Elbow Of Cross Ledge Lighthouse
Iso WR 6s🇺🇸New Jersey, USOperational
Location & Light Range
About Elbow Of Cross Ledge Lighthouse
Built in 1910, this lighthouse stood on the north side of the ship channel in Delaware Bay, New Jersey. The structure reached a height of 19 meters, with its focal plane situated 18.5 meters above sea level. It emitted a white and red light. The original lighthouse was destroyed in 1953 following a collision with a ship. A replacement skeleton tower was subsequently erected on the original foundation.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marked the north side of the ship channel in Delaware Bay.
Background
The Elbow of Cross Ledge Light was a lighthouse on the north side of the ship channel in Delaware Bay in Cumberland County, New Jersey, on the east coast of the United States, west of Egg Island Point. It was destroyed by a ship collision in 1953 and replaced by a skeleton tower on the same foundation.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Iso WR 6s
- Flash Type
- Isophase
- Light Color
- WR
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 6s
- Focal Height
- 18.5m
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1910
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q5353798 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 19m
Location
- City
- New Jersey
- Country
- 🇺🇸US
- Latitude
- 39.1833°
- Longitude
- -75.2667°
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