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Port Adelaide Lighthouse
Tower
Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Location	Port Adelaide South Australia
Coordinates	34°50′33″S 138°30′15″E / 34.842475°S 138.504208°E / -34.842475; 138.504208
Constructed	1869
Foundation	platform on wooden piles
Construction	cast iron skeletal tower
Height	25 metres (82 ft)
Shape	hexagonal tower with balcony, lantern, central cylinder from keeper's house
Markings	red tower and keeper's house, white balcony and lantern
Operator	South Australian Maritime Museum
Heritage	state heritage place since 24 July 1980

Light
Deactivated	1985
Lens	2nd order Chance Brothers Fresnel lens

Port Adelaide Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the North Parade of Port Adelaide. It was first lit in 1869 at the entrance to the Port River near Outer Harbor. In 1901, it was moved to the Neptune Islands and relocated to the current location in 1986. It is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register since 1980. It is lit on Saturdays.

Entry

Open Times

Please visit the SA Maritime Museum website for further information about lighthouse tours.

The SA Maritime Museum is open from 10am - 5pm every day. Closed Christmas day.

Cost

Children: $9.00 (children under 5 free)

Concession: $17.00

Adult: $22.50

Family: $55.00 (2 adults, up to 3 children)

Family Concession: $43.50 (2 adults, up to 3 children)

The South Australian Maritime Museum is now CASHLESS

Gallery

View of the Port Adelaide Lighthouse from the Port approach.
View from observation deck facing Port Rd and the City.

References

"Former South Neptune Island (originally Port Adelaide) Lighthouse". South Australian Heritage Register. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

External links

South Australian History Hub - Port Adelaide Lighthouse

v t e Port Adelaide landmarks
Buildings and structures	Birkenhead Bridge Fishermen's Wharf Market Hart's Mill Jervois Bridge Mary MacKillop Bridge Port Adelaide Lighthouse Port Adelaide Workers Memorial Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge
Cultural institutions	National Railway Museum South Australian Aviation Museum South Australian Maritime Museum Torrens Island Concentration Camp
Beaches and islands	Garden Island Port River Semaphore Torrens Island
Sport	Alberton Oval / Port Adelaide Football Club
Ships and vessels	City of Adelaide Falie Fearless MV Nelcebee One and All Yelta
Pubs and hotels	Birkenhead Riverview Tavern (1877) The British Hotel (1847) Dockside Tavern (1850) First Commercial Inn (1841) Newmarket Hotel (1879) Port Admiral Hotel (1849) Port Anchor Hotel (1873) Port Dock Brewery Hotel (1855) Railway Hotel (1856) Royal Arms Hotel (1878) The Lighthouse Hotel (1857) Largs Pier Hotel (1882) Glanville Hotel (1865) Lord Exmouth Hotel (1859)

v t e Lighthouses of South Australia
Althorpe Island Cape Banks Cape Borda Cape Donington Cape du Couedic Cape Jaffa Cape Jaffa tower Cape Jaffa platform Cape Jervis Cape Martin Cape Spencer Cape St Albans Cape Willoughby Corny Point Marino Rocks Penguin Island Point Lowly Point Malcolm Port Adelaide Cape Northumberland Old Macdonnell Robe South Neptune Tipara Reef Troubridge Hill Troubridge Island Wedge Island West Cape Wonga Shoal
See also List of lighthouses in Australia

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