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| Location | Spring Point Ledge, Portland Harbor, South Portland, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 43°39′07.61″N 70°13′26.06″W / 43.6521139°N 70.2239056°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1897 |
| Foundation | Brick/Iron caisson |
| Construction | Cast iron with brick |
| Automated | 1960 |
| Shape | Conical "Spark Plug" |
| Markings | White on black pier with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 10s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1897 |
| Focal height | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Lens | Fifth order Fresnel lens |
| Range | White 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi), Red 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing white 6s with two red sectors. |
Spring Point Ledge Light Station | |
| Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002279[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 1988 |
Spring Point Ledge Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in South Portland, Maine, which marks a dangerous obstruction on the west side of the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor.[2][3] It is now adjacent to the campus of Southern Maine Community College. It was constructed in 1897 and automated in 1960.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 64.