Ambrose Channel
Ambrose Channel is the only shipping channel in and out of the
Verrazzano Narrows Bridge, the gateway to New York Harbor, where it becomes known as the Anchorage Channel.[1] It is named for John Wolfe Ambrose
, an engineer from New York.
The entrance to the channel was marked by
lightships operated and maintained by the United States Coast Guard
for the express purpose of marking main shipping channels for major ports. After being struck by small boats on a number of occasions, the light tower was redesigned and relocated in 1999, and finally decommissioned and removed in 2008.
Once inside
Port Newark, the Elizabeth, and the Arthur Kill. Anchorages are known as Stapleton, Bay Ridge and Gravesend.[3]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ USACE
- ^ "Ambrose Federal Navigation Channel". US Army Corps of Engineers.
- ^ "Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the New York and New Jersey Harbor Navigation Study: Feasibility Phase". Federal Register Volume 63. Government Printing Office. March 24, 1998. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
Further reading
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- National Data Buoy Center - Station ALSN6 - Ambrose Light, NY
- New York Harbor Approaches[permanent dead link], NOAA Chart 12326 online.
External links
- Sandy Hook Pilots
- South Street Seaport Museum - Current location of the Ambrose Lightship
40°31′06″N 73°59′25″W / 40.5184398°N 73.9904166°W
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