Delaware Breakwater East End Light

Delaware Breakwater East End Light
Lewes
Delaware Breakwater East End Light in 2010
LocationLewes
Delaware
United States
Coordinates38°47′49.8″N 75°06′00.0″W / 38.797167°N 75.100000°W / 38.797167; -75.100000
Tower
Constructed1885
Foundationcast iron caisson
Constructionsparkplug lighthouse
AutomatedJuly 1950
Height49 feet (15 m)
Shapeconical tower with balcony and lantern incorporating 3-storey keeper's quarter
Markingsbrown tower, black lantern
OperatorDelaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation
Light
Deactivated1996
Focal height60.5 feet (18.4 m)
LensFourth-order Fresnel Lens
Characteristiccurrent decorative light

The Delaware Breakwater East End Light is a lighthouse located on the inner Delaware Breakwater in the Delaware Bay, just off the coast of Cape Henlopen and the town of Lewes, Delaware.