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Sandy Point Shoal Light is a brick three story lighthouse on a caisson foundation that was erected in 1883. It lies about 0.6 mi off Sandy Point, north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, from whose westbound span it is readily visible. .

Location: Off Sandy Point near the west end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Coordinates: 39.016°N 76.3845°W
Constructed: 1883
Foundation: Caisson
Construction: Brick/wood-frame
Tower height: 11 m (36 ft)
Tower shape: Octagonal mansard roof house
Markings: Red brick with white roof and brown foundation
First lit: 1883
Automated: 1963
Focal height: 51 feet (16 m)
Lens: Fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), Solar-powered (current)
Range: 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic: Flashing white 6 sec
Fog signal: None

I saw this light on August 2 2021.

It was surrounded in scaffolding as a renovation was in progress

This light is best viewed from a boat, but good views can be had from Sandy Point State Park. To reach the park, take exit 32 from Highway 50, the exit at the western end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, and drive north into Sandy Point Park.

Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse is privately owned. Tower closed.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 2 2002

Access: It is best by boat I used Watermark Tours