New Castle Range Front Light

New Castle Range Front Light

the light in 1933
Location	Just south of 314 Bay W Blvd, New Castle, Delaware
Coordinates	39°38′32.6″N 75°35′43.5″W / 39.642389°N 75.595417°W / 39.642389; -75.595417Coordinates: 39°38′32.6″N 75°35′43.5″W / 39.642389°N 75.595417°W / 39.642389; -75.595417
Year first constructed	1876
Year first lit	1964
Automated	1964
Construction	Wood frame (first) Steel (current)
Tower shape	Square tower (first) Skeletal tower (current)
Height	60 feet (18 m)
Focal height	37 feet (11 m) (first) 56 feet (17 m) (current)
Admiralty number	J1301
ARLHS number	USA-1125
USCG number	2-2730[1]

New Castle Range Front Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River near New Castle, Delaware ^[2]

History

The original New Castle Range lights were wooden towers built in 1876. The New Castle Range Rear Light was attached to the keeper’s quarters while the New Castle Range Front Light was a free standing tower. The original front range light was demolished in 1964 when it was replaced by a steel skeletal tower.^[3] Both of the current skeletal towers remain an active aid to navigation and are not open to the public.

References

Lighthouses of Delaware
Baker Shoal Range Front Light Baker Shoal Range Rear Light Bellevue Range Rear Light Cape Henlopen Beacon Cape Henlopen Light Cherry Island Range Rear Light Christiana Light Christiana North Jetty Light Delaware Breakwater East End Light Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Light Fenwick Island Light Fourteen Foot Bank Light Harbor of Refuge Light Liston Range Front Light Liston Range Rear Light Mahon River Light Marcus Hook Range Front Light Marcus Hook Range Rear Light Mispillion Light New Castle Range Front Light New Castle Range Rear Light Reedy Island Range Rear Light