Lime Point Light

Lime Point Light stands at an exposed position on the north side of the Golden Gate’s narrowest stretch, where light and sound warnings were crucial for ships entering the bay. Built in 1883 as a fog-bell station, it developed into a small complex with steam whistles, service buildings, and later a formal light added in 1900. Its location kept it useful even after the Golden Gate Bridge was completed, unlike Fort Point Light. In heavy fog on June 3, 1960, the cargo ship India Bear struck the station after going off course. Automated in 1961, the site was reduced to the surviving fog signal building.

San Francisco, California · United States