Pylons of Pearl River Crossing - Definition and Overview

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The Pylons of Pearl River Crossing are three pylons with heights of 240 metres, 253 metres, and 80 metres of the 500kV-three phase AC powerline between Jiangman nach Shao Jiao in Guangdong, China for crossing the Pearl River. The 253 metre high pylon was built on an artificial island in the Pearl River and is the highest pylon in the world. The 240 metre high pylon is situated at the East side of Pearl River, while the 80 metre high pylon stands on the West side of the river. The span width of the line between the 253 metre and the 240 metre high pylon is 1547 metres. At this span the line is at its deepest point in a height of 70 metres over the Pearl River. The span width of the two crossbars of the 240 and the 253 metre high pylons are 63.5 metres and 54.5 metres. The Pylons of Pearl River Crossing were built in 1987.

See also

• Electricity distribution
• List of Towers

External link

• Scan of technical document about the towers, with pictures (http://library.abb.com/GLOBAL/SCOT/SCOT289.nsf/VerityDisplay/C457F0383D98CE52C1256D2800259C3C/$File/500kV%20Pearl%20River%20Crossing.pdf) (PDF format)