BELLEVUE RANGE REAR

Year Established:
1909
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Service
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society

LOCATION

Location:
CHRISTINA RIVER AT DELAWARE RIVER
Latitude:
39° 72.03'
Longitude:
75° 51.78'
City / Town:
WILMINGTON
U.S. State:
Delaware
Location County:
NEW CASTLE
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. BELLEVUE RANGE REAR
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
2001
Year Tower Established:
1909
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
105 above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
93 feet
Tower Shape:
PYRAMIDAL SKELETAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1909

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
NONE
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017