WayfarrowBridgeport Harbor Light
Lighthouse · Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut
Bridgeport Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut. Connecticut has 34 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Greater Bridgeport County.
It was built in 1953, in the postwar decades, making it the 27th oldest of the 28 in Connecticut with a recorded construction date; its light sits 57 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Q G; it guards Long Island Sound; the structure is built of metal.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1871 lighthouse burned by accident while being dismantled in 1953. Today only a 1953 Coast Guard skeleton tower stands there, which is not a lighthouse. Sources give that tower's height as 52 or 57 ft. It stands at 41.1567° N, 73.1800° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1953 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 57 ft |
| Light characteristic | Q G |
| Body of water | Long Island Sound |
| Material | metal |
| Coordinates | 41.15667, -73.18000 |
Nearby places
- Bridgeport Harbor Lightlighthouse · Greater Bridgeport County · 0 mi
- Bridgeport Harbor Lightlighthouse · Greater Bridgeport County · 0 mi
- Tongue Point Lightlighthouse · Greater Bridgeport County · 0.7 mi
- Black Rock Harbor Lightlighthouse · Greater Bridgeport County · 2.2 mi
- Cupheagghost town · Greater Bridgeport County · 3.1 mi
- Penfield Reef Lightlighthouse · Greater Bridgeport County · 3.5 mi
- Stratford Point Lightlighthouse · Greater Bridgeport County · 4 mi
- Little Danburyghost town · Greater Bridgeport County · 4 mi
- Liz's Bridgecovered bridge · Greater Bridgeport County · 5.8 mi
- Stratford Shoal Lightlighthouse · Connecticut · 7.9 mi
- Hockanum Parkghost town · Western Connecticut County · 8.5 mi
- Peck Ledge Lightlighthouse · Western Connecticut County · 11.2 mi
Questions
Where is Bridgeport Harbor Light?
Bridgeport Harbor Light is in Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut, at 41.1567, -73.1800.
How many lighthouses are in Greater Bridgeport County?
Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut has 7 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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