Kootenay Lake Powerline Crossing, Western Terminus
Ainsworth Hot Springs BC Canada
Status:
built
Construction Dates
Began
1952
Finished
1952
Units / Rooms
3
Building Uses
- electrical
Structural Types
- tower
Heights
Value
Source / Comments
Roof
62 ft
Unconfirmed
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Description Three towers carrying the conductors of the longest powerline span in Northern America (3248 metres before 1962, today 3421 metres) across Kootenay Lake. Each conductor of the crossing, which was originally operated with 170 kV, but is today used for 69 kV, is fixed on its own tower, so there are three anchor towers
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