Wright Wharf

Wright Wharf (or Wright's Wharf) is a historic wharf in Portland, Maine,[1] on the edge of the Fore River.

It is located on Commercial Street between Portland Fish Pier (to the north) and Hobson's Wharf (to the south).

[2][3][4][5] Brown's Wharf formerly stood to the north,[6] where the parking lot for Portland Fish Pier is today.

The wharf is named for A. R. Wright, who owned a coal works on it in the early 20th century.

[7] The wharf is owned by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.