Bridgeport Harbor Light, Bridgeport

#31 among attractions in Bridgeport

Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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The Bridgeport Harbor Light, later the Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse, was a lighthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. It is located on the west side of the Bridgeport Harbor entrance and the north side of Long Island Sound. Originally constructed in 1851 and rebuilt in 1871 with a dwelling, it had a red-fixed light throughout its service life. The builder and first keeper of the light was Abraham A. McNeil who is also credited as improvising the first light for the Bridgeport Harbor in 1844. By 1953, the lighthouse was in poor condition and the United States Coast Guard opted to build a skeleton tower in its place. In the 2014 edition of the Light List Volume 1, the skeleton tower is marked as "Light 13A" with a height of 57 feet and a visual marker of a square green dayboard with a green reflective border. The lighthouse was sold and an attempt was made to move it to serve as a monument for Connecticut's maritime history, but it was later decided to scrap the structure. The lighthouse caught fire and was destroyed during the dismantling in 1953. ()

Coordinates: 41°9'24"N, 73°10'47"W

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Bridgeport Harbor Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Webster Bank Arena, Seaside Park, Tongue Point Light, Saint George Parish.

1.2 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Hockey, Sport
Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport
31 min walk • Total Mortgage Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Managed by the Oak View Group, the arena was built alongside the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater and opened on October 10, 2001.
1.1 miW
Park
Seaside Park, Bridgeport
28 min walk • Seaside Park, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is a 2.5-mile long crescent-shaped park bordering Bridgeport Harbor, Long Island Sound, and Black Rock Harbor. The park lies within Bridgeport's South End neighborhood.
0.7 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Tongue Point Light, Bridgeport
18 min walk • Tongue Point Light Lighthouse, also known as Bridgeport Breakwater or Bug Light, is a lighthouse on the west side of the Bridgeport Harbor entrance, in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut in the United States.
1.1 miNW
Church
Saint George Parish, Bridgeport
29 min walk • St. George is a Roman Catholic church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
1.3 miNE
Park
Newfield Park, Bridgeport
33 min walk • Newfield Park is an outdoor park located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is located in the east end of the city at 698 Seaview Avenue.
0.9 miNE
Bridge
Pleasure Beach Bridge, Bridgeport
23 min walk • The Pleasure Beach Bridge is a movable Warren through-truss bridge in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Completed in 1927, it functioned as a toll bridge until the Great Depression, when it was transferred to the city of Bridgeport.
~60 ftW
Harbor
Bridgeport Harbor, Bridgeport
1 min walk • Bridgeport Harbor is an inlet on the north side of Long Island Sound in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was carved by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago.
0.8 miNW
41°9'53"N • 73°11'25"W
Magnus Wahlstrom Library, Bridgeport
20 min walk • Library
1 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses, Bridgeport
25 min walk • The Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses are historic residences in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The simple, clapboard-covered dwellings were built in 1848 in what became known as Little Liberia, a neighborhood settled by free blacks starting in the first quarter of the nineteenth century.
1.1 miN
Baseball, Sport, Sport venue
The Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport
29 min walk • The Ballpark at Harbor Yard was a 5,500-seat baseball park in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut that opened on May 21, 1998. The stadium was located next to the Webster Bank Arena, now known as the Total Mortgage Arena.
0.8 miN
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture
Barnum–Palliser Historic District, Bridgeport
21 min walk • The Barnum–Palliser Historic District is a 5.9-acre residential historic district in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The area, bounded roughly by Austin Street, Myrtle Avenue, Atlantic Street, and Park Avenue, was developed by P.T. Barnum to provide worker housing in the 1880s.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bridgeport Harbor Light?

Nearby attractions include Bridgeport Harbor, Bridgeport (1 min walk), Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport (17 min walk), Tongue Point Light, Bridgeport (18 min walk), Magnus Wahlstrom Library, Bridgeport (20 min walk).