Bridgeport Harbor Light

Current light

Location	Fairfield County, Connecticut, US
Coordinates	41°09′24″N 73°10′48″W / 41.1567°N 73.18°W / 41.1567; -73.18
Tower
Constructed	1953
Construction	concrete (foundation), metal (tower)
Height	52 ft (16 m)
Shape	square skeletal tower with light[1][2]
Markings	square (green)
Power source	solar power
Operator	United States Coast Guard
Light
Focal height	57 ft (17 m)
Characteristic	Q G
1871 light
Early picture postcard of the lighthouse
Constructed	1871
Construction	lumber (tower)
Shape	octagonal tower atop keeper's house
Markings	white (tower), gray (roof), black (lantern)
First lit	November 1871
Deactivated	1953
Characteristic	F R
1851 light
Constructed	1851
Foundation	iron screw piles base
Construction	lumber (tower)
Shape	octagon
Deactivated	1871
Characteristic	F R

The Bridgeport Harbor Light, later the Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse, was a lighthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. It is located on the west side of the Bridgeport Harbor entrance and the north side of Long Island Sound. Originally constructed in 1851 and rebuilt in 1871 with a dwelling, it had a red-fixed light throughout its service life. The builder and first keeper of the light was Abraham A. McNeil who is also credited as improvising the first light for the Bridgeport Harbor in 1844. By 1953, the lighthouse was in poor condition and the United States Coast Guard opted to build a skeleton tower in its place. In the 2014 edition of the Light List Volume 1, the skeleton tower is marked as "Light 13A" with a height of 57 feet (17 m) and a visual marker of a square green dayboard with a green reflective border. The lighthouse was sold and an attempt was made to move it to serve as a monument for Connecticut's maritime history, but it was later decided to scrap the structure. The lighthouse caught fire and was destroyed during the dismantling in 1953.