier in Margate in the English county of Kent, 1897
The Scheveningen Pier
Southend Pier
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Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. Extending 1.33 miles into the Thames Estuary, it is the longest pleasure pier in the world. The bill to build the new pier,
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…of the day, the sea was not visible from the shore and the pleasure pier permitted holidaymakers to promenade over and alongside the sea at all times. The world's longest pleasure pier is at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and extends 1.3 miles (2.1 km) into the Thames Estuary. The longest pier on the West Coast of the US is the Santa Cruz…
Southend Pier in 2007
Pier during the late 19th century
Pavilion in 1923. Destroyed by fire in 1959 and replaced in 1962 by a bowling alley, also destroyed by fire in 1995. Now open decking
Burnt section in 1983