Type:
Year Established:
1850
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
092A_Bergen_Point_NJ_1935_CG2.jpeg (426.57 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1935
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Service
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Entrance To Newark Bay
Latitude:
40° 38.60'
Longitude:
74° 8.90'
City / Town:
BAYONNE
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1948
Disposition:
Dismantled 1948 and Replaced W/skeletal Tower
Year Tower Established:
1859
Tower Construction Material:
RUBBLE STONE
Tower Foundation:
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
46 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
41 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1850
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
7 LAMPS, 15" REFLECTORS later 4th order Fresnel Lens
Year Original Lens Installed:
1859
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
The Bergen Point Lighthouse was built in 1849. It was located at the junction of Newark Bay and the Kill Van Kull, which is about 50 feet from the New Jersey/New York border. It was built on a caisson and consisted of a keeper's dwelling with a lighthouse tower located at one corner. The focal plane of the tower was 46 feet high. The dwelling had 6 rooms. The total construction cost was $4,969.78.