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Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse
Ruins - Not Accessible
Abandoned iron skeletal tower on Delaware River. Deteriorated historic structure.
112
Feet Tall
1880
Year Built
No
Public Access
About Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse
Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse is a deteriorated iron skeletal tower on the Delaware River. Once part of a range light system, it now stands abandoned and not accessible.
History
Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse was built in 1880 as part of a range light system on the Delaware River. The lighthouse guided ships through the river channel.
After deactivation in 1967, the lighthouse fell into disrepair. The skeletal iron structure remains standing but is deteriorated and inaccessible.
Notable Facts
- •Part of Delaware River range light system
- •Skeletal iron tower design
- •Deteriorated and inaccessible
- •112 feet tall
Visiting Tips
Not accessible - deteriorated structure
Can be distantly viewed from river
Not recommended for visits
Technical Details
- Style
- Wrought iron skeletal tower
- Material
- wrought iron
- Light
- Deactivated 1967
- Region
- Delaware Bay
- County
- salem