Year first lit 1961 (current) Construction brick building (first) Opened 1883 Automated 1961 | Deactivated 1961 (first) Height 6.1 m Focal height 4.57 m Material Brick | |
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Location Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
California
United States Year first constructed 1883 (fog signal station)
1900 (first) Tower shape square prism tower (first)
post with beacon (current) Similar Golden Gate Bridge, Point Diablo Light, Fort Point Light - San Francisco, Point Blunt Light, Oakland Harbor Light | ||
Lime Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in California, United States, on northern side of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Contents
Map of Lime Point, California 94941, USA
History
The lens lantern at Lime Point was hung on the wall of the fog signal building at a height of 20 feet above the water. When the Golden Gate Bridge was completed in 1937, a fog horn and light were placed at the base of the bridge’s south tower, making the Fort Point Light unnecessary. However, Lime Point Lighthouse was located next to the base of the north tower, and remained an effective position for a light and fog horn. Lime Point was automated by the United States Coast Guard in 1961, and the three-story dwelling and other buildings were torn down, leaving only the fog signal building.
References
Lime Point Light Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA