List_of_spans

List of spans

The following is a list of remarkable spans, either used for powerline crossings of rivers, sea straits or valleys, as antenna or for aerial tramways.

Powerline spans in flat areas with high pylons

At these spans the sag of the conductors is less than the height of the pylons

Crossing	Country	City	Height of pylons	Span width [meter]	Height of conductors over ground	Year of inauguration	Remarks
Yangtze River Crossing	China	Jiangyin	346.5m	2303	56 m	2004	Tallest pylons in the world
Yangtze River Crossing Nanjing	China	Nanjing	257 m	2053	?	1992	Tallest pylons in the world built of reinforced concrete
Pylons of Pearl River Crossing	China		253 m + 240 m	2537		830 ft + 787 ft
Pylons of Pearl River Crossing	China		253 m + 240 m	2161		830 ft + 787 ft
Orinoco River Crossing	Venezuela	Caroní	240 m	2537		1990	Tallest electricity pylons in South America
Orinoco River Crossing	Venezuela	Caroní	240 m	2161		1990	Tallest electricity pylons in South America
Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu	China	?	229 m	1910	?	2003	Tallest electricity pylons used for HVDC
Elbe Crossing 2	Germany	Stade	227 m	1200	76 m	1978	tallest electricity pylons in Europe
Chusi-Crossing	Japan	Chusi	226 m	2357	?	?	Tallest electricity pylons in Japan
Daqi-Channel-Crossing	Japan	?	223 m	2145	?	1997
Overhead line crossing Suez Canal	Egypt		221 m	600	150 m	1998
LingBei-Channel-Crossing	Japan	?	214.5 m	1463	?	1993
Luohe-Crossing	China	?	202.5 m	1478	?	1989	pylons of reinforced concrete
Pylons of Messina	Italy	Messina	200 m	3646	70 m	1957	not used as pylons any more
380kV Thames Crossing	UK	West Thurrock	190 m	1372	76 m	1965
Elbe Crossing 1	Germany	Stade	189 m	1140	72 m	1962
Churchill River crossing	Canada	Labrador	?	1463	?	1971
Bosporus overhead line crossing I	Turkey	Istanbul	?	1782	59 m	1957
Bosporus overhead line crossing II	Turkey	Istanbul	?	1906	?	1983
Bosporus overhead line crossing III	Turkey	Istanbul	160 m	1884	?	1999
Cadiz Bay Crossing	Spain	Cadiz	158 m	1635	?	1955
Aust Severn Powerline Crossing	UK	Aust	148.75 m	1618	40 m	?
132kV Thames Crossing	UK	West Thurrock	148.4 m		76 m	1932	demolished in 1987
Karmsundet Powerline Crossing	Norway	Karmsundet	143.5 m		?	?
Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 2	Denmark	Raerup	141.7 m	797	?	?
Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 2	Denmark	Raerup	141.7 m	797	?	?
Rhine Crossing Voerde	Germany	Voerde	138 m	516	?	1926
Köhlbrand Powerline Crossing	Germany	Hamburg	138 m	597	?	?
Bremen-Farge Weser Powerline Crossing	Germany	Bremen	135 m	648	?	?
Ghesm Crossing	Iran	Strait of Ghesm	130 m	1585	20 m	1984	One pylon standing on a caisson in the sea
Ghesm Crossing	Iran	Strait of Ghesm	130 m	1015	20 m	1984	One pylon standing on a caisson in the sea
Oka River Crossing Dzerzhinsk	Russia	Dzerzhinsk	128 m, 70 m		?	1929	Hyperboloid structure, abandoned
Tarchomin-Lomianki Vistula Powerline Crossing	Poland	Tarchomin/Lomianki	127 m (Tarchomin), 121 m (Lomianki)	963	?	?
Skolwin-Inoujście Odra Powerline Crossing	Poland	Skolwin/Inoujście	126 m (Skolwin), 125 m (Inoujście )	664	?	?
Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 2	Denmark	Middelfart	125.3 m + 119.2 m	927	?	?
Duisburg-Wanheim Powerline Rhine Crossing	Germany	Duisburg	122 m	635	?	?
Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 1	Denmark	Middelfart	119.5 m + 113.1 m	927	?	?
Rhine Crossing Duisburg-Rheinhausen	Germany	Duisburg-Rheinhausen	118.8 m	570	?	1926
Bullenhausen Elbe Powerline Crossing	Germany	Bullenhausen	117 m	666	?	?
Lubaniew-Bobrowniki Vistula Powerline Crossing	Poland	Lubaniew/Bobrowniki	117 m	960	?	?
Świeże Górne-Rybakow Vistula Powerline Crossing	Poland	Świeże Górne/Rybaków	116 m	1025	?	?
Ostrówek-Tursko Vistula Powerline Crossing	Poland	Ostrówek/Tursko	115 m	880	?	?
Bremen-Industriehafen Weser Powerline Crossing	Germany	Bremen	111 m	550	?	?	two parallel running powerlines
Bremen-Industriehafen Weser Powerline Crossing	Germany	Bremen	111 m	506	?	?	two parallel running powerlines
Nowy Bógpomóż-Probostwo Dolne Vistula Powerline Crossing	Poland	Nowy Bógpomóż/Probostwo Dolne	111 m (Probostwo Dolne), 109 m (Nowy Bógpomóż )	1248	?	?
Daugava Powerline Crossing	Latvia	Riga	110 m		?	1975
Regów Gołąb Vistula Powerline Crossing	Poland	Regów/Gołąb	108 m	960	?	?
Orsoy Rhine Crossing	Germany	Orsoy	105 m	545	?	?
Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 1	Denmark	Raerup	101.2 m	723	?	?
Aggersund Crossing of Cross-Skagerak	Denmark	Aggersund	? m	470	?	1977	HVDC-powerline
Sacramento	USA	Sacramento	?	1180	43 m	?
Mississippi Crossing	USA	?	?	1190	?	?
Dordogne Crossing	France	?	?	1095	32 m	?
380kV-Ems-Overhead Powerline Crossing	Germany	Mark (south of Weener)	84 m	405	?	?
Peene Crossing Karlshagen	Germany	Karlshagen	75 m	306	50 m	?
Rhine Crossing Düsseldorf/Neuss	Germany	Düsseldorf/Neuss	?		?	?	Powerline for traction current (single phase AC, 16.67 Hz, 110 kV)

Powerline spans in mountainous areas requiring shorter pylons

These spans', pylons are situated on the tops of mountains, so the topography determines the height of the lines. Because of this it is possible that the span pylons can be higher than the height of the line at point of largest sag.

Crossing	Country	City	Height of pylons	Span width [meter]	Span width, horizontal measurement [meter]	Height of conductors over ground	Year of inauguration	Remarks
Ameralik Span	Greenland	Ameralik Fjord	?	5376	?	?	?
Sognefjord Span	Norway	Sognefjord	17 m	4597	?	68 m	?
Eyachtal Span	Germany	Höfen	70 m	1444	?	?	1992	Longest span of Germany
Enztal Crossing Calmbach	Germany	Calmbach	?	1372	?	?	1992
Nagold Valley Span	Germany	Bad Liebenzell	?	941	?	?	?
Kootenay Lake Crossing	Canada	Kootenay Lake	90 m	3248	?	37 m	1958	dynamited in 1962
Neckar Crossing Sulz	Germany	Sulz	61 m	891	?	?	1976	Powerline for traction current (single phase AC, 16.67 Hz, 110 kV)
Neckar Crossing Weitingen	Germany	Weitingen	61 m	864	?	?	1976	Powerline for traction current (single phase AC, 16.67 Hz, 110 kV)
Rhine Powerline Crossing Hirzenach-Oberkestert	Germany	Hirzenach/Oberkestert	? m	734	?	?	?

Antenna spans across valleys

Crossing	Country	City	Height of pylons	Span width	Span width, horizontal measurement	Height of conductors over ground	Year of inauguration	Remarks
Herzogstand Radio Station	Germany	Kochel am See	?	2700 m	2580 m	?	1920	dismantled in 1934
Jim Creek Naval Radio Station	U.S.	Oso, Washington	61 m	?	?	?	1953
Omega transmitter Bratland	Norway	Bratland	?	3500 m	?	?	?	dismantled
Omega transmitter Trinidad	Trinidad	?	?	?	?	?	?
JXN	Norway	Aldra	?	?	?	?	?	VLF-transmitter
ICV-transmitter on Tavolara	Italy	Tavolara	?	?	?	?	?	VLF-transmitter

Aerial tramways

Tramway	Country	City	Height of pylons	Span width	Span width, horizontal measurement	Height of cable over ground	Year of inauguration	Remarks
Vallee Blanche Aerial Tramway	France	Mont Blanc	?	2831 m, 1684 m	?	?	?	Rock anchored support structure
3S Aerial Tramway	Austria	Kitzbühel	0 m, 80m	2507 m	?	?	?
Sandia Peak Tramway	USA	Albuquerque	70.7 m, 21.33 m	2353 m	?	274 m	1966
Peak 2 Peak Gondola	Canada	Whistler	65m	~3000 m	3024 m	436 m	2008