FHBRO # 90-121

LOL # 1017

BUILT 1917

POSITION 46 15 00.4 N 63 41 41.4 027 deg 36 min 152.9 m from Front Range was its original location, close to the old Elementary School. It is now close to the base of the Confederation Bridge

LIGHT Not applicable

FOCAL POINT Not applicable

TOWER HEIGHT 11.6 m (38 ft)

The range light overlooks the Northumberland Strait and Borden Harbour on the south shore of Prince Edward Island. It is a broad based wooden tower with steeply-sloped sides and a gallery carried on iron brackets. It has one window and one door with no decorative details. It was designed by the Department of Marine and Fisheries and the builder is unknown. The range light was relocated in 1923 and again in 1954-55.

The back range light helped play a role in the development of inter-provincial shipping and also aided the development of commercial fishing and the ferry terminal in the Borden-Carleton area. Both range lights were decommissioned in June 1997 with the completion of Confederation Bridge. The back range light has been moved to the base of Confederation Bridge and is part of the Marine Heritage Park.