Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Port Adelaide Lighthouse
Port Adelaide Lighthouse
South Australia
Location Port Adelaide, South Australia
Coordinates 34°50′33″S 138°30′15″E / 34.842475°S 138.504208°E / -34.842475; 138.504208Coordinates: 34°50′33″S 138°30′15″E / 34.842475°S 138.504208°E / -34.842475; 138.504208
Year first constructed 1869
Year first lit 1869
Deactivated 1985
Foundation platform on wooden piles
Construction cast iron skeletal tower
Tower shape hexagonal frustum tower with balcony, lantern, central cylinder from keeper's house
Markings / pattern red tower and keeper's house, white balcony and lantern
Height 25 metres (82 ft)
Original lens 2nd order Chance Brothers Fresnel lens
ARLHS number AUS-200
Managing agent South Australian Maritime Museum

Port Adelaide Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the North Parade of Port Adelaide. It was first lit in 1869 at the entrance to the Port. It was moved and later shifted to the current location. Lit on Saturdays .

Entry

Open Times

Weekdays - 10:00am to 2:00pm
Weekends - 10:30am to 4:00pm[1]

Cost

Adult - $1

Children - 50c

Free with South Australian Maritime Museum General Admission.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Port Adelaide Lighthouse | SA Maritime Museum". maritime.history.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-10-18.

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