Type:
Year Established:
1832
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Southwest Pass LA.jpg (2.46 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2011
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Mississippi River
U.S. State:
Louisiana
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1929
Year Tower Established:
1873
Tower Foundation:
Pile and timber
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
123.5
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
126
Tower Shape:
Skeletal
Tower Daymark:
Brown
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
1st order Fresnel
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Sep 27, 2017