page_title: History of street lighting in the United States
section_title: Leotek
hierarchical_section_title: History of street lighting in the United States / List of streetlight manufacturers and fixtures / Leotek
caption_attribution_description: English: History of street lighting: Leotek Arieta AR13 (40-150 watts)
context_page_description: Street lighting in the United States was introduced to the US by inventor Benjamin Franklin, who was the postmaster of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For this reason, many regard Philadelphia as the birthplace of street lighting in the US.
  The colonial-era streetlights were lit by candles placed inside a glass vessel, which kept the candle from being blown out by wind. Franklin's design was four-sided, with four separate panes of glass, so that if one pane of glass was broken, the lamp did not need to be entirely replaced, and might not even blow out.
  After the invention of gas lighting by William Murdoch in 1792, cities in Britain began to light their streets using gas. The United States followed suit shortly afterwards with the introduction of gas lighting to Pelham Street in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1803. Throughout the 19th century, the use of gas lighting increased. Some locations in the US still use gas lights.
  After Thomas Edison pioneered electric use, light bulbs were developed for the streetlights as well.
context_section_description: Arieta (40-150 watts)
  Smaller version of the AR18.
  Arieta (60-180 watts)
  Grey version.
  Arieta (60-180 watts)
  Black version.
  E-Cobra (19-80 watts)
  Small LED luminaire.
  E-Cobra (50-130 watts)
  LED luminaire.
  E-Cobra (40-190 watts)
  LED luminaire.
  GCJ (15-68 watts)
  Small LED fixture, equivalent to 35-150 watt HPS.
  GCM (58-138 watts)
  Medium LED fixture, equivalent to 150-250 watt HPS.
  GCM (58-138 watts)
  Painted green on the Neponset River Bridge in Quincy/Boston, Massachusetts.
  GCL (105-192 watts)
  Large LED fixture, equivalent to 250-400 watt HPS.
  GC1 (24-150 watts)
  Small LED fixture, equivalent to 200-400 watt HPS.
  GC2 (120-240 watts)
  Medium LED fixture, equivalent to 310-400 watt HPS.
caption: AR13
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