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Unofficial sources:
https://www.emporis.com/buildings/16...-nelson-canada
Building Name:
Kootenay Lake Powerline Crossing, Western Terminus
City:
Ainsworth Hot Springs
State/Province:
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):
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
Coordinates (with decimal fraction):
49.708059, -116.912507
Heights--
- spire:
19 metres
Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...):
Built
Construction Dates--
- started:
1952
- finished:
1952
Unit count:
3
Structure Type(s):
Tower
Building Use(s):
Electrical
Building Materials:
Steel
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CITY REQUEST FORM
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City:
Ainsworth Hot Springs
State/Province:
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Population:
20
Population Source & Year:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainsworth_Hot_Springs (2016)
Kootenay Lake Powerline Crossing I
Linear Mode
