Conneaut West Breakwater Light, Conneaut, Ohio
Several structures have been built and used at this location. 1835, the first lighthouse was built at the eastern pier, and was replaced with a new constructed lighthouse in 1859, with a keeper's dwelling added in 1872. In 1875 another pierhead beacon was built, but this time it was placed on the west pier. This west pier was rebuilt with a square tower and copper roofed lantern room in 1897. In 1906 a wooden, cylindrical tower stood at the west pier. In 1916, plans for a large over-haul of the lighthouse began, and in 1920 a permanent superstructure of reinforced concrete was activated. This square building with square tower included a second-order lens which produced two white flashes every twelve seconds. In 1934, this breakwater was removed and replaced with a square, steel tower, which stands sixty feet tall and was activated in 1936.
CONNEAUT HARBOR WEST BREAKWATER LIGHT
CONNEAUT RIVER ENTRANCE/LAKE ERIE
Station Established: 1835
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1936
Operational? YES
Automated? YES 1972
Deactivated: n/a
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE CRIB
Construction Materials: STEEL
Tower Shape: PYRAMIDAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/BLACK BAND "STREAMLINE MODERNE"
Relationship to Other Structure: SEPARATE
Original Lens: 375 MM