Robbins Reef Light

Oct. 8, 2019

Robbins Reef Light, Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey

Sparkplug style lighthouse built in 1839.

ROBBINS REEF LIGHT

WEST SIDE MAIN CHANNEL/UPPER NEW YORK BAY
Station Established: 1839
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1883
Operational? YES
Automated? YES 11 Aug 1967
Deactivated: n/a
Foundation Materials: GRANITE CAISSON
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Tower Shape: CONICAL
Markings/Pattern: LOWER BROWN/UPPER WHITE ON NATURAL BASE
Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL
Original Lens: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1883