Great Beds Light

Great Beds Light
	Great Beds Light
Location	Raritan Bay, South Amboy, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°29′12″N 74°15′12″W / 40.48667°N 74.25333°W
Tower
Constructed	1880
Foundation	Caisson
Construction	Cast iron
Automated	1945
Height	61 feet (19 m)
Shape	White conical tower on black conical pier with black lantern
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1880
Focal height	19 m (62 ft)
Lens	Fourth order Fresnel 1880
Range	6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Characteristic	Flashing red, 6 s
	Great Beds Light Station
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Architectural style	US Lighthouse Board
NRHP reference No.	08000467
NJRHP No.	4106
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 29, 2008
Designated NJRHP	March 6, 2008

Great Beds Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Raritan Bay in South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Over the years the lighthouse has become the symbol for the city of South Amboy. It was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Lighthouses of Raritan Bay

^ "New Jersey - Middlesex". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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