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=== Electrical Pylons === List of Electrical pylons above 150 m / 500 ft in height. [[File:Powerline tower in Jiangyin1.JPG|thumb|View of one of the Jiangyin lattice towers, the third tallest set of Electrical pylons in the world]] [[File:Pylon of Torre Faro - Messina, Italy - 31 Aug. 2007.jpg|thumb|[[Pylons of Messina]] formerly connected Europe to Africa, an underwater cable is used today]] [[File:Elbekreuzung2.jpg|thumb|[[Elbe Crossing 2]] the tallest Electrical pylons in Germany]] [[File:Ookunozima-2.jpg|thumb|[[Chūshi Powerline Crossing]] the tallest Electrical pylons in Japan]] [[File:The 400 kV Thames Crossing Kent tower.jpg|thumb|[[400 kV Thames Crossing]] the tallest Electrical pylons in the United Kingdom]] {{main|Electricity pylon}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- !Tower !! Year !! Country !! Town !! Height m!! Height ft!! class=unsortable|Remarks |- |[[Yangtze River Crossing|Yangtze River Crossing Jiangyin 2]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geq9cBnx9U4&ab_channel=NewChinaTV | title=GLOBALink | World's tallest power transmission tower wired across Yangtze River | website=[[YouTube]] | date=2 June 2022 }}</ref> || 2022 || China || Jiangyin || 385 m || 1263 ft || Tallest [[electricity pylon|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|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 [[electricity pylon|pylons]] any more, 224 m not including concrete base |- |[[Yangtze River power line crossings|HVDC Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu]] || 2003 || China || Wuhu || 229 m || 751 ft || Tallest electricity pylons used for [[HVDC Three Gorges-Changzhou|HVDC]] |- |[[Elbe Crossing 2]] |1976–1978 |Germany |Stade |227 m |744 ft | |- |[[Chūshi Powerline Crossing]] || 1962 || Japan || [[Takehara, Hiroshima|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 | |- |Yamen Steel Tube Tower<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=42431 |title=Yamen Steel Tube Tower 1, Jiangmen - SkyscraperPage.com |access-date=2022-03-07 |archive-date=2022-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307124747/https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=42431 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=42432 |title=Yamen Steel Tube Tower 2, Jiangmen - SkyscraperPage.com |access-date=2022-03-07 |archive-date=2022-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307124749/https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=42432 |url-status=live }}</ref> |2005 |China |Jiangmen |215 m |707 ft | |- | Yangzi River Crossing of [[HVDC Xianjiaba – Shanghai]]<ref name=":14">{{cite web|url=http://www.cstower.net/Projects.html|title=Projects – CS Tower – A leading Steel Tower Manufacturer in the World|author=CS Tower|access-date=2022-03-07|archive-date=2020-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224210817/http://www.cstower.net/Projects.html|url-status=live}}</ref> || 2009 || China || ??? || 202 m || 663 ft || |- |[[Saratov Hydroelectric Station#Powerlines|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 || |- |Kogushi Electric Power Transmission Tower<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1516996/kogushi-electric-power-transmission-tower-okayama-japan |title=Kogushi Electric Power Transmission Tower, Okayama | 1516996 | EMPORIS |access-date=2022-03-07 |archive-date=2022-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307124803/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1516996/kogushi-electric-power-transmission-tower-okayama-japan |url-status=usurped }}</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 |- |Doel Schelde Powerline Crossing<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1227186/river-tower-of-doel-schelde-powerline-crossing-antwerp-belgium |title=River Tower of Doel Schelde Powerline Crossing, Antwerp | 1227186 | EMPORIS |access-date=2022-03-07 |archive-date=2020-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701130904/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1227186/river-tower-of-doel-schelde-powerline-crossing-antwerp-belgium |url-status=usurped }}</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 || |- |[[Saratov Hydroelectric Station#Powerlines|Balakovo 500 kV Wolga Crossing, Tower West]] || ? || Russia || [[Balakovo]] || 159 m || 522 ft || |- |[[Pylons of Cadiz]] ||? ||Spain ||Cadiz ||158 m || 519 ft || |- |Mississippi River Crossing at Montz<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProASRLookup.php?sASR=1020642&tabSearchType=ASR+Search|title=FCCInfo Structure Registration Results|access-date=2022-03-07|archive-date=2020-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629022808/https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProASRLookup.php?sASR=1020642&tabSearchType=ASR+Search|url-status=live}}</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 |}
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