Gāoqiáo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Gāoqiáo Lighthouse
Built in 1955 and first lit in 1955, the Gāoqiáo Lighthouse is a 21-meter cylindrical concrete tower. It was part of a cement plant located on the east side of the Huángpǔ River at a sharp bend north of downtown Shànghǎi. The lighthouse offered a geographic range of 16 nautical miles with a white flashing light. It ceased operations around 2015, with its function taken over by a pair of smaller range lights. The structure is identified by NGA list number 18857 and Admiralty number P3785.
Why it matters: The lighthouse was important for warning ships of the sharp bend north of downtown Shànghǎi on the Huángpǔ River.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- white
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl.W
- Focal Height
- 150m
- Geographic Range
- 16NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1966
- First Lit
- 1955
Significant events: Inactive since about 2015, light was replaced by a pair of small range lights
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Shanghai(4.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3785
- NGA No.
- 18857
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 21m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower, part of a cement plant
Location
- City
- Pudong
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Shanghai
- Sea Region
- on the east side of the Huángpǔ River, at the sharp bend in the river north of downtown Shànghǎi
- Latitude
- 31.3307°
- Longitude
- 121.5591°
Nearby Vessels
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