Tongue Point Light

Tongue Point Light
Bridgeport Breakwater
Location Bridgeport, Connecticut
Coordinates
Year first constructed 1895
Year first lit 1895
Automated 1954
Foundation Reinforced Concrete pier
Construction Cast Iron
Tower shape Conical
Markings / pattern Black
Height 31 ft (9.4 m)
Original lens Sixth order Fresnel lens
Current lens Modern optic
Range 5 nm
Characteristic green flash every 4 s
ARLHS number USA-086

Tongue Point Light Lighthouse, also known as Bridgeport Breakwater or Bug Light, is a lighthouse on the west side of the Bridgeport Harbor entrance, in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut in the United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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History

The lighthouse was originally built at the end of a breakwater about 500 feet (150 m) offshore. In 1919, the shipping channel was widened and the lighthouse was moved 275 feet (84 m) inland. The light was automated in 1954. In 1967, the Coast Guard planned to remove the lighthouse but local boaters protested. The lighthouse remains an active aid to navigation. A modern optic replaced the original sixth order Fresnel lens in 1988.

In 1990 Tongue Point Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places under reference number 89001478.[1][2]

From US Coast Guard web site

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Park Service. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov. Retrieved 2010-07-29. 
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet" (pdf). National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/89001478.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-29.  and Accompanying 7 photographs.

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