List of spans

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Note: For the largest spans of bridges see List of largest suspension bridges.

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

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[edit] 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 Town Height of pylons Span width height of conductors over ground year of inauguration remarks
Yangtze River Crossing China Jiangyin 346.5m 2303 m 56 m 2004 Tallest pylons in the world
Yangtze River Crossing Nanjing China Nanjing 257 m 2053 m  ? 1992 Tallest pylons in the world, built of reinforced concrete
Pylons of Pearl River Crossing China 253 m + 240 m 2537 m + 2161 m 830 ft + 787 ft
Orinoco River Crossing Venezuela  ? 240 m 2537 m + 2161 m 1990 Tallest electricity pylons in South America
Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu China  ? 229 m 1910 m  ? 2003 Tallest electricity pylons used for HVDC
Elbe Crossing 2 Germany Stade 227 m 1200 m 76 m 1978 tallest electricity pylons in Europe
Chusi-Crossing Japan Chusi 226 m 2357 m  ? Tallest electricity pylons in Japan
Daqi-Channel-Crossing Japan  ? 223 m 2145 m  ? 1997
Overhead line crossing Suez Canal Egypt 221 m 600 m 150 m 1998
LingBei-Channel-Crossing Japan  ? 214.5 m 1463 m  ? 1993
Luohe-Crossing China  ? 202.5 m 1478 m  ? 1989 pylons of reinforced concrete
Pylons of Messina Italy Messina 200 m 3646 m 70 m 1957 not used as pylons any more
380kV Thames Crossing UK West Thurrock 190m 1372 m 76 m
Elbe Crossing 1 Germany Stade 189 m 1140 m 72 m 1962
Bosporus overhead line crossing I Turkey Istanbul  ? 1782 m 59 m 1957
Bosporus overhead line crossing II Turkey Istanbul  ? 1906 m  ? 1983
Bosporus overhead line crossing III Turkey Istanbul 160 m 1884 m  ? 1999
Karmsundet Powerline Crossing Norway Karmsundet 143.5 m ? ? ?
Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 2 Denmark Raerup 141.7 m 797 m ? ?
Ghesm Crossing Iran Strait of Ghesm 130 m 1585 m, 1015 m 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
Cadiz Bay Crossing Spain Cadiz 158 m 1635 m  ? 1955
Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 2 Denmark Raerup 141.7 m 797 m ? ?
Rhine Crossing Voerde Germany Voerde 138 m 516 m  ? 1926
Köhlbrand Powerline Crossing Germany Hamburg 138 m 597 m  ?  ?
Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 2 Denmark Middelfart 125.3 m + 119.2 m 927 m  ?  ?
Duisburg-Wanheim Powerline Rhine Crossing Germany Duisburg 122 m 635 m  ?  ?
Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 1 Denmark Middelfart 119.5 m + 113.1 m 927 m ? ?
Rhine Crossing Duisburg-Rheinhausen Germany Duisburg-Rheinhausen 118.8 m 570 m  ? 1926
Bremen-Industriehafen Weser Powerline Crossing Germany Bremen 111 m  ?  ?  ? two parallel running powerlines
Orsoy Rhine Crossing Germany Orsoy 105 m 545 m  ?  ?
Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 1 Denmark Raerup 101.2 m 723 m ? ?
Severn Powerline Crossing UK ?  ? 1618 m 40 m  ?
Sacramento USA Sacramento  ? 1180 m 43 m  ?
Mississippi Crossing USA ?  ? 1190 m  ?  ?
Dordogne Crossing France ?  ? 1095 m 32 m  ?
380kV-Ems-Overhead Powerline Crossing Germany Mark (south of Weener) 84 m 405 m  ?  ?
Peene Crossing Karlshagen Germany Karlshagen 75 m 306 m 50 m  ?
Rhine Crossing Düsseldorf/Neuss Germany Düsseldorf/Neuss  ?  ?  ?  ? Powerline for traction current (single phase AC, 16.67 Hz, 110 kV)

[edit] Powerline spans in mountainous areas requiring not very tall pylons

At these spans, the span pylons are situated on the top of mountains, so the topography determines the height of the lines. By this it is possible that the span pylons can be less high than the height of the line at point of largest sag.

Crossing Country Town Height of pylons Span width height of conductors over ground year of inauguration remarks
Ameralik Span Greenland Ameralik Fjord  ? 5376 m  ?  ?
Sognefjord Span Norway Sognefjord 17 m 4597 m 68 m  ?
Eyachtal Span Germany Höfen 70 m 1444 m  ? 1992 Longest span of Germany
Enztal Crossing Calmbach Germany Calmbach  ? 1372 m  ? 1992
Nagold Valley Span Germany Bad Liebenzell  ? 941 m  ?  ?
Kootenay Lake Crossing Canada Kootenay Lake 90 m 3248 m 37 m 1958 dynamited in 1962
Neckar Crossing Sulz Germany Sulz 61 m 891 m  ? 1976 Powerline for traction current (single phase AC, 16.67 Hz, 110 kV)
Neckar Crossing Weitingen Germany Weitingen 61 m 864 m  ? 1976 Powerline for traction current (single phase AC, 16.67 Hz, 110 kV)

[edit] Antenna spans across valleys

Crossing Country Town Height of pylons Span width height of conductors over grond year of inaugauration remarks
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

[edit] Aerial Tramways

Tramway Country Town Height of towers Span width height of rope over ground year of inauguration remarks
Sandia Peak Tramway USA Albuquerque 70.7 m, 21.33 m 4467 m  ?  ?
Vallee Blanche Aerial Tramway France Mont Blanc  ? 2831 m, 1684 m  ?  ? Rock anchored support structure
3S Aerial Tramway Austria Kitzbühel 0m, 80m 2507 m  ?  ?

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[edit] See also

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