Burlington Breakwater Lights

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Burlington Breakwater Lights Edit this at Wikidata
LocationBurlington, US
Water bodyLake Champlain Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates44°28′50″N 73°13′47″W / 44.4806°N 73.2298°W / 44.4806; -73.2298
Burlington Breakwater North Light Edit this at Wikidata
Burlington Breakwater North VT.JPG
Constructed1857 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationbreakwater
Constructionlumber Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare pyramid Edit this on Wikidata
Markingswhite Edit this on Wikidata
First lit2003 (current tower, which is a replica of 1890 tower)
Focal height35 ft (11 m) Edit this on Wikidata
Range12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl R 2.5s Edit this on Wikidata
Burlington Breakwater South Light Edit this at Wikidata
Burlington Breakwater South VT.JPG
modern replica lighthouse, lit in 2004
Constructed1857 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationbreakwater
Constructionlumber Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare pyramid Edit this on Wikidata
Markingswhite Edit this on Wikidata
First lit2003 (current tower, which is a replica of 1857 tower)
Focal height12 ft (3.7 m) Edit this on Wikidata
Range7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 4s Edit this on Wikidata

The Burlington Breakwater Lights were originally established in 1857 to mark the ends of a low, detached, two piece breakwater 2⁄3-nautical-mile (1.2 km; 0.77 mi) long which protects the Burlington, Vermont harbor from Lake Champlain.[1][2][3] The breakwater is on the National Register of Historic Places,[4] but the lights, being replicas, are not. The two lights were replaced and rebuilt several times as fire and ice took their toll. In the middle of the 20th century, the wood towers were replaced by steel skeleton towers. The City of Burlington arranged for Federal funding for replicas of the original towers which were activated on September 12, 2003.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ NOAA chart #14782 Lake Champlain: Cumberland Head to Four Brothers Islands, 1/40,000 2006
  2. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 330.
  3. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-26). "Lighthouses of the United States: Vermont". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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