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Yangtze River Crossing Nanjing - Pylon II

Nanjing JS China

Status:
built
Construction Dates
  Began1992
  Finished1992
Building Uses
 - electrical
Structural Types
 - tower

 Heights ValueSource / Comments 
Spire843 fthttp://www.pbpower.net/
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Description
• Coordinates: 31°57'46''N, 118°36'58''E and 31°57'11''N, 118°38'4''E.

• Along with its twin, this is the tallest pylon of concrete core cone tube for lift shaft inside in the world and cross-members of steel atop it.

• Crossing Yangtze Rive at Nanjing city, a 500 kV overhead powerline (with two circuits) uses two 257 m (843 ft) tall pylons built of reinforced concrete. They carry 6 conductors in two levels. The span width is 2,053 m (6,736 ft).

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