Type:
Year Established:
1906
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1999
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Delaware River
Latitude:
39° 31'
Longitude:
75° 38'
City / Town:
Taylors Bridge
U.S. State:
Delaware
Location County:
New Castle
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1877
Tower Construction Material:
Wrought Iron
Tower Foundation:
Masonry
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
36 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
36 feet
Tower Shape:
Pyramidal Skeletal w/Cylinder
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1907
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Greek Revival
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Frame
Other Structures:
Oil House, Garage, Barn
OPTICS
Current Optic:
Second Order Range, Fresnel
Original Optic Type:
Second Order Range, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1906
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
More Information
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
The Front and Rear range lights are located 6760 yards apart or about 3.84 miles apart. Light was raised in height to 50 feet in 1909.