Fairhaven Bridge Light

Fairhaven Bridge Light
US Coast Guard photo

Location	Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°38′21.9″N 70°55′0.89″W / 41.639417°N 70.9169139°W / 41.639417; -70.9169139Coordinates: 41°38′21.9″N 70°55′0.89″W / 41.639417°N 70.9169139°W / 41.639417; -70.9169139
Year first constructed	1888
Deactivated	1891
Foundation	Mounted on bridge
Tower shape	Square Wood Tower
Markings / pattern	White
Characteristic	Red

Fairhaven Bridge Light was a lighthouse on the bridge from New Bedford to Fairhaven, Massachusetts, at the north end of New Bedford Harbor.^[1] From 1888 to 1891 it served as the rear light of a range to guide ships past Butler Flats on the west side of the harbor entrance. The front light of the range was Palmer Island Light. It was also known as "Fairhaven Bridge Range Light".

This light was discontinued in 1891; the range was obviated by the construction of the Butler Flats Light adjacent to the channel in 1898^[1] The structure and the wooden bridge shown under it in the photo no longer exist.

References

1 2 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-09-01.

Lighthouses of Massachusetts

Annisquam Harbor Bakers Island Billingsgate Island Bird Island Bishop and Clerks Borden Flats Boston Brant Point Broad Sound Channel Butler Flats Buzzards Bay Entrance Cape Ann Cape Poge Chatham Clark's Point Cleveland East Ledge Cuttyhunk Deer Island Derby Wharf Dumpling Rocks Duxbury Pier East Chop Eastern Point Edgartown Harbor Egg Rock Fairhaven Bridge Falmouth Inner Fort Pickering (Winter Island) Gay Head The Graves Great Point Highland Hospital Point Range Front Hospital Point Range Rear Hyannis Rear Range Ipswich Range Long Island Head Long Point Lovells Island Range Marblehead Mayo Beach Minot's Ledge Monomoy Point Nantucket Beacon Nantucket Cliff Range Nantucket Harbor Range Nauset Ned Point Newburyport Harbor Front Range Newburyport Harbor Newburyport Harbor Rear Range Nixes Mate Nobska Old Scituate Palmer Island Plymouth Point Gammon Race Point Sandy Neck Sankaty Head Spectacle Island Range Stage Harbor Straitsmouth Island Tarpaulin Cove Ten Pound Island Thacher Island North Three Sisters of Nauset West Chop West Dennis Wing's Neck Wood End

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