Type:
Year Established:
1962
Existing:
Yes
Non-Existing (More Info.):
Foundation Only
Download:
Southwest Pass Entrance LA.jpg (1.07 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2011
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Southwest Pass Entrance
Latitude:
28° 54.3'
Longitude:
89° 25.7'
U.S. State:
Louisiana
Location County:
Plaquemines
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1962
Tower Construction Material:
Concrete/Steel
Tower Foundation:
Pile/Timber
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
95
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
85
Tower Shape:
Texas Tower
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Integral to Tower
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Concrete
Other Structures:
Radio Beacon/Helipad
OPTICS
Current Optic:
DCB 224
Original Optic Type:
First Order Fresnel
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
1960s tower replaced with a modern ATON after Hurricane Katrina