| Mobile Middle Bay Light |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Mobile Alabama United States |
| Location: | Mobile Harbor / midpoint of the Mobile Bay ship channel. |
| Managing Organization: | Alabama Historical Commission |
| Website: | http://www.preserveala.org |
| Notes: | Mobile Middle Bay Light was damaged in a 1916 hurricane. It was restored by the Middle Bay Light Centennial Committee in 1984, and stabilized in 1993. A new renovation begun in September 2002 was completed in 2003. As part of the renovation a skeletal tower holding the light atop the lighthouse was replaced by a shorter mast. |
| Tower Height: | 48 |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1885 (12/1/1885) |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1905 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | No. |
| Directions: | Accessible by boat only. Cruises offered by Making Waves Charters provide views; see www.schoonerjoshua.com/fishing.html or email makewaves@earthlink.net, or call 251-443-9463. Map It! |
| Characteristic Range: | Red flash every 6 seconds. |
| Other Buildings: | 1905 1.5 story hexagonal wood keeper's quarters integral to tower; foundation: screw piling with platform. |
| Date Automated: | 1935 |
| Optics: | 1885: fourth order Fresnel lens (now on display at Fort Morgan Museum); now 155 mm (hazard warning) |
| Height Focal Plane: | 48 |
| National Register: | Yes |
| Alternate Name1: | Middle Bay Light |
| Telephone: | 3342423184 |
| Contact Address: | 468 South Perry Street |
| City: | Montgomery |
| State: | Alabama |
| Postal Code: | 361300900 |
| Country: | United States |
| Date Deactivated: | 1967 |






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