 Brandywine Shoals Light (undated USCG photo) | |
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| Location | lower Delaware Bay |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°59′11″N 75°06′49″W / 38.9864°N 75.1135°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1828 (1st light) 1850 (2nd light) 1914 (3rd light) |
| Foundation | wood piles (1st light) screw-pile (2nd light) cast iron/concrete caisson (3rd light) |
| Construction | cast iron (2nd light) reinforced concrete (3rd light) |
| Automated | 1974 |
| Height | 14 m (46 ft)  |
| Shape | conical/cylindrical house with lantern on top (2nd and 3rd lights) |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1914 |
| Focal height | 54 feet (16 m) (2nd light) 60 feet (18 m) (3rd light) |
| Lens | third order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) |
| Characteristic | 10s flash |
Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse | |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000943 |
| NJRHP No. | 988[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 2007 |
| Designated NJRHP | August 2, 2006 |
The Brandywine Shoal Light is a lighthouse on the north side of the ship channel in Delaware Bay on the east coast of the United States, west of Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It was the site of the first screw-pile lighthouse in the United States.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 1, 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.