Burlington Breakwater Lights

2⁄3-nautical-mile (1.2 km; 0.77 mi) long which protects the Burlington, Vermont harbor from Lake Champlain. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The breakwater is on the National Register of Historic Places, ^[4] but the lights, being replicas, are not. The two lights were replaced and rebuilt several times as fire and ice took their toll. In the middle of the 20th century, the wood towers were replaced by steel skeleton towers. The City of Burlington arranged for Federal funding for replicas of the original towers which were activated on September 12, 2003. ^[3]

References

1. NOAA chart #14782 Lake Champlain: Cumberland Head to Four Brothers Islands, 1/40,000 2006
2. Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 330.
3. Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-26). "Lighthouses of the United States: Vermont". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

Burlington Breakwater Lights

Location	Burlington, United States
Water body	Lake Champlain
Coordinates	44°28′50″N73°13′47″W / 44.4806°N 73.2298°W / 44.4806; -73.2298
Burlington Breakwater North Light
Constructed	1857
Foundation	breakwater
Construction	lumber
Shape	square pyramid
Markings	white
First lit	2003 (current tower, which is a replica of 1890 tower)
Focal height	35 ft (11 m)
Range	12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic	Fl R 2.5s

Authority control databases: Burlington Breakwater North Light	USCG: 1-39615