Buzzards Bay Entrance Light

Year Established:
1961
Existing:
No
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File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
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LOCATION

Location:
Buzzards Bay Main Channel
Latitude:
41° 23.80'
Longitude:
71° 2.00'
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Buzzards Bay Entrance Light
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1994
Disposition:
Dismantled 1996 Or 1997 and Replaced with a Smaller Structure
Year Tower Established:
1961
Tower Construction Material:
STEEL
Tower Foundation:
STEEL PILES FILLED W/CONCRETE
Tower Shape:
SKELETAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1961
Other Structures:
HELIOCOPTER LANDING DECK

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
DCB 224
Year Original Lens Installed:
1961
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Comments:

FIRST TEXAS TOWER BUILT TO REPLACE A LIGHTSHIP


Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018