Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light

Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light
The Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light from the northwest
Map
LocationLake end of south breakwater of the Duluth Ship Canal, Duluth, Minnesota
Coordinates46°46′48.3″N 92°5′16″W / 46.780083°N 92.08778°W / 46.780083; -92.08778
Tower
Constructed1874
FoundationConcrete pier
ConstructionBrick
Automated1976
Height10.5 m (34 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeHouse with square tower
MarkingsWhite with red roof
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalHorn
Light
First lit1901
Focal height44 ft (13 m)
LensFourth order Fresnel lens
Range13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
CharacteristicFixed Green
Duluth Harbor South Breakwater Outer Light
AreaLess than one acre
ArchitectOffice of the Superintendent of Lighthouses
MPSLight Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.16000341[1]
Added to NRHPJune 7, 2016

The Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light is a lighthouse on the south breakwater of the Duluth Ship Canal in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.[2][3][4] It forms a range with the Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light to guide ships into the canal from Lake Superior.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 150.
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Minnesota". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  4. ^ Pepper, Terry (2003-12-17). "Duluth Rear Range Light". Seeing the Light: Lighthouses of the western Great Lakes. Retrieved 2019-05-05.