Lattice tower
A lattice tower or truss tower is a freestanding vertical framework tower. This construction is widely used in transmission towers carrying high-voltage electric power lines, in radio masts and towers (a self-radiating tower or as a support for aerials) and in observation towers. Its advantage is good shear strength at a much lower weight than a tower of solid construction would have as well as lower wind resistance.
In structural engineering, the term lattice tower is used for a freestanding structure, while a lattice mast is a guyed mast supported by guy lines. Lattices of triangular (three-sided) cross-section are most common, particularly in North America. Square (four-sided) lattices are also widely used and are most common in Eurasia. A lattice towers is often designed as either a space frame or a hyperboloid structure.
Before 1940, they were used as radio transmission towers especially for short and medium wave. Occasionally lattice towers consisting of wood were utilized. The tallest wooden lattice tower was at Mühlacker, Germany. It had a height of Template:Convert and was built in 1934 and demolished in 1945. Most wood lattice towers were demolished before 1960. In Germany, the last big radio towers consisting of wood were the transmission towers of the Golm transmitter and the transmitter Ismaning. They were demolished in 1979 and 1983 respectively.
The tallest free-standing lattice tower is the Tokyo Skytree, with a height of Template:Convert. The Petronius Compliant Tower is the tallest supported lattice tower at Template:Convert, being partially submerged. The city most renowned for lattice towers is Cincinnati, Ohio, which features four towers above Template:Convert in height. Tokyo is the only other city in the world that has more than one above that height.
The majority of the tallest steel lattice towers in the world are actually built in water and used as oil platforms. These structures are usually built in large pieces on land, most commonly in Texas or Louisiana, and then moved by barge to their final resting place. Since a large portion of these towers is underwater, the official height of such structures is often held in dispute. The steel lattice truss for these structures, known as jackets in the oil industry, are typically far more robust and reinforced than their land-based counterparts, sometimes weighing more than 50,000 tons as is the case for the Bullwinkle and Baldpate platforms, whereas tall (above 300 m) land-based lattice towers range from a high of 10,000 tons as is the case in the Eiffel Tower to as low as a few hundred tons. They are built to a higher standard to support the weight of the oil platforms built on top of them and because of the forces to which they are subjected. As a result, the cost to build these structures can run into the hundreds of millions. These costs are justified due to the resulting oil and gas revenues, whereas land-based towers have a much lower stream of revenue and therefore the capital costs of towers are typically much less.
Timeline of world's tallest lattice towerEdit
Since end of the 19th century, tall lattice towers were built. Lattice towers have even held the absolute height record. They are among the tallest free-standing architectural structures and hold a number of national records, such as the tallest free-standing or even overall tallest structure of a country.
Land record, iron and steel towersEdit
Held record | Name | Location | Completed | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Notes | |
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From | To | ||||||
1852 | 1881 | Carysfort Reef Light | Key Largo, Florida, US | 1852 | 36.6 | 120 | |
1881 | 1889 | San Jose electric light tower | San Jose, California, US | 1881 | 72 | 237 | Collapsed in a storm in December 1915 |
1889 | 1956 | Eiffel Tower | Paris, France | 1889 | 312.3 | 1,025 | When built held the absolute height record for tallest structure of any type in the world until 1930 |
1956 | 1957 | KCTV Broadcast Tower | Kansas City, Missouri, US | 1956 | 317.6 | 1,042 | |
1957 | 1958 | Eiffel Tower | Paris, France | 1889 | 321 | 1,053 | The Eiffel Tower regained the record when it added an antenna. |
1958 | 1973 | Tokyo Tower | Tokyo, Japan | 1957 | 333 | 1,093 | |
1973 | 2012 | Kyiv TV Tower | Kyiv, Ukraine | 1973 | 385 | 1,263 | |
2012 | current | Tokyo Skytree | Tokyo, Japan | 2012 | 634 | 2,080 |
Land record, wood towersEdit
Held record | Name | Location | Completed | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Notes | |
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From | To | ||||||
1853 | 1856 | Latting Observatory | New York City, United States | 1853 | 96 | 315 | Burned down in 1856 |
1899 | 1902 | Wardenclyffe Tower | Shoreham, United States | 1899 | 57 | 187 | |
1902 | 1926 | Towers of South Wellfleet Marconi Wireless Station | South Wellfleet, United States | 1902 | 64 | 210 | 4 towers |
1926 | 1928 | Stadelheim Transmitter | Munich-Stadelheim, Germany | 1926 | 75 | 246 | |
1928 | 1930 | Flensburg Radio Tower | Flensburg, Germany | 1928 | 90 | 295 | |
1930 | 1932 | Transmitter Heilsberg | Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland | 1930 | 102 | 335 | |
1932 | 1933 | Sendeturm Ismaning | Ismaning, Germany | 1932 | 163 | 534 | |
1933 | 1934 | Transmitter Berlin-Tegel | Berlin, Germany | 1933 | 165 | 541 | |
1934 | 1945 | Transmission Tower Mühlacker | Mühlacker, Germany | 1934 | 190 | 623 | Demolished on April 6, 1945 |
1945 | 1948 | Transmitter Berlin-Tegel | Berlin, Germany | 1933 | 165 | 541 | Demolished on December 16, 1948 |
1948 | 1983 | Sendeturm Ismaning | Ismaning, Germany | 1932 | 163 | 534 | Demolished on March 16, 1983 |
1983 | 1990 | Transmitter Żórawina | Żórawina, Poland | 1932 | 140 | 459 | Demolished during Fall 1990 |
1990 | current | Radio Tower Gliwice | Gliwice, Poland | 1935 | 118 | 387 |
Land and water record, overallEdit
Held record | Name | Location | Completed | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Notes | ||
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From | To | |||||||
1852 | 1853 | Carysfort Reef Light | Key Largo, Florida, US | 1852 | 36.6 | 120 | ||
1853 | 1856 | Latting Observatory | New York City, United States | 1853 | 96 | 315 | Burned down in 1856, structure was an inspiration for the Eiffel Tower | |
1856 | 1881 | Carysfort Reef Light | Key Largo, Florida, US | 1852 | 36.6 | 120 | ||
1881 | 1889 | San Jose electric light tower | San Jose, California, US | 1881 | 72 | 237 | Built using an unusual design featuring circular cross-beams | |
1889 | 1956 | Eiffel Tower | Paris, France | 1889 | 312.3 | 1,025 | Weight of iron framework 7,300 tons total weight of the tower 10,100 tons | |
1956 | 1957 | KCTV Broadcast Tower | Kansas City, Missouri, US | 1956 | 317.6 | 1,042 | Weight; 600 tons | |
1889 | 1958 | Eiffel Tower | Paris, France | 1889 | 321 | 1,053 | ||
1958 | 1973 | Tokyo Tower | Tokyo, Japan | 1957 | 333 | 1,093 | Weight; 4,000 tons | |
1973 | 1977 | Kyiv TV Tower | Kyiv, Ukraine | 1973 | 385 | 1,263 | Weight; 3,000 tons | |
1977 | 1989 | Cognac Platform | Gulf of Mexico | 1977 | 385.5 | 1,265 | Weight; 45,000 tons<ref name=":3">Template:Cite news</ref> or 59,000 tons<ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1989 | 1998 | Bullwinkle Platform | Gulf of Mexico | 1989 | 529 | 1,736 | Weight of the steel jacket 49,375 tons, total weight of the platform 72,000 tons | |
1998 | 2000 | Baldpate Compliant Tower | Gulf of Mexico | 1998 | 581.5 | 1,908 | Weight of the steel jacket 28,900 tons, total weight of the platform 38,700 tons | |
2000 | current | Petronius Compliant Tower | Gulf of Mexico | 2012 | 640 | 2,100 | Weight of the steel jacket 43,000 tons, total weight of the platform 50,500 tons. When built held the absolute height record for tallest structure of any type in the world until 2010. |
Steel lattice towersEdit
Tallest lattice towers, all typesEdit
List of all supertall lattice tower structures in the world.
Rank | Name | Type | Year | Built in | City/location | Height m | Height ft | Cost | Weight | Remarks | ||
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1 | Petronius Compliant Tower | Oil Platform, Compliant tower | 2000 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 640 | 2,100 | $500 million | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Tallest lattice tower of any type. Supported by water | |
2 | Tokyo Skytree | Lattice tower | 2012 | Japan | Sumida, Tokyo | 634 | 2,080 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Tallest free standing lattice tower |
3 | Baldpate Compliant Tower | Oil Platform, Compliant tower | 1998 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 581.5 | 1,908 | $300 million | 38,700 tons | Tallest structure in the world 1998–2000 | ||
4 | Bullwinkle Platform | Oil Platform, Steel Truss | 1989 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 529 | 1,736 | $500 million | 72,000 tons | Tallest fixed/rigged structure built in water | ||
5 | Benguela-Belize Lobito-Tomboco Platform<ref name=":5">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Oil Platform, Compliant tower | 2008 | United States | Congo Basin | 512 | 1,680 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
69,500 tons | |
6 | Pompano Platform | Oil Platform, Steel Truss | 1994 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 477 | 1,565 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
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7 | Tombua Landana platform<ref name=":6">Template:Cite news</ref> | Oil Platform, Compliant tower | 2009 | United States | Congo Basin | 474 | 1,554 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
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8 | Harmony Platform<ref name=":8">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Oil Platform, Steel Truss | 1992 | South Korea<ref name=":9">Template:Cite book</ref> | California | 366 | 1,200 | 44,100 (not including platform)<ref name=":9"/> | height listed is only to water level, likely to be 1,500 ft or more in total height | ||
9 | Virgo Platform<ref name=":8"/> | Oil Platform, Steel Truss | 1999 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 344 | 1,130 | height listed is only to water level, likely to be Template:Cvt or more in total height | ||||
10 | Coelacanth Platform<ref name=":10">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Oil Platform, Steel Truss | 2016 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 400 | 1,312 | ||||
11 | Heritage Platform<ref name=":8"/> | Oil Platform, Steel Truss | 1992 | South Korea<ref name=":9"/> | California | 326 | 1,070 | 35,500 (not including platform)<ref name=":9"/> | height listed is only to water level, likely to be Template:Cvt or more in total height | |||
12 | Cognac Platform<ref name=":11">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Oil Platform, Steel Truss | 1977 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 385.5 | 1,265 | $100 million<ref name=":3"/> or $265 million<ref name=":4"/> | 59,000 tons | ||
13 | Kyiv TV Tower | Lattice tower | 1973 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 385 | 1,263 | $12 million | ||||
14 tie | Jintang and Cezi islands Overhead Powerline Tie, East Tower<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Hydro Pylon | 2019 | China | Jintang Island | 380 | 1,247 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}Template:Cbignore</ref> |
Tallest pylons in the world | ||
14 tie | Jintang and Cezi islands Overhead Powerline Tie, West Tower | Hydro Pylon | 2019 | China | Jintang Island | 380 | 1,247 | $67 million | Tallest pylons in the world | |||
16 | Tashkent Tower | Lattice tower/Steel tower | 1985 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 374.9 | 1,230 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
may be categorized as a steel tower rather than a lattice tower | ||
17 tie | Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie, North tower | Hydro Pylon | 2009 | China | Damao Island | 370 | 1,214 | |||||
17 tie | Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie, South tower | Hydro Pylon | 2009 | China | Damao Island | 370 | 1,214 | |||||
19 | Amberjack Platform<ref name=":8"/> | Oil Platform, Steel Truss | 1991 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 314 | 1,030 | height listed is only to water level, likely to be Template:Cvt or more in total height | ||||
20 | Hondo Platform | Oil Platform, Steel Truss | 1976 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 354.5 | 1,163 | $70 million<ref name=":13">Template:Cite news</ref> | ||||
21 tie | Yangtze River Crossing Jiangyin, North tower | Hydro Pylon | 2003 | China | Jiangyin | 346.5 | 1,137 | 4,000 tons<ref name=":14"/> | ||||
21 tie | Yangtze River Crossing Jiangyin, South tower | Hydro Pylon | 2003 | China | Jiangyin | 346.5 | 1,137 | 4,000 tons | ||||
23 | Dragon Tower | Lattice tower | 2000 | China | Harbin | 336 | 1,102 | |||||
24 | Tokyo Tower | Lattice tower | 1957 | Japan | Tokyo | 333 | 1,093 | $8.4 million | 4,000 tons | |||
25 | WITI TV Tower | Lattice tower | 1962 | United States | Shorewood, Wisconsin | 329.4 | 1,081 | |||||
26 | Cerveza Platform<ref name=":15">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Oil Platform, Steel Truss | 1981 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 327 | 1,073 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
||
27 | Cerveza Light Platform<ref name=":15"/> | Oil Platform, Steel Truss | 1981 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 327 | 1,073 | $60 million<ref name=":16"/> | ||||
28 | St. Petersburg TV Tower | Lattice tower | 1962 | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 326 | 1,070 | |||||
29 | Eiffel Tower | Lattice tower | 1889 | France | Paris | 324 | 1,063 | $1.5 million | 10,100 tons | |||
30 | WHDH-TV Tower | Lattice tower | 1960 | United States | Newton, Massachusetts | 323.8 | 1,062 | |||||
31 | KCTV Broadcast Tower | Lattice tower | 1956 | United States | Kansas City, Missouri | 317.6 | 1,042 | $0.42 million | 600 tons<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |||
32 | Turner Broadcasting Tower | Lattice tower | 1967 | United States | Atlanta, Georgia | 314.3 | 1,031 | disassembled in 2010 | ||||
33 | Yerevan TV Tower | Lattice tower | 1977 | Armenia | Yerevan | 311.7 | 1,023 | tallest structure in Armenia | ||||
34 | Fazilka TV Tower | Lattice tower | 2007 | India | Fazilka | 304.8 | 1,000 | $2.1 million | 15,100 tons | tallest lattice tower in India | ||
35 | Mumbai Television Tower | Lattice tower | 1972 | India | Mumbai | 300 | 984 |
Lattice towers with observation decksEdit
Template:Color box indicates a structure that is no longer standing.
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Tower | Year | Country | Town | Height m | Height ft | Remarks | |
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Tokyo Skytree | 2012 | Japan | Sumida, Tokyo | 634 m | 2080 ft | Tallest Lattice tower in the world | |
Tashkent Tower | 1985 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 374.9 m | 1230 ft | ||
Dragon Tower | 2000 | China | Harbin | 336 m | 1102 ft | ||
Tokyo Tower | 1957 | Japan | Tokyo | 333 m | 1093 ft | ||
Eiffel Tower | 1889 | France | Paris | 330 m | 1083 ft | ||
Zhuzhou Television Tower | 1999 | China | Zhuzhou | 293 m | 961 ft | ||
Shijiazhuang TV-tower | 1998 | China | Shijiazhuang | 280 m | 919 ft | ||
Kaifeng TV Tower | 1995 | China | Kaifeng | 268 m | 879 ft | ||
Daqing Radio and Television Tower | 1989 | China | Daqing | 260 m | 853 ft | ||
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}}</ref> || ? || China || Foshan || 238 m || 781 ft || | ||||||
Qingdao TV Tower | 1994 | China | Qingdao | 232 m | 761 ft | ||
Hongguangshan TV Tower | ? | China | Ürümqi | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || 754 ft || | ||
Brasília TV Tower | 1967 | Brazil | Brasília | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || 735 ft || formerly the tallest structure in Brazil 1967-2004 | ||
Changchun Radio and Television Tower | 1997 | China | Qingdao | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || 715 ft || | ||
Guangzhou TV Tower | 1991 | China | Guangzhou | 217 m | 712 ft | ||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> ||1965 ||China ||Guangdong ||200 m || 656 ft || | ||||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> ||1990 ||China ||Dalian ||191 m || 627 ft || Has a thick solid concrete core with an exterior steel lattice, it is unknown which provides most of the structural support but the steel lattice is a very prominent feature of the tower | ||||||
Nagoya TV Tower | 1954 | Japan | Nagoya | 180 m | 590 ft | ||
Odinstårnet | 1935 | Denmark | Odense | 175 m | 574 ft | demolished on December 14, 1944 | |
New Brighton Tower | 1900 | UK | Liverpool | 172.8 m | 567 ft | dismantled from 1919 to 1921 | |
Las Vegas Eiffel Tower | 1999 | United States | Las Vegas | 165 m | 541 ft | 1:2 scale replica of Eiffel Tower | |
Osaka ABC Tower | 1966 | Japan | Osaka | 160 m | 525 ft | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
The Parisian Macao | 2016 | China | Macau | 160 m | 525 ft | 1:2 scale replica of Eiffel Tower | |
Blackpool Tower | 1894 | United Kingdom | Blackpool | 158 m | 518 ft | ||
Funkturm Berlin | 1926 | Germany | Berlin | 150 m | 492 ft | Only observation tower standing on insulators | |
Sapporo TV Tower | 1957 | Japan | Sapporo | 147.2 m | 483 ft | ||
Vasco-da-Gama-Tower | 1998 | Portugal | Lisbon | 145 m | 476 ft | ||
Alphabetic Tower | 2012 | Georgia | Batumi | 130 m | 427 ft | ||
Gettysburg National Tower | 1974 | United States | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | 120 m | 394 ft | demolished on July 3, 2000 Hyperboloid structure | |
Observation tower of la Cité de l'Énergie | 1997 | Canada | Shawinigan, Quebec | 115 m | 377 ft | ||
Torre Branca | 1933 | Italy | Milan | 108.6 m | 356 ft | ||
Kobe Port Tower | 1963 | Japan | Kobe | 108 m | 354 ft | ||
Eiffel Tower of Window of the World | 1993 | China | Shenzhen | 108 m | 354 ft | 1:3 scale replica of Eiffel Tower | |
Eiffel Tower of Tiandu City Community | 2007 | China | Macau | 108 m | 354 ft | 1:3 scale replica of Eiffel Tower | |
Marine Tower Yokohama | 1961 | Japan | Yokohama | 106 m | 348 ft | ||
Tsutenkaku | 1956 | Japan | Osaka | 103 m | 338 ft | ||
Hakata Port Tower | 1964 | Japan | Fukuoka | 103 m | 338 ft | ||
Tour métallique de Fourvière | 1894 | France | Lyon | 101 m | 331 ft | Not used as observation tower since 1953 | |
Total Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> ||1994 ||United States ||Denver ||100.6 m || 330 ft || | ||||||
Beppu Tower | 1957 | Japan | Beppu | 100 m | 328 ft | ||
Eiffel Tower of Kings Island | 1972 | United States | Mason, Ohio | 96 m | 315 ft | 1:3.5 scale replica of Eiffel Tower | |
Eiffel Tower of Kings Dominion | 1975 | United States | Doswell, Virginia | 96 m | 315 ft | 1:3.5 scale replica of Eiffel Tower | |
Cholfirst Radio Tower | 1973 | Switzerland | Flurlingen | 96 m | 315 ft | ||
Sunsphere | 1982 | United States | Knoxville | 81.07 m | 266 ft | ||
Eiffel Tower replica in Bahria Town | 2014 | Pakistan | Bahria | 80 m | 262 ft | 1:4 scale replica of Eiffel Tower | |
Torre Sant Sebastia | 1931 | Spain | Barcelona | 78 m | 256 ft | Harbour terminal aerial tramway | |
Hiratsuka TV Tower | 1972 | Japan | Hiratsuka | 70 m | 256 ft | ||
Facility 4101, Tower 93 | 1975 | Germany | Hürth | 74.84 m | 246 ft | Electricity pylon, which carried from 1977 to 2010 in a height of 27 metres (89 ft) an observation deck | |
Morecambe Tower | 1898 | UK | Morecambe | 71 m | 232 ft | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> built on top of a theatre |
Hot Springs Mountain Tower | 1983 | United States | Hot Springs Mountain | 65.8 m | 216 ft | ||
Petřínská rozhledna | 1891 | Czech | Prague | 60 m | 197 ft | ||
Bachtel Tower | 1986 | Switzerland | Hinwil | 60 m | 197 ft | ||
Green Tower | 1998 | Japan | Sanbu | 60 m | 197 ft | ||
Gross Reken Melchenberg Radio Tower | 2002 | Germany | Reken | 60 m | 197 ft | ||
Schomberg Observation Tower | 2006 | Germany | Sundern | 60 m | 197 ft | ||
Aalborgtårnet | 1933 | Denmark | Aalborg | 54.9 m | 180 ft | dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up in 2005 | |
Observation Tower Ahlbeck | 1998 | Germany | Ahlbeck | 50 m | 164 ft | ||
Watkins' Tower | 1891 | UK | London | 47 m | 154 ft | never completed & dismantled in 1907 was to be 358 m / 1175 ft in height | |
Morsbach Observation Tower | 1962 | Germany | Morsbach | 45 m | 148 ft | ||
Joseph's Cross | 1896 | Germany | Stolberg | 38 m | 124 ft | ||
Poppenberg Observation Tower | 1897 | Germany | Ilfeld | 33 m | 108 ft | ||
Lemberg Tower | 1899 | Germany | Lemberg Mountain | 33 m | 108 ft | ||
Wanne Observation Tower | 1888 | Germany | Villingen-Schwenningen | 30 m | 98 ft | ||
Gehrenberg Tower | 1903 | Germany | Markdorf | 30 m | 98 ft | ||
Tower of Unity | 1962 | Germany | Heldrastein | 30 m | 98 ft | Former additionally guyed lattice tower, which was transformed into observation tower | |
Gustav-Vietor-Tower | 1882 | Germany | Hohe Wurzel (Taunus) | 25 m | 82 ft | demolished in 2006 | |
Observation Tower at Goetzinger's Height | 1883 | Germany | Neustadt/Saxony | 25 m | 82 ft | ||
Hochfirst Tower | 1890 | Germany | Titisee-Neustadt | 25 m | 82 ft | Additionally guyed | |
Büchenbronn Observation Tower | 1883 | Germany | Büchenbronn | 24.75 m | 81 ft | Additionally guyed | |
Tour du Belvédère | 1898 | France | Mulhouse-Belvédère | 20 m | 65 ft | ||
Salzgitter Bismarck Tower | 1900 | Germany | Salzgitter | 17 m | 56 ft | ||
Gillerberg Observation Tower | 1892 | Germany | Hilchenbach | 15 m | 49 ft |
Radio tower carrying aerialsEdit
List of radio tower above 150 m / 500 ft in height.
Template:Color box indicates a structure that is no longer standing.
Template:Color box indicates a structure that has had a change in height or has been rebuilt.
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Height m | Height ft | Design type | Notable for | |||||
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Tokyo Skytree | 2012 | Japan | Tokyo | 634 m | 2080 ft | solid reinforced concrete core<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> supported by cylindrical lattice frame |
the tallest tower of any type in the world and the tallest land-based lattice tower, tallest structure in Japan | ||||
Kyiv TV Tower | 1973 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 385 m | 1263 ft | solid steel core supported by a 6-sided lattice frame with 4 legs | tallest land based lattice tower from 1973 to 2012, tallest structure in Ukraine | |||||
Tashkent Tower | 1985 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 374.9 m | 1230 ft | solid steel core supported by cylindrical lattice frame with 3 steel legs | more likely to be categorized as a steel tower than a lattice tower, tallest structure in Uzbekistan | |||||
Dragon Tower | 2000 | China | Harbin | 336 m | 1102 ft | solid core supported by 6-sided lattice frame, 4-sided upper portion | ||||||
Tokyo Tower | 1957 | Japan | Tokyo | 333 m | 1093 ft | 4-sided, 4 legged | tallest lattice tower in the world from 1957 to 1973 | |||||
Eiffel Tower | 1889 | France | Paris | 330 m | 1083 ft | 4-sided, 4 legged | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> original height of Template:Cvt to tip of flagpole<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> | |||
WITI TV Tower | 1962 | United States | Shorewood, Wisconsin | 329.4 m | 1081 ft | 3-sided | tallest land based lattice tower in the United States, second tallest in the world when completed in 1962 | |||||
St. Petersburg TV Tower | 1962 | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 326 m | 1070 ft | solid(steel) central core supported by 6-sided lattice frame | tallest lattice tower in Russia, height increase of Template:Cvt in 2011 | |||||
WHDH-TV Tower | 1960 | United States | Newton, Massachusetts | 323.8 m | 1062 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
KCTV Broadcast Tower | 1956 | United States | Kansas City, Missouri | 317.6 m | 1042 ft | 4-sided, pyramid type | briefly became the tallest lattice tower in the world when completed in 1956 surpassing the Eiffel Tower's original height by 17 feet<ref name=":21"/> weight; 600 tons | |||||
Turner Broadcasting Tower | 1967 | United States | Atlanta, Georgia | 314.3 m | 1031 ft | 3-sided | dismantled in 2010 | |||||
Yerevan TV Tower | 1977 | Armenia | Yerevan | 311.7 m | 1023 ft | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
tallest structure in Armenia | ||||
Fazilka TV Tower | 2007 | India | Fazilka | 304.8 m | 1000 ft | 4-sided | tallest lattice tower in India | |||||
Mumbai Television Tower | 1972 | India | Mumbai | 300 m | 984 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
Sutro Tower | 1973 | United States | San Francisco, California | 297.8 m | 977 ft | 3 legged guyed upper section and candelabra top | ||||||
WKRQ Tower | 1960's | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 294.6 m | 967 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
Zhuzhou Television Tower | 1999 | China | Zhuzhou | 293 m | 961 ft | solid core supported by 6-sided lattice frame | ||||||
Star Tower | 1991 | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 290.8 m | 954 ft | Landmark tower design | Last lattice tower above 700 feet built in the United States | |||||
WLWT TV Tower | 1978 | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 289.6 m | 950 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
Dudelange Radio Tower | 1957 | Luxembourg | Dudelange | 285 m | 935 ft | 3-sided | tallest free-standing structure in Luxembourg, rebuilt in 1981 | |||||
Shijiazhuang TV-tower | 1998 | China | Shijiazhuang | 280 m | 919 ft | solid core supported by 8-sided lattice frame with 4 legs | ||||||
AIR Tower | 2013 | India | Amritsar | 280 m | 919 ft | 4-sided | originally intended to be Template:Cvt tall.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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Net 25 Tower | 1990 | Philippines | Quezon City | 276.4 m | 907 ft | 3-sided | tallest structure in the Philippines | |||||
WCPO TV Tower | 1965 | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 276 m | 905 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
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2016 | Russia | Perm | 275 m | 902 ft | Hyperboloid structure | weight; 657 tons<ref name=":48"/> | ||||
Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower | 1972 | Georgia | Tbilisi | 274.5 m | 901 ft | solid steel core supported by 3-sided lattice frame with 2 legs | more likely to be categorized as a steel tower than a lattice tower, tallest structure in Georgia | |||||
RCTI TV Tower<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Indonesia | Jakarta | 274 m | 900 ft | 3-sided | tallest lattice tower in Indonesia | ||||
Kaifeng TV Tower | 1989 | China | Kaifeng | 268 m | 879 ft | solid core supported by 8-sided lattice frame with 4 legs | ||||||
Daqing Radio and Television Tower | 1989 | China | Daqing | 260 m | 853 ft | solid core supported by 6-sided lattice frame, 4-sided upper portion | ||||||
Moscow Octod Tower | 2006 | Russia | Moscow | 258 m | 846 ft | Hyperboloid structure | ||||||
WTVR TV Tower | 1953 | United States | Richmond, Virginia | 257 m | 843 ft | 4-sided, pyramid type | second tallest lattice tower in the world when completed in 1953 | |||||
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2016 | Russia | Volgograd | 256 m | 840 ft | 4-sided | |||||
WBNS TV Tower | 1955 | United States | Columbus, Ohio | 255.8 m | 839 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
Grodno TV Tower | 1984 | Belarus | Grodno | 254 m | 833 ft | 4-sided, Top guyed lattice tower, featuring a guyed upper section with four horizontal crossbars | tallest freestanding structure in Belarus | |||||
Lafayette transmitter, Tower 1 | 1918 | France | Marcheprime | 250 m | 820 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||||
Lafayette transmitter, Tower 2 | 1918 | France | Marcheprime | 250 m | 820 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1944 | |||||
Lafayette transmitter, Tower 3 | 1918 | France | Marcheprime | 250 m | 820 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1944 | |||||
Lafayette transmitter, Tower 4 | 1918 | France | Marcheprime | 250 m | 820 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1944 | |||||
Lafayette transmitter, Tower 5 | 1918 | France | Marcheprime | 250 m | 820 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1944 | |||||
Lafayette transmitter, Tower 6 | 1920 | France | Marcheprime | 250 m | 820 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1944 | |||||
Lafayette transmitter, Tower 7 | 1920 | France | Marcheprime | 250 m | 820 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1944 | |||||
Lafayette transmitter, Tower 8 | 1920 | France | Marcheprime | 250 m | 820 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | the final tower was dismantled in 1953 | |||||
Longwave transmitter Junglinster, Tower 1 | 1932 | Luxembourg | Junglinster | 250 m | 820 ft | 3-sided, insulated against ground | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> to Template:Cvt | |||
Longwave transmitter Junglinster, Tower 2 | 1954 | Luxembourg | Junglinster | 250 m | 820 ft | 3-sided, insulated against ground | height since 1983; Template:Cvt | |||||
Longwave transmitter Junglinster, Tower 3 | 1959 | Luxembourg | Junglinster | 250 m | 820 ft | 3-sided, insulated against ground | height since 1983; Template:Cvt | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1987 | Ukraine | Dunaivtsi | 250 m | 820 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
2013 | Vietnam | Hanoi | 250 m | 820 ft | 4-sided, 4 legged | tallest lattice tower in Vietnam | ||||
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}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref> |
1965 | United States | Washington, DC | 246.6 m | 809 ft | 3-sided candelabra top | ||||
Seto Digital Tower | 2011 | Japan | Seto | 244.7 m | 803 ft | central lattice mast supported by 6 exterior legs | ||||||
Vitebsk TV Tower | 1983 | Belarus | Vitebsk | 244 m | 801 ft | 4-sided, Top guyed lattice tower, featuring a guyed upper section with four horizontal crossbars | ||||||
Astara TV Tower | 1981 | Republic of Azerbaijan | Astara | 243.84 m | 800 ft | 4-sided, Top guyed lattice tower, featuring a guyed upper section with four horizontal crossbars | ||||||
Central tower (Königs Wusterhausen) | 1925 | Germany | Koenigs Wusterhausen | 243 m | 797 ft | 3-sided | collapsed during storm on November 15, 1972 | |||||
Yakutsk TV Tower | 1982 | Russia | Yakutsk | 241.71 m | 793 ft | 4-sided | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||||
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}}</ref> |
1972 | Russia | Birobidzhan | 241 m | 791 ft | 4-sided | |||||
Kharkiv TV Tower | 1981 | Ukraine | Kharkiv | 240.7 m | 790 ft | solid steel core supported by 6-sided lattice frame with 3 legs | Partially destroyed by a Russian airstrike on April 22, 2024.<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-kharkiv-tv-tower-ukraine-1.7181309 Template:Bare URL inline</ref> The top half of the tower collapsed, but the lower half supported by the lattice structure remains standing. | |||||
Foshan TV Tower<ref name=":17"/> | ? | China | Foshan | 238 m | 781 ft | solid core supported by 8-sided lattice frame with 4 legs, 4-sided upper portion<ref>https://line.17qq.com/article/ipbbioejz.html Template:Dead link</ref> | ||||||
Tower of Power | 1988 | Philippines | Quezon City | 236.8 m | 777 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
Channel 9 TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1965 | Australia | Sydney | 233 m | 764 ft | 4-sided | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
Wavre Transmitter | 1983 | Belgium | Wavre | 232 m | 761 ft | 4-sided, Top guyed lattice tower, featuring a guyed upper section with four horizontal crossbars | tallest lattice tower in Belgium | |||||
Hughes Memorial Tower | 1989 | United States | Washington, DC | 232 m | 761 ft | Landmark tower design | ||||||
Qingdao TV Tower | 1994 | China | Qingdao | 232 m | 761 ft | solid central core supported by 6-sided lattice frame, 4-sided upper portion | ||||||
WOR TV Tower | 1949 | United States | North Bergen, New Jersey | 231.65 m | 760 ft | 4-sided | dismantled after being struck by an aircraft in 1956 | |||||
Hongguangshan TV Tower<ref name=":18"/> | ? | China | Ürümqi | 230 m | 754 ft | solid central core supported by 6-sided lattice frame, 4-sided upper portion | ||||||
Belgorod TV Tower<ref>https://www.griven-usa.com/en/Projects/belgorod-tV-tower</ref> | 2013 | Russia | Belgorod | 230 m | 754 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
KQTV Tower | 1953 | United States | St. Joseph, Missouri | 229 m | 750 ft | 4-sided, pyramid type | height since 2009; Template:Cvt | |||||
WIVB TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1948 | United States | Buffalo, New York | 226.2 m | 742 ft | 3-sided | |||||
TV5 Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Bangkok | Thailand | 225 m | 740 ft | 3-sided | tallest lattice tower in Thailand | ||||
WTRF-TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1962 | United States | Bridgeport, Ohio | 225 m | 738 ft | 3-sided | |||||
Brasília TV Tower | 1967 | Brazil | Brasília | 224 m | 735 ft | 6-sided | ||||||
Millennium Transmitter | 1969 | Philippines | Quezon City | 219.5 m | 720 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
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}}</ref> |
1970's | Pakistan | Sahiwal | 219.5 m | 720 ft | 4-sided | tallest structure in Pakistan | ||||
Crystal Palace Transmitter | 1950 | UK | London | 219 m | 719 ft | 4-sided | tallest lattice tower in England | |||||
Changchun Radio and Television Tower<ref name=":19"/> | 1997 | China | Qingdao | 218 m | 715 ft | solid core supported by 6-sided lattice frame, 4-sided upper portion | ||||||
Mediacorp TV tower | 2006 | Singapore | Bukit Batok | 217 m | 712 ft | 4-sided, (1°21'5.29"N 103°45'59.11"E) | built on a hill, height from lowest leg is Template:Cvt | |||||
Guangzhou TV Tower | 1991 | China | Guangzhou | 217 m | 712 ft | 4-sided, 4 legged | ||||||
Blosenbergturm | 1937 | Switzerland | Beromünster | 216 m | 709 ft | 4-sided | selfradiating tower insulated against ground | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1981 | Ukraine | Melitopol | 216 m | 709 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1991 | China | Deyang | 216 m | 709 ft | 12-sided, 4 legged | |||||
Channel 7/10 TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1965 | Australia | Sydney | 216 m | 708 ft | 4-sided | tallest lattice tower in Australia | ||||
WBIR TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1956 | United States | Knoxville, Tennessee | 215.5 m | 707 ft | 3-sided | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
WTTG TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1963 | United States | Washington, DC | 214.8 | 705 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1981 | Ukraine | Mariupol | 214 m | 702 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1983 | Russia | Zlatoust | 213 m | 699 ft | 4-sided | |||||
Torre TV Bandeirantes | 1997 | Brazil | São Paulo | 212 m | 696 ft | 4-sided non-tapering, weight; 650 tons | ||||||
WJLA TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1972 | United States | Washington, DC | 210.9 | 692 ft | 3-sided | |||||
TV Tower Bol d'Air-Ougrée<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Belgium | Bol d'Air-Ougrée | 210 m | 689 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1969 | Russia | Cherepovets | 208.5 m | 684 ft | 4-sided | |||||
KTWB-TV Tower<ref name=":22">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1979 | United States | Seattle, Washington | 208 m | 682 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1980 | Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi | 208 m | 682 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
2004 | Russia | Arkhangelsk | 208 m | 682 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Moldova | Cimişlia | 208 m | 682 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1943 | Russia | Novosemeykino | 205 m | 673 ft | 3-sided, military use | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> selfradiating insulated against ground | |||
Novosemeykino Longwave Transmission, Tower 2<ref name=":2"/> | 1943 | Russia | Novosemeykino | 205 m | 673 ft | 3-sided, military use | demolished in 2010,<ref name=":1"/> selfradiating insulated against ground | |||||
Novosemeykino Longwave Transmission, Tower 3<ref name=":2"/> | 1943 | Russia | Novosemeykino | 205 m | 673 ft | 3-sided, military use | demolished in 2010,<ref name=":1"/> selfradiating insulated against ground | |||||
Novosemeykino Longwave Transmission, Tower 4<ref name=":2"/> | 1943 | Russia | Novosemeykino | 205 m | 673 ft | 3-sided, military use | demolished in 2010,<ref name=":1"/> selfradiating insulated against ground | |||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Latvia | Cesvaine | 204 m | 669 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Moldova | Edineţ | 204 m | 669 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Latvia | Rezeknes | 204 m | 669 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
Valmieras TV Tower<ref name=":23"/> | ? | Latvia | Valmieras | 204 m | 669 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Madagascar | Antananarivo | 203 m | 665 ft | ||||||
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}}</ref> |
1960 | Lithuania | Klaipeda | 202 m | 663 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1956 | Latvia | Daugavpils | 202 m | 663 ft | 4-sided | height increased in 1989 | ||||
WRC TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1989? | United States | Washington, DC | 201.8 m | 662 ft | 3-sided | |||||
Brisbane Channel 10 TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Australia | Brisbane | 201.8 m | 662 ft | 4-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref name=":25">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2001 | Russia | Samara | 201 m | 660 ft | Hyperboloid structure | ||||
WKBN TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1976 | United States | Youngstown, Ohio | 200.3 m | 657 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1957 | Belarus | Homel | 200 m | 656 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1964 | Ukraine | Kropyvnytskyi | 200 m | 656 ft | 4-sided | |||||
Guangdong TV Tower<ref name=":20"/> | 1965 | China | Guangdong | 200 m | 656 ft | 8-sided | ||||||
WMBC TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1965 | United States | Montclair, New Jersey | 200 m | 656 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1966 | Russia | Vyborg | 200 m | 656 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1975 | Ukraine | Khust | 200 m | 656 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1989 | Ukraine | Olevsk | 200 m | 656 ft | 4-sided | |||||
VRT Zendmast Genk<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Belgium | Genk | 200 m | 656 ft | 4-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Romania | Bucharest | 200 m | 656 ft | 4-sided | |||||
TV5 Transmitter Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Philippines | Quezon City | 200 m | 656 ft | 4-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1985 | United States | St. Petersburg | 199.6 m | 655 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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}}</ref><ref name=":26">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2013 | Russia | Krasnoyarsk | 199.4 m | 654 ft | 4-sided | ||||
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}}</ref> |
1958 | Ukraine | Odessa | 199 m | 653 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM single platform | |||||
Kherson TV Tower | 1994 | Ukraine | Kherson | 199 m | 653 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
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}}</ref> |
1957 | Russia | Novosibirsk | 198 m | 650 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1958 | Russia | Voronezh | 198 m | 650 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Brazil | São Paulo | 198 m | 650 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1959 | Russia | Krasnodar | 197 m | 646 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
Türi Radio Mast | 1937 | Estonia | Türi | 196.6 m | 645 ft | 3-sided | demolished in 1941. At time of completion was the tallest structure in Northern Europe, built by an American company | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1956 | Armenia | Yerevan | 196 m | 643 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | demolition date unknown | ||||
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}}</ref> |
1958 | Russia | Chelyabinsk | 196 m | 643 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1958 | Russia | Penza | 196 m | 643 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1958 | Russia | Rostov | 196 m | 643 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM single platform<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
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}}</ref> |
1959 | Kazakhstan | Omsk | 196 m | 643 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1963 | Estonia | Pärnu | 196 m | 643 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1964 | Ukraine | Cherkaska | 196 m | 643 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1966 | Ukraine | Bilopillia | 196 m | 643 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1985 | Ukraine | Trostianets | 196 m | 643 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1965 | Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk | 195 m | 640 ft | 4-sided | |||||
Sky Tower West Tokyo<ref name=":27">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1980 | Japan | Tokyo | 195 m | 640 ft | 8-sided non-tapering | |||||
Mulhouse-Belvédère Transmission Tower<ref name=":27"/> | 1997 | France | Mulhouse | 195 m | 640 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
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}}</ref> |
1992 | United States | Garland, Texas | 194.2 m | 637 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1958 | Russia | Bryansk | 194 m | 637 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1958 | Ukraine | Dnipropetrovsk | 194 m | 637 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM single platform | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1958 | Ukraine | Lugansk | 194 m | 637 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM single platform | |||||
Kamenske TV Tower | 1965 | Ukraine | Kamenske | 194 m | 637 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
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KSTW-TV Tower<ref name=":22"/> | 1979 | United States | Seattle, Washington | 194 m | 636 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
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}}</ref> |
19 | Kazakhstan | Qaragandy | 194 m | 635 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1958 | Ukraine | Mykolaiv | 193 m | 633 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM single platform | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1958 | Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | 193 m | 633 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1967 | Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 193 m | 633 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
KEZK-FM Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1981 | United States | St. Louis, Missouri | 192.3 m | 631 ft | 3-sided | |||||
Tallinn TV Mast<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1955 | Estonia | Tallinn | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | dismantled in 1984 | ||||
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}}</ref> |
1955 | Russia | Yekaterinburg | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1956 | Ukraine | Donetsk | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1956 | Azerbaijan | Baku | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | demolished in 2008 | ||||
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}}</ref> |
1957 | Russia | Irkutsk | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1957 | Russia | Murmansk | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1957 | Ukraine | Lviv | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM single platform | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1958 | Russia | Simferopol | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM single platform | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1959 | Russia | Ulyanovsk | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
Zaporizhzhya TV Tower | 1959 | Ukraine | Zaporizhzhya | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> single platform |
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}}</ref> |
1960 | Russia | Lipetsk | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1964 | Russia | Blagoveshchensk | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1965 | Russia | Abakan | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Kazakhstan | Almaty | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Kazakhstan | Pavlodar | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Russia | Tomsk | 192 m | 630 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1965 | Estonia | Orissaare | 191 m | 627 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
Leipzig Radio Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2015 | Germany | Leipzig | 191 m | 627 ft | 4-sided | |||||
LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
United States | Carolina Beach, North Carolina | 190.5 m | 625 ft | collapsed caused by Hurricane Helene September 26, 1958 | |||||
Stonehenge Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1990 | United States | Portland, Oregon | 190.5 m | 625 ft | solid steel core supported by 3 legs | more likely to be categorized as a steel tower than a lattice tower | ||||
Transmitter Sottens, old transmission tower | 1948 | Switzerland | Sottens | 190 m | 623 ft | 4-sided | demolished in 1989, mediumwave selfradiating tower insulated against ground | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1963 | Russia | Bratsk | 190 m | 623 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
ATV10 Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1964 | Australia | Melbourne | 190 m | 623 ft | 4-sided | height increase of Template:Cvt in 2001 | |||
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}}</ref> |
1919 | United States | Cayey, Puerto Rico | 189 m | 620 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1938 | ||||
Cayey Naval Station, Tower 2 | 1919 | United States | Cayey, Puerto Rico | 189 m | 620 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1938 | |||||
Cayey Naval Station, Tower 3 | 1919 | United States | Cayey, Puerto Rico | 189 m | 620 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1938 | |||||
Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower | 1948 | Canada | Cambridge Bay | 189 m | 620 ft | 4-sided | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||||
Sottens Radio Tower | 1989 | Switzerland | Sottens | 188 m | 617 ft | 4-sided | mediumwave, selfradiating tower insulated against ground | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1957 | Estonia | Tartu | 186 m | 610 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1958 | Moldova | Chisinau | 186 m | 610 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1959 | Russia | Petrozavodsk | 186 m | 610 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
KIRO TV Tower<ref name=":22"/> | 1958 | United States | Seattle, Washington | 186 m | 609 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
Santa Palomba transmitter, Main Tower | ? | Italy | Santa Palomba | 186 m | 609 ft | 4-sided | equipped with cage antenna for mediumwave broadcasting | |||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Macedonia | Lozovo | 185 m | 608 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Kazakhstan | Semey | 185 m | 608 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1967 | Kazakhstan | Ekibastuz | 185 m | 607 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Belgium | Rue Vlessart Airmont Léglise | 185 m | 607 ft | 4-sided, horizontal bars of frame are fixed at the centre column | |||||
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}}</ref> |
? | Belgium | Anderlues | 185 m | 607 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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}}</ref> |
2004 | United States | Charlotte, North Carolina | 184.4 m | 605 ft | 3-sided | |||||
Brisbane ABQ TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1959 | Australia | Brisbane | 184.3 m | 605 ft | 4-sided | 27°27′52″S 152°56′51″E | ||||
KWEX TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1998 | United States | San Antonio, Texas | 184.1 m | 604 ft | 3-sided | |||||
NAA (Arlington, Virginia), Tower 1<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1913 | United States | Arlington, Virginia | 183 m | 600 ft | 4-sided, military use | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> was the first of many US Naval radio transmitting station,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> it was the tallest lattice tower in the United States when built and second tallest in the world after the Eiffel Tower the site also featured two 450-foot tall lattice towers which were possibly the 3rd and 4th tallest in the world at that time | ||
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}}</ref> |
1914 | United States (Now Panama) | Balboa | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> and station decommissioned by 1999<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
US Naval Communications Station Balboa - Panama, Tower 2 | 1914 | United States (Now Panama) | Balboa | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished by 1999 | |||||
US Naval Communications Station Balboa - Panama, Tower 3 | 1914 | United States (Now Panama) | Balboa | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished by 1999 | |||||
US Naval Communications Station Balboa - Panama, Tower 4 | 1914 | United States (Now Panama) | Balboa | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished by 1999 | |||||
US Naval Communications Station Balboa - Panama, Tower 5 | 1914 | United States (Now Panama) | Balboa | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished by 1999 | |||||
US Naval Communications Station Balboa - Panama, Tower 6 | 1914 | United States (Now Panama) | Balboa | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished by 1999 | |||||
Naval Station Sangley Point, Tower 1<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1915 | United States (Now Philippines) | Cavite | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1971, 3 towers on site built by the US Navy | ||||
Naval Station Sangley Point, Tower 2 | 1915 | United States (Now Philippines) | Cavite | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1971 | |||||
Naval Station Sangley Point, Tower 3 | 1915 | United States (Now Philippines) | Cavite | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1971 | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1917 | United States | San Diego | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1995, 3 towers on site built by the US Navy | ||||
Chollas Heights Naval Radio Transmitting Facility, Tower 2 | 1917 | United States | San Diego | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1995 | |||||
Chollas Heights Naval Radio Transmitting Facility, Tower 3 | 1917 | United States | San Diego | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1995 | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1917 | United States | Pearl Harbor | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
US Naval Radio Station Pearl Harbor, Tower 2 | 1917 | United States | Pearl Harbor | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | dismantled in 1936 | |||||
US Naval Radio Station Pearl Harbor, Tower 3 | 1917 | United States | Pearl Harbor | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | dismantled in 1936 | |||||
NSS Annapolis, Tower 1 | 1918 | United States | Annapolis | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> Tied for tallest lattice towers in the United States from 1918 to 1949 | ||||
NSS Annapolis, Tower 2 | 1918 | United States | Annapolis | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1969 | |||||
NSS Annapolis, Tower 3 | 1918 | United States | Annapolis | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1969 | |||||
NSS Annapolis, Tower 4 | 1918 | United States | Annapolis | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1969 | |||||
NSS Annapolis, Tower 5 | 1922 | United States | Annapolis | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1969 | |||||
NSS Annapolis, Tower 6 | 1922 | United States | Annapolis | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1969 | |||||
NSS Annapolis, Tower 7<ref name=":28"/> | 1938 | United States | Annapolis | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided Annapolis type | 3 towers remaining, site previously had a total of 9 towers | |||||
NSS Annapolis, Tower 8<ref name=":28"/> | 1938 | United States | Annapolis | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided Annapolis type | ||||||
NSS Annapolis, Tower 9<ref name=":28"/> | 1938 | United States | Annapolis | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided Annapolis type | ||||||
Lualualei Naval Radio Transmitting Facility, Tower 1 | 1936 | United States | Lualualei | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref name=":29">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> on site built by the US Navy, these were later replaced in 1972 with two 1,500-foot tall guyed masts<ref name=":29"/> | |||
Lualualei Naval Radio Transmitting Facility, Tower 2 | 1936 | United States | Lualualei | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1972 | |||||
Lualualei Naval Radio Transmitting Facility, Tower 3 | 1936 | United States | Lualualei | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1972 | |||||
Lualualei Naval Radio Transmitting Facility, Tower 4 | 1936 | United States | Lualualei | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1972 | |||||
Lualualei Naval Radio Transmitting Facility, Tower 5 | 1936 | United States | Lualualei | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1972 | |||||
Lualualei Naval Radio Transmitting Facility, Tower 6 | 1936 | United States | Lualualei | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1972 | |||||
Lualualei Naval Radio Transmitting Facility, Tower 7 | 1936 | United States | Lualualei | 183 m | 600 ft | 3-sided, Annapolis type military use | demolished in 1972 | |||||
Criggion VLF transmitter, Tower 1 | 1941 | UK | Criggion, Powys | 182.9 m | 600 ft | 4-sided, military use | demolished in 2003 | |||||
Criggion VLF transmitter, Tower 2 | 1941 | UK | Criggion, Powys | 182.9 m | 600 ft | 4-sided, military use | demolished in 2003 | |||||
Criggion VLF transmitter, Tower 3 | 1941 | UK | Criggion, Powys | 182.9 m | 600 ft | 4-sided, military use | demolished in 2003 | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1955 | France | Mulhouse | 182.9 m | 600 ft | 3-sided | demolished in 1998 | ||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1961 | Russia | Berezniki | 183 m | 600 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2016 | United States | New Bedford, Massachusetts | 182.9 m | 600 ft | 3-sided | |||||
Launch Pad 39b Tower 1<ref>https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/exploration-ground-systems/launch-pad-39b/</ref> | 2022 | United States | Titusville, Florida | 182.9 m | 600 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
Launch Pad 39b Tower 2 | 2022 | United States | Titusville, Florida | 182.9 m | 600 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
Launch Pad 39b Tower 3 | 2022 | United States | Titusville, Florida | 182.9 m | 600 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
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}}</ref> |
1956 | Russia | Ryazan | 182.5 m | 599 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1957 | Russia | Nizhny Novgorod | 182 m | 597 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1958 | Russia | Ufa | 182 m | 597 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
Old Perm TV Tower<ref name=":48"/> | 1958 | Russia | Perm | 182 m | 597 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | ||||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1959 | Russia | Kazan | 182 m | 597 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
Old WBNS TV Tower | 1948 | United States | Columbus, Ohio | 181.3 m | 595 ft | 3-sided | original WBNS tower, replaced by a taller tower in 1955 | |||||
KSTP TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1948 | United States | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 181.1 m | 594 ft | 3-sided | |||||
Old WSTM-TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1953 | United States | Syracuse, New York | 181.0 m | 594 ft | 4-sided | demolished in 2003 | ||||
WQED TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1954 | United States | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 181.1 m | 594 ft | 3-sided candelabra top | |||||
KCTS TV Tower Tower<ref name=":22"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1965 | United States | Seattle, Washington | 181.1 m | 594 ft | 3-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1956 | Russia | Volgograd | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1956 | Russia | Vladimirskaya | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
Old Krasnoyarsk TV Tower<ref name=":26"/> | 1957 | Russia | Krasnoyarsk | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | ||||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1957 | Russia | Samara | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1958 | Russia | Kemerovo | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1958 | Russia | Sochi | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1959 | Russia | Vladivostok | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1960 | Russia | Arzamas | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1960 | Russia | Tambov | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1960 | Russia | Yoshkar-Ola | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1961 | Russia | Astrakhan | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1961 | Russia | Cheboksary | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1961 | Russia | Kurgan | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1962 | Russia | Leninsk-Kuznetsky | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1962 | Russia | Magnitogorsk | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1962 | Russia | Novokuznetsk | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1963 | Russia | Tula | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | ||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1964 | Russia | Khabarovsk | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1964 | Russia | Syktyvkar | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1964 | Ukraine | Donetsk | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
Yarok TV and Radio Tower | 1964 | Ukraine | Yarok | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
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}}</ref> |
1965 | Kazakhstan | Kokshetau | 180 m | 591 ft | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
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}}</ref> |
1967 | Russia | Nalchik | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1969 | Ukraine | Andriivka | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1972 | Ukraine | Vesternychany | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
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}}</ref> |
1972 | Russia | Mezhdurechensk | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1973 | China | Yuzhong, Chongqing CQ | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Latvia | Kuldiga | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2003 | Russia | Perm | 180 m | 591 ft | Hyperboloid structure | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Kazakhstan | Aktobe | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Kazakhstan | Oskemen | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Kazakhstan | Oskemen | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Russia | Makhachkala | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
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citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Russia | Tobolsk | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Russia | Tyumen | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Armenia | Gyumri | 180 m | 591 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
Nagoya TV Tower | 1954 | Japan | Nagoya | 180 m | 590 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1957 | Russia | Smolensk | 180 m | 590 ft | ||||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1970 | Japan | Tokyo | 180 m | 590 ft | 4-sided | |||||
KDFW TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1949 | United States | Dallas, Texas | 179 m | 587 ft | 4-sided | current height 149.8 m (491 ft) | ||||
WTOB-TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1953 | United States | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 178.61 m | 586 ft | 3-sided | Removed 1967, more than a decade after the TV station closed. Was lit yearly at Christmas from 1957 to 1966.<ref name="Wins671028">Template:Cite news</ref> | |||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1957 | United States | Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania | 178 m | 585 ft | 3-sided | |||||
WTNV Tower<ref>http://orig.jacksonsun.com/may2003/radio_0510.shtml Template:Dead link</ref> | 1947 | United States | Jackson, Tennessee | 176.8 m | 580 ft | 4-sided | collapsed caused by tornado on May 4, 2003 | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1949 | United States | San Francisco, California | 176.8 m | 580 ft | 3-sided | demolished in 1972 to make way for the Sutro Tower | ||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1996 | Japan | Tokyo | 177 m | 580 ft | 12-sided, built on top of a building | total height including building is Template:Cvt | ||||
Balashikha Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Russia | Balashikha | 176 m | 577 ft | 4-sided non-tapering | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1948 | United States | Cincinnati | 173.7 m | 570 ft | 4-sided | dismantled in 2005, replaced by the WLWT TV Tower | |||
KING TV Tower<ref name=":22"/> | 1952 | United States | Seattle, Washington | 174 m | 570 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
KGHL Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1928 | United States | Billings | 173 m | 568 ft | 3-sided | demolished in 2020 | |||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1971 | Japan | Saitama | 173 m | 568 ft | solid central core supported with 4 legs, | central core possibly made out of concrete? | ||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | United States | Bensalem, PA | 173.1 m | 568 ft | 3-sided | |||||
WDET Tower<ref name=":22"/> | 1996 | United States | Detroit, Michigan | 172.5 m | 566 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
KOMO TV Tower<ref name=":22"/> | 1952 | United States | Seattle, Washington | 172 m | 564 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
Yokohama Radio Tower | ? | Japan | Yokohama | 172 m | 564 ft | 4-sided | 35°31'28.15"N 139°39'50.84"E | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | United States | Wyndmoor, PA | 171.3 m | 562 ft | 3-sided | |||||
Original TCN TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1956 | Australia | Sydney | 171 m | 561 ft | 4-sided | demolished in 1966 | ||||
Rimavská Sobota SW Transmitter, Tower 1 | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Slovakia | Rimavská Sobota | 171 m | 561 ft | 4-sided | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
Rimavská Sobota SW Transmitter, Tower 2 | 1956 | Slovakia | Rimavská Sobota | 171 m | 561 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
Rimavská Sobota SW Transmitter, Tower 3 | 1956 | Slovakia | Rimavská Sobota | 171 m | 561 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
Rimavská Sobota SW Transmitter, Tower 4 | 1956 | Slovakia | Rimavská Sobota | 171 m | 561 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1957 | United States | Sacramento, California | 170.2 m | 558 ft | 3-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1992 | United States | Fort Worth, Texas | 170.1 m | 558 ft | 4-sided | |||||
WHHL-FM Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2008 | United States | St. Louis, Missouri | 170.1 m | 558 ft | 3-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1956 | Slovakia | Rimavská Sobota | 170 m | 558 ft | 4-sided | |||||
Rimavská Sobota SW Transmitter, Tower 6<ref name=":34"/> | 1956 | Slovakia | Rimavská Sobota | 170 m | 558 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
Gore Hill ABC TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Australia | Sydney | 170 m | 558 ft | 4-sided | ||||
VRT Zendmast Oostvleteren | 1969 | Belgium | Oostvleteren | 170 m | 558 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
WTVH TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1948 | United States | Syracuse, New York | 169.5 m | 556 ft | 4-sided | |||||
KSAT TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1957 | United States | San Antonio, Texas | 168.9 m | 554 ft | 3-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | China | Gaocheng | 168 m | 551 ft | ||||||
WWVR Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1954 | United States | Terre Haute, Indiana | 167.6 m | 550 ft | 3-sided | |||||
Yiye Avila Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1991 | United States | Utuado, Puerto Rico | 167 m | 548 ft | Landmark tower design | collapsed caused by Hurricane Maria September 2017<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}Template:Cbignore</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
VRT Zendmast Schoten | 1969 | Belgium | Schoten | 167 m | 548 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
KNBC Mount Wilson Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1998 | United States | Mount Wilson, California | 166 m | 545 ft | 4-sided | |||||
CBC Jarvis St. Tower | 1952 | Canada | Toronto | 164.6 m | 540 ft | 4-sided | demolished in 2002 | |||||
RTBF Profondeville | ? | Belgium | Riviere | 164 m | 538 ft | |||||||
KCCI TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1985 | United States | Des Moines, Iowa | 163.6 m | 537 ft | 3-sided | |||||
TV Tower Tournai-Froidmont | 1967 | Belgium | Tournai-Froidmont | 163 m | 535 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
WJAR TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2013 | United States | Rehoboth, Massachusetts | 162.7 m | 534 ft | 4-sided | |||||
WRAT Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | United States | Lake Como, NJ | 162.5 m | 533 ft | 3-sided | |||||
WXRT Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1971 | United States | Chicago, Illinois | 162.2 m | 532 ft | 3-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1969 | Japan | Nagoya | 162 m | 532 ft | 4-sided | |||||
WOWT TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1949 | United States | Omaha, Nebraska | 161.6 m | 530 ft | 3-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1991 | United States | Lexington, Kentucky | 161.5 m | 530 ft | 3-sided, 8-sided top | |||||
Ishikawa TV Broadcasting Tower | Japan | Kanazawa | 162 m | 530 ft | solid steel core supported by a 8-sided non-tapering lattice | 36°35'17.37"N 136°36'21.62"E | ||||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Italy | Martina Franca | 161 m | 528 ft | 4-sided | |||||
WIZF Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1976 | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 160.9 m | 528 ft | 4-sided | ||||
KDNL TV Tower<ref name=":35">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1947 | United States | Saint Louis, Missouri | 160.8 m | 528 ft | 4-sided | ||||
Shukhov radio Tower | 1922 | Russia | Moscow | 160 m | 525 ft | Hyperboloid structure | ||||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1954 | Ukraine | Luch | 160 m | 525 ft | 4-sided | |||||
Luch Tower 2<ref name=":36"/> | 1954 | Ukraine | Luch | 160 m | 525 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
Torre Bruxelas<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1983 | Brazil | São Paulo | 160 m | 525 ft | 4-sided | 23°32'36.94"S 46°40'58.31"W | ||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2005 | Russia | Tverskaya | 160 m | 525 ft | 4-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Brazil | Salvador | 160 m | 525 ft | 4-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Uruguay | Montevideo | 160 m | 525 ft | 4-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1970 | Canada | Toronto | 160 m | 524 ft | 3-sided non-tapering | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Kazakhstan | Uralsk | 160 m | 524 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1983 | United States | Dallas, Texas | 159.4 m | 523 ft | 4-sided | |||||
WSAV TV Tower<ref name=":35"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1956 | United States | Savannah, Georgia | 159.1 m | 522 ft | 3-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1959 | Ukraine | Chernihiv | 159 m | 522 ft | 4-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 159 m | 522 ft | 4-sided | |||||
To Kannondomachi TV Tower | Japan | Kanazawa | 159.5 m | 520 ft | 4-sided | 36°35'22.37"N 136°36'28.83"E | ||||||
WLLY Tower<ref name=":37">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref name=":38">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1995 | United States | Mangonia Park, Florida | 158.2 m | 519 ft | Landmark tower design | ||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2007 | Netherlands | The Hague | 158 m | 518 ft | 3-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2004 | United States | Des Moines | 157.8 m | 518 ft | 3-sided | ||||
WHIO (AM) Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1948 | United States | Dayton, Ohio | 157.6 m | 517 ft | 4-sided | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
CFCN TV Tower | 1960 | Canada | Calgary | 157.6 m | 517 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1950 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 157 m | 515 ft | 4-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1991 | United States | Indianapolis, Indiana | 155.4 m | 510 ft | 3-sided | ||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1994 | United States | Ripon, California | 155.4 m | 510 ft | 3-sided | |||||
Mesquite Tower | 1990 | United States | Mesquite, Texas | 155.3 m | 509.5 ft | Landmark tower design | ||||||
KETV TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1957 | United States | Omaha, Nebraska | 155.1 m | 509 ft | 3-sided | |||||
RTS TV Tower | 1981 | Singapore | Bukit Batok | 155 m | 509 ft | 4-sided | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||||
Torre Cultura<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1992 | Brazil | São Paulo | 154.8 m | 508 ft | 3-sided, rotating 180 degrees on its axis 3 times | ||||
Telecomm Antenna | ? | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 155 m | 508 ft | 4-sided | 22°56'59.59"S 43°13'46.44"W | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2005 | Netherlands | Zwolle | 154.5 m | 507 ft | 3-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1987 | United States | Baltimore, Maryland | 154.5 m | 507 ft | 3-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2013 | United States | Franklin Township, New Jersey | 154.5 m | 507 ft | 3-sided | |||||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
? | United States | Washington, DC | 154.3 m | 506 ft | 4-sided | |||||
WSB TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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1975 | United States | Atlanta, Georgia | 154.2 m | 506 ft | 3-sided | |||||
Tower at 1420 R.Americo Salgado | ? | Brazil | Cuiaba | 154.2 m | 506 ft | 4-sided | 15°35'12.57"S 56° 5'36.58"W | |||||
Old KLDT TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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1990 | United States | Lewisville, Texas | 153.6 m | 504 ft | 3-sided | |||||
WOAI TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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2010 | United States | San Antonio, Texas | 153.3 m | 503 ft | 3-sided | ||||
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? | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 153.3 m | 503 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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1990 | United States | Cleveland, Ohio | 153 m | 502 ft | 3-sided | |||||
WRDW TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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1998 | United States | Augusta, Georgia | 152.7 m | 501 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2019 | United States | Greensboro, North Carolina | 152.7 m | 501 ft | 3-sided | |||||
Original ATN TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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1956 | Australia | Sydney | 152 m | 500 ft | 4-sided | demolished in 1973 | ||||
Croydon Transmitter | 1962 | UK | London, Surrey | 152 m | 500 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
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1978 | Philippines | Quezon City | 152 m | 500 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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1987 | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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1993 | Philippines | Quezon City | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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1995 | United States | Atlanta, Georgia | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
WKIX (850 AM) Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1996 | United States | Cary, North Carolina | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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1999 | United States | New Brunswick, New Jersey | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2000 | United States | Islip, NY | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2000 | United States | Cleveland, Ohio | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2000 | United States | Dallas, Texas | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2001 | United States | Dallas, Texas | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2001 | United States | Houston, Texas | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2004 | United States | Orlando, Florida | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
TV Globo Digital Tower | 2006 | Brazil | São Paulo | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided, built on top of a building | Height confirmed by google earth 3 dimensional building data, location; 23°34'4.36"S 46°39'1.65"W | |||||
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2008 | United States | Houston, Texas | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2011 | United States | Fort Worth, Texas | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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2011 | United States | Spring, Texas | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2012 | United States | Houston, Texas | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2012 | United States | San Antonio, Texas | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2013 | United States | Fort Pierce, Florida | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2017 | United States | Nashville, TN | 152.4 m | 500 ft | 3-sided | |||||
RKS Mělník-Chloumek | ? | Czech Republic | Mělník | 152 m | 500 ft | 4 sided non-tapering | used for Mediumwave | |||||
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? | Czech Republic | Dobrochov | 152 m | 500 ft | 4-sided non-tapering | Mediumwave | ||||
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? | Mexico | Tijuana | 152 m | 500 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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1970 | United States | Pompton Lakes, New Jersey | 152.1 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | |||||
WHBF TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1950 | United States | Rock Island, Illinois | 152 m | 499 ft | 4-sided | |||||
WAFB TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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1951 | United States | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 152 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | citation | CitationClass=web
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1981 | United States | Detroit, Michigan | 152 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | |||||
WMUZ Tower<ref name=":39">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1985 | United States | Detroit, Michigan | 152 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | |||||
L3Harris Technologies Tower<ref name=":39"/> | 1992 | United States | Key Largo, Florida | 152 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
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1997 | United States | Fort Worth, Texas | 152.2 m | 499 ft | 4-sided candelabra top | |||||
WFNZ-FM Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2000 | United States | Charlotte, North Carolina | 152.2 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2001 | United States | Charlotte, North Carolina | 151 m | 499 ft | 3-sided candelabra top | ||||
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2002 | United States | Jacksonville, Florida | 152 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2004 | United States | Shreveport, Louisiana | 152 m | 499 ft | Landmark tower design | ||||
WPEC TV Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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2008 | United States | West Palm Beach, Florida | 152 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2009 | United States | North Bergen, New Jersey | 152.1 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | 3 towers | ||||
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2009 | United States | North Bergen, New Jersey | 152.1 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2009 | United States | North Bergen, New Jersey | 152.1 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2012 | United States | St. Louis, Missouri | 152.1 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2013 | United States | St. Louis, Missouri | 152.1 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2013 | United States | St. Louis, Missouri | 152.1 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | |||||
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2017 | United States | Austin, Texas | 152 m | 499 ft | 3-sided candelabra top | |||||
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2018 | United States | Chesapeake, Virginia | 152 m | 499 ft | 3-sided | ||||
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? | United States | Jackson, Mississippi | 152 m | 499 ft | Landmark tower design | |||||
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1999 | United States | Nashville, Tennessee | 151.8 m | 498 ft | 3-sided | ||||
4 Broadcast Place Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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1988 | United States | Jacksonville, Florida | 151.6 m | 497 ft | 3-sided | ||||
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2001 | United States | St. Louis, Missouri | 151 m | 495 ft | 3-sided | ||||
WETA TV Tower<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ? | United States | Arlington, Virginia | 151 m | 495 ft | 3-sided | ||||||
Houdeng TV Tower | ? | Belgium | Houdeng | 151 m | 495 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
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? | Belgium | Leglise-Anlier | 151 m | 495 ft | 4-sided, Top guyed lattice tower, featuring a guyed upper section with four horizontal crossbars | |||||
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1996 | United States | Fort Worth, Texas | 150.6 m | 494 ft | 4-sided candelabra top | |||||
Old Ust-Kamenogorsk TV Tower<ref name=":32"/> | ? | Kazakhstan | Oskemen | 151 m | 494 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM design, shortened | ||||||
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2005 | United States | Brookside, Ohio | 150.3 m | 493 ft | 3-sided | |||||
Longwave transmitter Lahti, Tower 1 | 1927 | Finland | Lahti | 150 m | 492 ft | two towers carrying an antenna for longwave | ||||||
Longwave transmitter Lahti, Tower 2 | 1927 | Finland | Lahti | 150 m | 492 ft | |||||||
RKS Liblice 1, Tower 1 | 1931 | Czech Republic | Liblice | 150 m | 492 ft | 4-sided, antenna for longwave | demolished in 2004 | |||||
RKS Liblice 1, Tower 2 | 1931 | Czech Republic | Liblice | 150 m | 492 ft | 4-sided, antenna for longwave | demolished in 2004 | |||||
Mannesmann Tower (Vienna)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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1955 | Austria | Vienna | 150 m | 492 ft | 3-sided | demolished in 1987 | ||||
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1958 | Russia | Vorkuta | 150 m | 492 ft | 4-sided, 3803 KM design, shortened | |||||
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1958 | Russia | Novgorod | 150 m | 492 ft | 4-sided | |||||
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1999 | Japan | Yokohama | 150 m | 492 ft | 4-sided non-tapering, built on top of a building | total height including building is Template:Cvt<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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Halle Radio Tower | 2005 | Germany | Halle | 150 m | 492 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
WKVG Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2007 | United States | Greenville, South Carolina | 149.9 m | 492 ft | 3-sided | |||||
New Ufa TV Tower<ref name=":30"/> | 2016 | Russia | Ufa | 150 m | 492 ft | 4-sided | ||||||
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? | Philippines | Quezon City | 150 m | 492 ft | 4-sided | |||||
KBC tower | ? | Japan | Fukuoka | 150 m | 492 ft | 4-sided | 33°35'45.77"N 130°23'44.05"E | |||||
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? | Japan | Sendai | 150 m | 492 ft | 4-sided |
Electrical PylonsEdit
List of Electrical pylons above 150 m / 500 ft in height.
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Tower | Year | Country | Town | Height m | Height ft | Remarks | ||
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Yangtze River Crossing Jiangyin 2<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2022 | China | Jiangyin | 385 m | 1263 ft | Tallest pylons in the world | |
Jintang and Cezi islands Overhead Powerline Tie, East Tower<ref name=":12"/> | 2019 | China | Jintang Island | 380 m | 1247 ft | |||
Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie | 2009 | China | Damao Island | 370 m | 1214 ft | |||
Yangtze River Crossing Jiangyin | 2003 | China | Jiangyin | 346.5m | 1137 ft | |||
Amazonas Crossing of Tucuruí transmission line | 2012 | Brazil | Almeirim | 295 m | 968 ft | Tallest electricity pylons in South America | ||
Yangtze River crossing of Shanghai-Huainan Powerline | 2013 | China | Gaogouzhen | 269.75 | 885 ft | |||
Pylons of Pearl River Crossing | 1987 | China | Pearl River | 253 m & 240 m | 830 ft & 787 ft | |||
Orinoco River Crossing | ? | Venezuela | Caroní | 240 m | 787 ft | |||
Hooghly River Crossing | ? | India | Diamond Harbour | 236 m | 774 ft | |||
Pylons of Messina | 1957 | Italy | Messina | 232 m | 761 ft | not used as pylons any more, 224 m not including concrete base | ||
HVDC Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu | 2003 | China | Wuhu | 229 m | 751 ft | Tallest electricity pylons used for HVDC | ||
Elbe Crossing 2 | 1976–1978 | Germany | Stade | 227 m | 744 ft | |||
Chūshi Powerline Crossing | 1962 | Japan | Takehara | 226 m | 742 ft | Tallest electricity pylons in Japan | ||
Daqi-Channel-Crossing | 1997 | Japan | Takehara | 223 m | 732 ft | |||
Overhead line crossing Suez Canal | 1998 | Egypt | 221 m | 725 ft | ||||
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2005 | China | Jiangmen | 215 m | 707 ft | |
Yangzi River Crossing of HVDC Xianjiaba – Shanghai<ref name=":14">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || 2009 || China || ??? || 202 m || 663 ft || | |||||||
Balakovo 500 kV Wolga Crossing, Tower East | ? | Russia | Balakovo | 197 m | 646 ft | |||
LingBei-Channel-Crossing | 1993 | Japan | Reihoku | 195 m | 640 ft | |||
Doel Schelde Powerline Crossing 2 | 2019 | Belgium | Antwerpen | 192 m | 630 ft | Second crossing of Schelde River | ||
400 kV Thames Crossing | 1965 | UK | West Thurrock | 190 m | 623 ft | |||
Elbe Crossing 1 | 1958–1962 | Germany | Stade | 189 m | 620 ft | |||
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> || 1994 || Japan || Okayama || 185 m || 607 ft || | |||||||
Antwerp Deurganck dok crossing | 2000 | Belgium | Antwerpen | 178 m | 584 ft | Crossing for a container quay | ||
Línea de Transmisión Carapongo – Carabayllo | 2015 | Perú | Lima | 176 m | 577 ft | Crossing of Rimac River | ||
Tracy Saint Lawrence River Powerline Crossing | ? | Canada | Tracy | 174.6 m | 573 ft | tallest electricity pylon in Canada | ||
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}}</ref> || ? ||Belgium ||Antwerp||170 m || 558 ft || | |||||||
Sunshine Mississippi Powerline Crossing | 1967 | United States | St. Gabriel, Louisiana | 164.6 m | 540 ft | Tallest electricity pylons in the United States | ||
Lekkerkerk Crossing 1 | 1970 | Netherlands | Lekkerkerk | 163 m | 534 ft | Tallest crossing in the Netherlands | ||
Bosporus overhead line crossing III | 1999 | Turkey | Istanbul | 160 m | 525 ft | |||
Balakovo 500 kV Wolga Crossing, Tower West | ? | Russia | Balakovo | 159 m | 522 ft | |||
Pylons of Cadiz | ? | Spain | Cadiz | 158 m | 519 ft | |||
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}}</ref> || 1991 || United States|| Montz || 152.1 m || 499 ft || | |||||||
Amazonas Crossing of Tucuruí transmission line at Jurupari island | 2012 | Brazil | Almeirim | 150 m | 492 ft | |||
Maracaibo Bay Powerline Crossing | ? | Venezuela | Maracaibo | 150 m | 492 ft | Towers on caissons |
Wind turbinesEdit
Tall wind turbines supported by lattice tallest have been built almost exclusively in Germany, one of the first countries in the world to build wide spread renewable power resources. The total height includes the lattice tower and the wind turbine rotor at peak height.
List of wind turbines with a lattice tower above 150 m / 500 ft in height.
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Tower | Year | Country | Town | meters | feet | Remarks |
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Nowy Tomyśl Wind Turbines | 2012 | Poland | Nowy Tomyśl, Poland | 210 m | 689 ft | 160 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 100 m |
Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow | 2006 | Germany | Laasow, Brandenburg | 205 m | 673 ft | 160 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 90 m |
Fuhrländer Wind Turbines Spremberg | 2009 | Germany | Spremberg, Brandenburg | 191 m | 627 ft | 141 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 100 m, 9 units |
Laubersreuth Fuhrländer Wind Turbines | 2010 | Germany | Münchberg, Bavaria | 191 m | 627 ft | 141 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 100 m, 2 units |
Ewiger Fuhrmann Vestas V66 Wind Turbine | Germany | Kreuztal, North Rhine-Westphalia | 150 m | 492 ft | 117 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 66 m | |
Oyten Vestas V-66 Wind Turbines | 2000/2002 | Germany | Oyten, Lower-Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 117 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 66 m, 2 units |
Elspe Fuhrländer FL 77 Wind Turbine | 2001 | Germany | Elspe, North Rhine-Westphalia | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, |
Melle Südwind S77 Wind Turbines | 2001/2003 | Germany | Melle, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, 6 units |
Heisberg Südwind S77 Wind Turbine | 2002 | Germany | Freudenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, |
Wallmersbach Südwind S77 Wind Turbine | 2002 | Germany | Uffenheim, Bavaria | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, |
Achim Vestas V66 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Achim, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 117 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 66 m, 3 units |
Badbergen Südwind S70\1500 wind turbines | 2002 | Germany | Badbergen, Lower-Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 114.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 70 m 12 units |
Dinklage Südwind S70\1500 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Dinklage, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 114.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 70 m 5 units |
Beedenbostel Vestas V66 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Beedenbostel, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 117 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 66 m, 5 units |
Büddenstedt Südwind S77 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Helmstedt, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, 2 units |
Schwagstorf Südwind S70\1500 Wind Turbines | 2002 | Germany | Ostercappeln, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 114.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 70 m 12 units |
Kamp-Lintfort Südwind S77 Wind Turbines | 2003 | Germany | Kamp-Lintfort, North Rhine-Westphalia | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, 2 units |
Wetzdorf REpower MD77 Wind Turbines | 2003 | Germany | Wetzdorf, Thuringia | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, 2 units |
Hilgershausen Südwind S77 Wind Turbines | 2003/ 2004 | Germany | Felsberg, Hesse | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, 2 units |
Kirchlinteln Vestas V66 Wind Turbines | 2004 | Germany | Kirchlinteln, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 117 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 66 m, 4 units |
Dretzen Fuhrländer FL 77 Wind Turbines | 2005 | Germany | Dretzen, Brandenburg | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, 10 units |
Bad Laer Nordex N90 Wind Turbine | 2005 | Germany | Bad Laer, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 105 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 90 m |
Achmer Nordex N90 wind turbines | 2006 | Germany | Achmer, Lower-Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 105 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 90 m, 9 units |
Alfhausen Nordex N90 wind turbines | Germany | Alfhausen, Lower-Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 105 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 90 m, 12 units | |
Nike Laakdal Wind Park | 2006 | Belgium | Laakdal | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, 6 units |
Voltlage Nordex S77 wind turbines | 2006 | Germany | Voltlage, Lower-Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, 7 units |
Pattensen REpower MD77 Wind Turbine | 2007 | Germany | Pattensen, Lower Saxony | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m |
Kölkebeck REpower MD77 Wind Turbines | 2007 | Germany | Kölkebeck, North Rhine-Westphalia | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, 2 units |
Schorbus REpower MD77 Wind Turbines | 2007 | Germany | Schorbus, Brandenburg | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, 2 units |
Illerich Fuhrländer FL 77 Wind Turbines | 2005 | Germany | Illerich, Rheinland-Pfalz | 150 m | 492 ft | 111.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 77 m, 2 units |
Glandorf Fuhrländer FL 70 Wind Turbine | 2003 | Germany | Glandorf, Lower Saxony | 149.5 m | 491 ft | 114.5 m tall tower, rotor diameter of 70 m |
Wustrow Wind Turbine | 1989 | Germany | Wustrow, Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania | 41 m | 135 ft | First industrial wind turbine in former GDR, Vestas V25-200 kW wind turbine with 28.5 m tall tower and rotor diameter of 25 m |
Chimneys/SmokestacksEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Template:Wide image The majority of tall lattice chimneys in the world are located in Japan. Unlike other modern developed countries which use reinforced concrete to build tall chimneys Japan has historically used steel until recently for chimney construction.
List of lattice stacks above 150 m/492 ft in height.
Template:Color box indicates a structure that is no longer standing.
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Height m | Height ft | Remarks | ||
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Kashima Power Station, stack 1 | 1971 | Japan | Kashima | 231 m | 758 ft | Template:Coord | ||
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2003 | Japan | Hitachinaka | 230 m | 754 ft | Hyperboloid structure |
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1962 | Germany | Stade | 220 m | 722 ft | Demolished in 2005 | |
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Belgium | Antwerp | 211 m | 694 ft | |||
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Belgium | Antwerp | 205 m | 673 ft | |||
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Belgium | Antwerp | 204 m | 669 ft | |||
Kashima Kyodo power station | Japan | Kashima | 203 m | 665 ft | Template:Coord | |||
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Japan | Chiba | 201 m | 660 ft | Template:Coord | ||
Anegasaki Power Station, stack 1 | Japan | Anegasaki | 200 m | 656 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Anegasaki Power Station, stack 2 | Japan | Anegasaki | 200 m | 656 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Anegasaki Power Station, stack 3 | Japan | Anegasaki | 200 m | 656 ft | Template:Coord | |||
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Japan | Fukuyama | 200 m | 656 ft | No. 5 Sintering Plant | ||
Futtsu Power Station, stack 1 | Japan | Futtsu | 200 m | 656 ft | ||||
Futtsu Power Station, stack 2 | Japan | Futtsu | 200 m | 656 ft | ||||
Kansaidenryokuhimeji Daini Power Station | Japan | Himeji | 200 m | 656 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Kansaidenryokuhimeji Daiichi Power Station | Japan | Himeji | 200 m | 656 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Kashima Power Station, stack 2 | 1971 | Japan | Kashima | 200 m | 656 ft | Template:Coord | ||
Kashima Power Station, stack 3 | 1971 | Japan | Kashima | 200 m | 656 ft | Template:Coord | ||
Hikari Area Yamaguchi Works | Japan | Kashima | 200 m | 656 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Kimitsu Steel Works | Japan | Kimitsu | 200 m | 656 ft | ||||
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Japan | Kitakyushu | 200 m | 656 ft | |||
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Japan | Kitakyushu | 200 m | 656 ft | |||
Nippon Steel Nagoya Works | Japan | Nagoya | 200 m | 656 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Kansai Denryoku Kanagawa Power Station | Japan | Sennan | 200 m | 656 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Sodegaura Power Station, stack 1 | Japan | Sodegaura | 200 m | 656 ft | ||||
Sodegaura Power Station, stack 2 | Japan | Sodegaura | 200 m | 656 ft | ||||
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1967 | Germany | Duisburg | 200 m | 656 ft | Lattice section is only the upper 135 m / 443 ft, partially dismantled and no longer in use | |
Sinter Plant (Nippon Steel Sumitomo Metal Corp) | Japan | Kitakyushu | 198 m | 649 ft | Template:Coord | |||
JFE East Japan Works, stack 2<ref name=":44"/> | Japan | Chiba | 190 m | 630 ft | Template:Coord | |||
JFE East Japan Works, stack 3<ref name=":44"/> | Japan | Chiba | 189 m | 628 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Nippon Steel Co., Ltd. Kyushu Works Steelmaking Department<ref name=":46">ja:日本製鉄九州製鉄所</ref>Template:Circular reference | Japan | Kitakyushu | 189 m | 620 ft | ||||
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Belgium | Antwerp | 185 m | 607 ft | |||
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Japan | Ichihara | 183 m | 599 ft | Template:Coord | ||
Yokkaichi Kombinato petrochemical processing facilities | Japan | Yokkaichi | 182 m | 598 ft | Template:Coord | |||
TEPCO Goikaryoku Fuel & Power Station, stack 1 | Japan | Goikaryoku | 181 m | 593 ft | Template:Coord | |||
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1980 | Ukraine | Konstantinovka | 180 m | 592 ft | demolished in 2018 | |
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1984 | Ukraine | Zhovti Vody | 180 m | 591 ft | demolished in 2015 | |
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1987 | Ukraine | Zhovti Vody | 180 m | 591 ft | ||
Nippon Steel Co., Ltd. Kyushu Works Steelmaking Department<ref name=":46"/>Template:Circular reference | Japan | Kitakyushu | 180 m | 591 ft | ||||
Kashima Iron Works power station | Japan | Kashima | 180 m | 591 ft | Template:Coord | |||
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Japan | Kainan | 180 m | 590 ft | |||
Kainan (Hainan) Thermal Power Plant, stack 2 | Japan | Kainan | 180 m | 590 ft | ||||
Sakaiko Power Station, stack 1 | Japan | Osaka | 180 m | 590 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Sakaiko Power Station, stack 2 | Japan | Osaka | 180 m | 590 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Dengan Kaihatsu Takasago Karyoku Power Station | Japan | Takasago | 180 m | 590 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Yokosuka Thermal Power Station, stack 1 | Japan | Yokosuka City | 180 m | 591 ft | Demolished in 2020 | |||
Yokosuka Thermal Power Station, stack 2 | Japan | Yokosuka City | 180 m | 591 ft | Demolished in 2021 | |||
Yokosuka Thermal Power Station, stack 3 | Japan | Yokosuka City | 180 m | 591 ft | Demolished in 2021 | |||
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Japan | Onahama | 170 m | 559 ft | Template:Coord | ||
West Japan Iron and Steel Works, JFE Steel Corporation<ref name=":45"/> | Japan | Fukuyama | 166 m | 545 ft | ||||
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Ukraine | Konstantinovka | 165 m | 541 ft | demolished | ||
Kimitsu Steel Works | Japan | Kimitsu | 162 m | 531 ft | ||||
Osaka Refinery, stack 1 | Japan | Osaka | 162 m | 530 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Osaka Refinery, stack 2 | Japan | Osaka | 162 m | 530 ft | Template:Coord | |||
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Ukraine | Siverodonetsk | 155 m | 509 ft | |||
JFE East Japan Works, stack 4<ref name=":44"/> | Japan | Chiba | 151 m | 495 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Yutaka Chemical Mizushima Plant | Japan | Kurashiki | 151 m | 495 ft | Template:Coord | |||
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Poland | Legnica | 150 m | 493 ft | |||
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1969 | Ukraine | Kharkiv | 150 m | 492 ft | ||
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Ukraine | Siverodonetsk | 150 m | 492 ft | |||
West Japan Iron and Steel Works, JFE Steel Corporation<ref name=":45"/> | Japan | Fukuyama | 150 m | 492 ft | No. 4 Sintering Plant | |||
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Japan | Fukuyama | 150 m | 492 ft | |||
TEPCO Goikaryoku Fuel & Power Station, stack 2 | Japan | Goikaryoku | 150 m | 492 ft | Template:Coord | |||
COSMO Oil refinery | Japan | Goikaryoku | 150 m | 492 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Chiba Refinery, Kyokuto Petroleum or JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, stack 1 | Japan | Ichihara | 150 m | 492 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Chiba Refinery, Kyokuto Petroleum or JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, stack 2 | Japan | Ichihara | 150 m | 492 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Chiba Refinery and Petrochemical Plant, stack 2 | Japan | Ichihara | 150 m | 492 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Sakaiko Power Station, stack 3 | Japan | Osaka | 150 m | 492 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Sakaiko Power Station, stack 4 | Japan | Osaka | 150 m | 492 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Sakaiko Power Station, stack 5 | Japan | Osaka | 150 m | 492 ft | Template:Coord | |||
Sakaiko Power Station, stack 6 | Japan | Osaka | 150 m | 492 ft | Template:Coord | |||
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2009 | Poland | Plock | 147 m | 481 ft |
Oil PlatformsEdit
List of oil platforms with a steel jacket above 300 m / 1000 ft in height. Template:See also
Name | Year | Built in | Current location | Height m | Height ft | Type | Remarks |
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Petronius Compliant Tower | 2000 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 640 | 2,100 | Compliant tower | Tallest freestanding structure in the world 2000-2008 |
Baldpate Compliant Tower | 1998 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 581.5 | 1,908 | Compliant tower | Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1998-2000 |
Bullwinkle Platform | 1989 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 529 | 1,736 | Truss tower | Tallest fixed/rigged freestanding structure built in water |
Benguela-Belize Lobito-Tomboco Platform<ref name=":5"/> | 2008 | United States | Congo basin | 512 | 1,680 | Compliant tower | |
Pompano Platform | 1994 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 477 | 1,565 | Truss tower | |
Tombua Landana platform<ref name=":6"/> | 2009 | United States | Congo basin | 474 | 1,554 | Compliant tower | |
Coelacanth Platform<ref name=":10"/> | 2016 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 400 | 1,312 | Truss tower | |
Cognac Platform<ref name=":11"/> | 1977 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 385.5 | 1,265 | Fixed truss tower | |
Harmony Platform<ref name=":8"/> | 1992 | South Korea<ref name=":9"/> | California | 366 | 1,200 | Fixed truss tower | height is only to water level likely to be as taller than the Cognac Platform |
Hondo Platform<ref name=":13"/> | 1976 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 354.5 | 1,163 | Truss tower | |
Virgo Platform<ref name=":8"/> | 1999 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 344 | 1,130 | Truss tower | height is only to water level likely to be as taller than the Cognac Platform |
Cerveza Platform<ref name=":15"/> | 1981 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 327 | 1,073 | Truss tower | |
Cerveza Light Platform<ref name=":15"/> | 1981 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 327 | 1,073 | Truss tower | |
Heritage Platform<ref name=":8"/> | 1992 | South Korea<ref name=":9"/> | California | 326 | 1,070 | Truss tower | height is only to water level likely to be as taller than the Cognac Platform |
Amberjack Platform<ref name=":8"/> | 1991 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 314 | 1,030 | Truss tower | height is only to water level likely to be as taller than the Cognac Platform |
Jackup RigsEdit
List of jackup rigs above Template:Convert in height. {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}}
Name | Year | Country | Height m | Height ft | Remarks | |
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2016 | 206.8 m | 678 ft | 4 vessels | |
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198 m | 650 ft |
Pillars of aerial tramwaysEdit
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Tramway | Year | Country | Town | Height m | Height ft | Remarks |
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New Eibsee Aerial Tramway Pylon<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> ||2017||Germany ||Grainau ||127.1 m || 417 ft || | |||||
Glacial Aerial Tramway Kaprun III | 1966 | Austria | Kaprun | 113.6 m | 372 ft | |
Torre Jaume I | 1931 | Spain | Barcelona | 107 m | 351 ft | Intermediate stop, also observation tower |
Gant Hohtaelli Aerial Tramway | ? | Switzerland | Zermatt | 94 m | 308 ft | |
Old Eibsee Aerial Tramway pylon 1 | 1962 | Germany | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 85 m | 279 ft | Demolished in 2017 and replaced by a taller single pylon |
3S Aerial Tramway | 2004 | Austria | Kitzbühel | 80 m | 262 ft | |
Torre Sant Sebastia | 1931 | Spain | Barcelona | 78 m | 256 ft | Terminal of harbour aerial tramway of Barcelona Spain |
Wendelstein Aerial Tramway | 1970 | Germany | Bischofsmais | 75 m | 246 ft | |
Sandia Peak Tramway | 1965 | United States | Albuquerque | 70.7 m | 232 ft | inclined in an angle of 18 degree |
Old Eibsee Aerial Tramway pylon 2 | 1962 | Germany | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 65 m | 213 ft | Demolished in 2017 and replaced by a taller single pylon |
RidesEdit
List of amusement park rides that make use of a steel lattice tower above 100 m / 328 ft in height.
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Theme Park | Height m | Height ft | Manufacturer | |
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Kingda Ka & Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom | 2005 | United States | Jackson, New Jersey | Six Flags Great Adventure | 139 m | 456 ft | Intamin | |
Top Thrill Dragster | 2003 | United States | Sandusky, Ohio | Cedar Point | 128 m | 420 ft | Intamin | |
Superman: Escape from Krypton | 1997 | United States | Santa Clarita, California | Six Flags Magic Mountain | 126.5 m | 415 ft | Intamin | |
Texas SkyScreamer | 2013 | United States | Arlington, Texas | Six Flags Over Texas | 122 m | 400 ft | Funtime | |
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2013 | Sweden | Stockholm | Gröna Lund | 121.9 m | 400 ft | Funtime |
Highlander | 2019 | Germany | Sierksdorf | Hansa-Park | 120 m | 394 ft | Funtime | |
La Venganza del Enigma | Spain | Madrid | Parque Warner Madrid | 115 m | 377 ft | S&S Worldwide | ||
Red Force | 2017 | Spain | Catalonia | Ferrari Land | 112 m | 367 ft | Intamin | |
Donjon de l'Extrême | France | Dolancourt | Nigloland | 105 m | 345 ft | Funtime |
MonumentsEdit
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Height m | Height ft | Remarks | |
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Trylon and Perisphere | 1939 | United States | New York City | 186 m | 610 ft | Monument built for the 1939 New York World's Fair, demolished in 1941<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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2012 | China | Fushun | 157 m | 515 ft | |
Torre del Reformador | 1935 | Guatemala | Guatemala City | 75 m | 246 ft | ||
Gate Tower Clio | 1990 | Netherlands | Groningen | 43 m | 141 ft | ||
Shall we Dance | 2007 | Netherlands | Doetinchem | 37 m | 121 ft | ||
Zauberlehrling | 2013 | Germany | Oberhausen | 35 m | 115 ft | ||
Mount Gorbea summit cross | 1907 | Spain | Mount Gorbea | 17.2 m | 89 ft |
LighthousesEdit
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Tower | Year | Country | Town | meters | feet |
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Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light | 1906 | Argentina | Monte Hermoso | 67 | 220 |
Campen Lighthouse | 1889 | Germany | Krummhörn | 65.3 | 214 |
Adziogol Lighthouse | 1911 | Ukraine | Rybalche | 64 | 211 |
Carysfort Reef Light | 1852 | United States | Key Largo, Florida | 36.6 | 120 |
Other usesEdit
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Height m | Height ft | Remarks | ||
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Sky Ride, East tower | 1933 | United States | Chicago | 191 m | 628 ft | attraction built for the 1933 World's Fair, demolished on Aug 29 1935 | ||
Sky Ride, West tower | 1933 | United States | Chicago | 191 m | 628 ft | demolished in 1933 | ||
George Washington Bridge, East tower | 1931 | United States | New York | 184 m | 604 ft | |||
George Washington Bridge, West tower | 1931 | United States | New York | 184 m | 604 ft | |||
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2004 | Denmark | Bøvlingbjerg | 165 m | 541 ft | used for wind measurements (a measurement tower) | |
Meteorological Towers of Høvsøre Wind Turbine Test Centre, Tower 2<ref name=":47"/> | 2004 | Denmark | Bøvlingbjerg | 165 m | 541 ft | used for wind measurements | ||
Arts Centre Melbourne | 1996 | Australia | Melbourne | 162 m | 532 ft | performing arts centre, rebuilt, height includes building structure at base, original lattice tower completed in 1981 was 115m | ||
Panmunjom Flagpole | 2009 | North Korea | Peace Village | 160 m | 525 ft | Flagpole | ||
Duga radar | 1976 | Ukraine | Chernihiv | 150 m | 492 ft | Over-the-horizon radar, comprising 17 towers | ||
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2010 | Kazakhstan | Nur-Sultan | 150 m | 492 f | citation | CitationClass=web
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Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, tower 1 | 2014 | United States | California | 139.9 m | 459 ft | Solar power tower | ||
Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, tower 2 | 2014 | United States | California | 139.9 m | 459 ft | Solar power tower | ||
Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, tower 3 | 2014 | United States | California | 139.9 m | 459 ft | Solar power tower | ||
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1931 | Switzerland | Prangins | 125 m | 410 ft | used to broadcast Time Signal | |
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1931 | Switzerland | Prangins | 125 m | 410 ft | used to broadcast Time Signal | |
Oak Ridge DOE Reservation Water Tower | United States | Tennessee | 111 m | 365 ft | Water tank, demolished August 3, 2013<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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1958 | Canada | Jackson's Arm | 94.75 m | 311 ft | Surge tank, tallest steel plate structure in the world when built | |
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Water Tower | Canada | Chalk River | 91.5 m | 300 ft | Water tank, demolished June 3, 2017<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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John Hart Dam Surge Tank 1 | 1947 | Canada | Vancouver Island | 90 m | 295 ft | Surge tank | ||
John Hart Dam Surge Tank 2 | 1947 | Canada | Vancouver Island | 90 m | 295 ft | Surge tank, demolished July 25, 2019<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
John Hart Dam Surge Tank 3 | 1947 | Canada | Vancouver Island | 90 m | 295 ft | Surge tank, demolished July 12, 2019<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
Parachute Tower Katowice | 1937 | Poland | Katowice | 75 m | 246 ft | Parachute tower | ||
Eindhoven Water Towers | 1970 | Netherlands | Eindhoven | 43 m | 142 ft | Water tower |
Wooden lattice towersEdit
Existing towersEdit
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Remarks |
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Radio Tower Gliwice | 1935 | Poland | Gliwice | 118 m | Museum on Radio History and Visual Arts |
Randsburg Wash Target Test Towers | 1951 | United States | Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake | 109.73 m | Two towers, used for hanging up targets for guided missiles |
Rottenbuch Radio Tower | 2002 | Germany | Peiting | 66 m | Tower for directional radio and mobile phone services |
Tour du Millénaire | 2001 | Belgium | Gedinne | 60 m | interesting design |
Himmelsglück Observation Tower | 2021 | Germany | Schömberg | 55 m | observation tower |
Aalborgtårnet | 1933 | Denmark | Aalborg | 54.9 m | observation tower |
Aerial test facility Brück | 1963 | Germany | Brück | 54 m | Two towers of different design |
Torre de Herveo | 1922 | Colombia | Manizales | 52 m | former support structure of aerial tramway |
Observation Tower Blumenthal | 2004 | Germany | Blumenthal | 45 m | observation tower |
Copenhagen Zoo Tower | 1905 | Denmark | Copenhagen | 43.5 | observation tower |
Chuderhüsi Tower | 2001 | Switzerland | Röthenbach | 42 m | observation tower |
Teltschik Tower | 2001 | Germany | Wilhelmsfeld | 41 m | observation tower |
Veitsch Mount of Olives Pilgrims Cross | 2004 | Austria | Veitsch | 40.6 m | observation tower |
Wil Tower | 2006 | Switzerland | Wil | 38 m | observation tower |
Raiffeisen Observation Tower | 1990 | Germany | Aldorf | 35 m | observation tower |
Oberpfalz Tower | 2000 | Germany | Platte | 35 m | observation tower |
Loorenkopf Observation Tower | 1954 | Switzerland | Zurich | 33 m | observation tower |
Ossinger Tower | 2013 | Germany | Ossinger mountain | 32 m | observation tower |
Eugen-Keidel Tower | 1981 | Germany | Schauinsland mountain | 31 m | observation tower |
Atzelberg Tower | 1980 | Germany | Kelkheim | 30.39 m | observation tower |
Fire observation Tower Rennbeck | ? | Germany | Oer | 30 m | fire observation tower |
Idarkopf Tower | 1980 | Germany | Idarkopf | 28 m | observation tower |
Hohenmirsberg Observation Tower | 2008 | Germany | Pottenstein | 28 m | observation tower |
Höhbeck Observation Tower | 2008 | Germany | Höhbeck | 26 m | observation tower |
Loth Tower | 2003 | Switzerland | Magglingen | 25 m | observation tower |
Salzkopfturm | 1975 | Germany | Salzkopf | 24 m | observation tower |
Observation Tower Burgstall | 2000 | Austria | Kirchberg/Donau | 24 m | observation tower |
Krawutschke Tower | 1972 | Germany | Burgberg | 13 m | observation tower |
Destroyed Wooden lattice towersEdit
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Date of demolition | Remarks | |
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Transmission Tower Mühlacker | 1934 | Germany | Mühlacker | 190 m | April 6, 1945 | ||
Transmitter Berlin-Tegel | 1933 | Germany | Berlin | 165 m | December 16, 1948 | ||
Sendeturm Ismaning | 1932 | Germany | Ismaning | 163 m | March 16, 1983 | ||
Sendeturm Langenberg | 1934 | Germany | Velbert-Langenberg | 160 m | October 10, 1935 | destroyed by a tornado | |
Sendeturm Wiederau | 1935 | Germany | Wiederau | 150 m | October 27, 1953 | ||
Sendeturm Hamburg-Billstedt | 1934 | Germany | Hamburg | 145 m | September 1949 | ||
Transmitter Żórawina | 1932 | Germany | Żórawina, Poland | 140 m | Fall 1990 | ||
Transmitter Nuremberg-Kleinreuth | 1935 | Germany | Nuremberg | 124 m | July 12, 1961 | ||
Madona Radio Towers | 1932 | Latvia | Madona | 116 m | 1944 | ||
Transmitter Heilsberg | 1935 | Germany | Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland | 115 m | 1940 | ||
Freiburg-Lehen transmitter | 1933 | Germany | Freiburg | 107 m | April 21, 1945 | ||
Heiligenstock transmitter | 1934 | Germany | Frankfurt/Main | 107 m | March 25, 1945 | ||
Transmitter Koblenz | 1934 | Germany | Koblenz | 107 m | 1965 | ||
Transmitter Trier | 1935 | Germany | Trier | 107 m | 1948 | ||
Transmitter Heilsberg | 1930 | Germany | Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland | 102 m | 1935 | Two towers | |
Reichenbach transmitter | 1937 | Germany | Reichenbach/Oberlausitz | 100 m | May 7, 1945 | ||
Golm transmitter | 1948 | Germany | Golm | 100 m | October 25, 1979 | ||
Latting Observatory | 1853 | United States | New York City | 96 m | 1856 | Observation tower, destroyed by a fire | |
Stettin Radio Tower | 1934 | Poland | Szczecin | 93 m | 1945 | ||
Utbremen Radio Tower | 1933 | Germany | Bremen | 90 m | 1939 | destroyed by lightning | |
Flensburg Radio Tower | 1928 | Germany | Flensburg | 90 m | 1957 | ||
Pillar of Mittersill goods aerial tramway | 194? | Austria | Mittersill | 80 m | 195? | Aerial tramway support pillar of goods aerial tramway, which never went in service | |
Stadelheim Transmitter | 1926 | Germany | Munich-Stadelheim | 75 m | 1930s | Two towers | |
Chain Home Reception Towers | 1939 | UK | multiple locations | 73.15 m | 1945–1960 | ||
Cricklade Radio Tower | 1967 | United Kingdom | Cricklade | 73.15 m | January 26, 2000 | [1] | |
Wood Transmitting Tower Zeesen | 1931 | Germany | Zeesen | 70 m | 1939 | ||
Reception Tower Utlandshörn | 1935 | Germany | Utlandshörn | 65 m | 1977 | ||
Towers of South Wellfleet Marconi Wireless Station | 1902 | United States | South Wellfleet, Massachusetts | 64 m | 1920 | citation | CitationClass=web
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Towers of Königsberg Air Traffic Control Centre | 1926 | Russia | Kaliningrad | 63 m | 1945 | Two towers | |
Palatine Transmitter | 1926 | Germany | Kaiserslautern | 60 m | 1945 | Two towers | |
Huizen transmitter | 1937 | Netherlands | Huizen | 60 m | 1940 | ||
Central mast of Boguchwala transmitter | 1953 | Poland | Boguchwala | 60 m | 1957 | ||
Holmudden Radar Tower[2] | 1948 | Sweden | Holmudden | ? | 1958 | ||
Wardenclyffe Tower | 1899 | United States | Shoreham | 57 m | 1917 | ||
Wiesbaden Bismarck Tower | 1910 | Germany | Wiesbaden | 50 m | 1918 | ||
Sahlenburg Marine Radio Station | 1937 | Germany | Cuxhaven | 50 m | 1967/1970 | Three towers, two demolished in 1967, third tower demolished in 1970 | |
Stolp transmitter | 1938/1939 | Poland | Dębnica Kaszubska | 50 m | 1955 | 7 towers | |
Jelenia Góra transmitter | 1957 | Poland | Jelenia Góra | 47 m | 1967 | ||
Towers of triangle antenna Langenberg | 1935 | Germany | Velbert-Langenberg | 45 m | April 12, 1945 | Three towers | |
Goethe Tower | 1931 | Germany | Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen | 43 m | October 12, 2017 | Destroyed in a fire | |
Bayreuth transmitter, T-antenna | 194? | Germany | Bayreuth | 40 m | 1954 | 2 towers in a distance of 70 metres | |
Augsburg-Hochzoll transmitter | 194? | Germany | Augsburg | 40 m | 1952 | 2 towers | |
Kempten-Engelshalde Transmitter | 1951 | Germany | Kempten | 40 m | 1956 | Two towers | |
Heusweiler Mast 1 | 1935 | Germany | Heusweiler | 35 m | March 17, 1945 | ||
Schneeberg Air Force Tower | 1938 | Germany | Bischofsgrün | 35 m | 1942 | ||
Heusweiler Mast 2 | 1935 | Germany | Heusweiler | 31 m | March 17, 1945 | ||
Holzbergturm | 2005 | Germany | Malente | 28 m | 2017 | observation tower |
Tallest lattice towers, by design typeEdit
List of the tallest lattice towers by common(min 5) design types.
design Type | total built | Name | Year | Built in | City/location | Height m | Height ft | Remarks |
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Compliant tower(Oil Platform) | 5 | Petronius Compliant Tower | 2000 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 640 | 2,100 | tallest lattice tower of any type, |
Additionally supported by a solid core, Concrete | unknown >10 | Tokyo Skytree | 2012 | Japan | Sumida, Tokyo | 634 | 2,080 | tallest lattice tower of any type built on land |
Self-supported steel truss of any type | unknown | Bullwinkle Platform | 1989 | United States | Gulf of Mexico | 529 | 1,736 | tallest fixed/rigged freestanding steel-only truss structure built on land or sea |
Additionally supported by a solid core, Steel | unknown >10 | Kyiv TV Tower | 1973 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 385 | 1,263 | |
Hydro Pylons | thousands | Jintang and Cezi islands Overhead Powerline Tie, East & West towers | 2019 | China | Jintang Island | 380 | 1,247 | tallest pylons in the world |
4-sided steel lattice tower(land-based) | thousands | Tokyo Tower | 1957 | Japan | Tokyo | 333 | 1,093 | |
3-sided steel lattice tower | thousands | WITI TV Tower | 1962 | United States | Shorewood, Wisconsin | 329.4 | 1,081 | |
Landmark tower | 10 | Star Tower | 1991 | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 290.8 m | 954 ft | |
Hyperboloid structure | >10 | Perm TV Tower | 2016 | Russia | Perm | 275 m | 902 ft | |
Top guyed lattice tower, featuring a guyed upper section with four horizontal crossbars | 5 | Grodno TV Tower | 1984 | Belarus | Grodno | 254 m | 833 ft | tallest freestanding structure in Belarus |
Annapolis type | 40~ | Lafayette transmitter, Towers 1-8 | 1918 | France | Marcheprime | 250 m | 820 ft | demolished in 1944 & 1953 |
Non-tapering | unknown >100 | Noble Lloyd Noble(Oil Platform) | 214 m | 702 ft | all lattice towers above this height use a tapering design | |||
3803 KM design | 83 | Edineţ TV Tower & Rezeknes TV Tower | ? | Latvia | Edineţ & Rezeknes | 204 m | 669 ft | |
Wooden lattice tower | unknown >100 | Transmission Tower Mühlacker | 1934 | Germany | 190 m | 623 ft | demolished in 1945, tallest structure ever built out of wood |
Unique lattice tower designs. Minimum height of 120 m / 400 ft.
Template:Color box indicates a structure that is no longer standing.
Hyperboloid structuresEdit
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Height m | Height ft | Remarks |
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Perm TV tower<ref name=":48"/> | 2016 | Russia | Perm | 275 m | 902 ft | |
Moscow Octod Tower | 2006 | Russia | Moscow | 258 m | 846 ft | |
Hitachinaka Power Plant Chimney<ref name=":42"/><ref name=":43"/> | 2003 | Japan | Hitachinaka | 230 m | 754 ft | Lattice chimney |
Orion Tower<ref name=":24"/><ref name=":25"/> | 2001 | Russia | Samara | 201 m | 660 ft | |
Radio Mast at Krupskoi Street<ref name=":31"/> | 2003 | Russia | Perm | 180 m | 591 ft | |
Shukhov radio Tower | 1922 | Russia | Moscow | 160 m | 525 ft | |
Pylons of Cádiz, west tower | 1960 | Spain | Cádiz | 158 m | 518 ft | Electrical pylons |
Pylons of Cádiz, east tower | 1960 | Spain | Cádiz | 158 m | 518 ft | Electrical pylons |
Shukhov tower on the Oka River, west tower | 1929 | Russia | Dzerzhinsk | 128 m | 420 ft | Electrical pylons |
Shukhov tower on the Oka River, east tower | 1929 | Russia | Dzerzhinsk | 128 m | 420 ft | Electrical pylons, demolished in May 2005. |
Gettysburg National Tower | 1974 | United States | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | 120 m | 394 ft | demolished on July 3, 2000 |
Landmark towersEdit
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Height m | Height ft | Remarks | |
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Star Tower | 1991 | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 291 m | 954 ft | Tallest Landmark tower ever built, assembled by helicopter | |
Hughes Memorial Tower | 1989 | United States | Washington, DC | 232 m | 761 ft | Tallest structure in Washington DC | |
Yiye Avila Tower | 1991 | United States | Utuado, Puerto Rico | 167 m | 548 ft | Tallest freestanding structure in Puerto Rico. Collapsed during Hurricane Maria | |
WLLY Tower<ref name=":37"/><ref name=":38"/> | 1995<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | United States | Mangonia Park, Florida | 158.2 m | 519 ft | ||
Mesquite Tower | 1990 | United States | Mesquite, Texas | 155.3 m | 509.5 ft | ||
Cumulus Media Tower<ref name=":40"/><ref name=":41"/> | <2002 | United States | Shreveport, Louisiana | 152 m | 499 ft | ||
Tower at 3551 J.R. Lynch Street (Extension)<ref name=":0"/> | <1996 | United States | Jackson, Mississippi | 152 m | 499 ft | ||
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1989 | United States | Bloomington, Illinois | 152 m | 418 ft |
Blaw-Knox towersEdit
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Height m | Height ft | Remarks | ||
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Lakihegy Tower | 1946 | Hungary | Szigetszentmiklós-Lakihegy | 314 m | 1030 ft | citation | CitationClass=web
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1936 | Czech Republic | Liblice | 280.40 m | 920 ft | demolished on October 17, 1972 | |
WSM Tower | 1932 | United States | Nashville, Tennessee | 246 m | 808 ft | The first Blaw-Knox tower ever built, originally 267 m (874 ft) in height | ||
WLW Tower | 1934 | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 227 m | 747 ft | Originally 253 m (831 ft) in height | ||
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1937 | Bulgaria | Elin Pelin | 215 | 705 ft | citation | CitationClass=web
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WBT Tower 1 | 1934 | United States | Charlotte, North Carolina | 130 m | 426 ft | Three towers in total, one original, two reproductions from the original plans after the originals were destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989. | ||
WBT Tower 2 | 1989 | United States | Charlotte, North Carolina | 130 m | 426 ft | |||
WBT Tower 3 | 1989 | United States | Charlotte, North Carolina | 130 m | 426 ft | |||
WADO Tower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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1934 | United States | Carlstadt, New Jersey | 129 m | 424 ft | Demolished on October 17, 1999 | |
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1947 | Latvia | Riga | 125 m | 410 ft | Demolished in 2010 | |
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1931 | United States | Manchester, New Hampshire | 121 m | 396 ft |
Top guyed lattice towersEdit
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Height m | Height ft | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grodno TV Tower | 1984 | Belarus | Grodno | 254 m | 833 ft | Tallest freestanding structure in Belarus |
Vitebsk TV Tower | 1983 | Belarus | Vitebsk | 244 m | 801 ft | |
Astara TV Tower | 1981 | Republic of Azerbaijan | Astara | 243.84 m | 800 ft | |
Wavre Transmitter | 1983 | Belgium | Wavre | 232 m | 761 ft | Tallest lattice tower in Belgium |
Tour Dégueu<ref name=":33"/> | ? | Belgium | Leglise-Anlier | 151 m | 495 ft |
See alsoEdit
- List of towers
- List of tallest towers
- List of tallest structures
- List of tallest freestanding steel structures
- List of tallest buildings and structures
- List of tallest oil platforms
- Additionally guyed tower
- Architectural structure
- Hyperboloid structure
- Partially guyed tower