Troubridge Hill Lighthouse
{{Other uses|Troubridge (disambiguation){{!}}Troubridge}}
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{{Infobox lighthouse
| location = Troubridge Hill
Yorke Peninsula
South Australia
Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|35|09|57.9|S|137|38|26.3|E|display=inline}}
| construction = brick tower
| shape = conical tower with balcony and lantern
| marking = unpainted red brick tower and white lantern
| height = {{convert|32|m | ft }}
| focalheight = {{convert|62|m | ft }}
| characteristic = Fl (2) W 15 s.
| managingagent = Australian Maritime Safety Authority
}}
Troubridge Hill Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Troubridge Hill on the south coast of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia about {{convert|13.5|km|abbr=off}} south west of Edithburgh and about {{convert|3.7|km|abbr=off}} west of Troubridge Point.
History
It was built as part of a project to downgrade the lighthouse on Troubridge Island to a relatively low-powered automatic operation (later decommissioned) and built a full-powered light on the nearby Yorke Peninsula coastline. The tower was constructed from unpainted brickwork built of custom-made bricks. The brickwork construction system was selected as it reportedly offered wind and earthquake loading design benefits. As it is intended for automatic operation, the tower has no windows. The innovative use of brickwork in the tower won its procurers an award from the South Australian Clay Brick Association.{{cite book|last1=Coroneos|first1=Cosmos|last2=McKinnon|first2=Robert|title=Shipwrecks of the Investigator Strait and the Lower Yorke Peninsula|date=1997|publisher=Department of Environment and Natural Resources|location=Adelaide, South Australia|isbn=0-9588496-3-3|page=18}}{{Cite rowlett|sa|access-date=25 June 2014}}{{cite web|title=Troubridge Hill Lighthouse|url=http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/SA/Troubridge%20Hill/Troubridge%20Hill.htm|publisher=Lighthouses of Australia Inc|accessdate=25 June 2014|archive-date=25 November 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021125163533/http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/SA/Troubridge%20Hill/Troubridge%20Hill.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|last=Department of Marine and Harbors|title=South Australia, Gulf of St Vincent, Edithburgh, Small Boat Chart, Scale 1:50,000)|date=1991}}{{cite web|title= Troubridge Point (sic) light tower wins award|url= |publisher=The Advertiser|accessdate=|page=3|date=20 August 1980}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.amsa.gov.au/navigation/ Australian Maritime Safety Authority]
- [http://www.lighthouses.org.au/lights/SA/Troubridge%20Hill/Troubridge%20Hill.htm Troubridge Hill Lighthouse] Lighthouses of South Australia
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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1980
Category:Lighthouses in South Australia
Category:1980 establishments in Australia
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