Reedy Island Range Rear Light

Reedy Island Range Rear Light
Reedy Island Range Rear Light
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Location1171 Taylors Bridge Road, Taylors Bridge, Delaware
Coordinates39°24′24″N 75°35′25″W / 39.4066°N 75.5902°W / 39.4066; -75.5902
Tower
Foundation9 concrete piers
ConstructionCast iron
Height110 feet (34 m)
ShapeSkeletal tower
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1910
Focal height134 feet (41 m)
LensFifth order Fresnel lens (original), DCB-224 (current)
CharacteristicFlashing white with red sector
Reedy Island Range Rear Light
Nearest cityTaylor's Bridge, Delaware
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.89000288[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 27, 1989

Reedy Island Range Rear Lighthouse is a skeletal tower lighthouse near Taylor's Bridge, Delaware.[2] The tower is an active aid to navigation.[3][4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  3. ^ "The Reedy Island Rear Range Light". Delaware Bay Lighthouse Keepers & Friends Association, Inc. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.