Additionally guyed tower
An additionally guyed tower is a free-standing tower, which is also additionally guyed.
An additional guying can be temporarily or permanently. Temporarily additional guying is used when work on static relevant parts of the tower is done. A permanent guying is attached when the construction has to withstand strong forces in a certain direction — for example, some types of electricity pylon where the conductors change their direction or terminate. Towers carrying horizontally spun wire antennas are sometimes additionally guyed. Sometimes towers in windy areas are additionally guyed in order to withstand increased strain.
The main advantage of additional guying is that it is cheaper than building a completely free-standing tower, which can withstand the same force. Further, it allows for very easy upgrading of existing structures. The disadvantage of additional guying is that it requires much more ground space and that the guy basements handicap the work of agriculture. There is also a danger that the guys can be damaged at their basement anchors, so the basements need to be fenced in.
Examples
Tower | Year | Country | Town | Pinnacle height | Remarks |
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Torre de Collserola | 1992 | ![]() | Barcelona | 288.4 m | |
Torre Espacial | 1980 | ![]() |
Buenos Aires | 228 m | |
Mervento Wind Turbine | ? | ![]() |
Vaasa | 184 m | |
Large Flarestick of Port Maghera refinery | ? | ![]() |
Port Maghera | 166 m | |
RKS Liblice 1 | ? | ![]() |
Liblice | 150 m | insulated against ground |
Kherson TV Mast | ? | ![]() |
Kherson | 142 m | |
Mount Ślęża transmitter | 1972 | ![]() |
Mount Ślęża | 136 m | |
Portofino TV Tower | ![]() |
Portofino | 130 m | , | |
Lezarsk TV Tower | ? | ![]() |
Lezarsk | 130 m | |
Păltiniş transmitter | ? | ![]() |
Vârful Onceşti | ? | |
Rarău transmitter | ? | ![]() |
Câmpulung Moldovenesc | ? | |
Borsec - Teasc transmitter | ? | ![]() |
Borscec | ? | |
Sovata transmitter | ? | ![]() |
Sovata | ? | |
Psunj TV Tower | 1963 | ![]() |
Psunj | 128.5 m | Originally completely free-standing |
Helgoland Radio Tower | ? | ![]() |
Helgoland | 115 m | |
Agenskalns Television Tower | 1954 | Latvia | Riga | 110 m | |
Nha Trang Radio Tower | ? | Vietnam | Nha Trang | ? m | |
Schöckl Transmitter | 1957 | ![]() |
Schöckl | 100 m | |
Holstein Tower | 1988 | ![]() |
Sierksdorf | 100 m | Gyro-Tower in Hansa Park |
Staszyce Radio Tower | ? | ![]() |
Piła | 98 m | |
KFJZ-Tower | ? | ![]() |
Everman, Texas | 86.6 m | Additionally guyed tower radiator |
Krinichki Communications Tower | ? | ![]() |
Krinichki | 75 m | |
USDA-ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory Meteorological Tower | ? | ![]() |
Bushland, Texas | ? | |
Rubtsovsk Radio Tower | 1957 | ![]() |
Rubtsovsk | 72 m | dismantled in 1966 |
Pohorje transmitter | ? | ![]() |
Maribor | 72 m | |
TON Błeszno Częstochowa | ? | ![]() |
Częstochowa | 71 m | pl:TON Błeszno Częstochowa |
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | 70 m | |
South Wellfleet Marconi Towers | 1902 | ![]() |
Cape Cod | 64 m | 4 wooden towers, dismantled in 1920 |
Askiz TV Tower | ? | ![]() |
Askiz | ? | |
Kaliningrad Transmission Mast | ? | ![]() |
Kaliningrad | ? | |
1 Tower of Monte Beigua transmitter | ![]() |
Monte Beigua, Savona | ? m | ||
Las Palmas Radio Towers | ? | ![]() |
Las Palmas | ? | , 2 towers |
Mount Washington TV Mast | ? | ![]() |
Mount Washington, New Hampshire | ? | |
Bytów MPEC Chimney | ? | ![]() |
Bytów | 61 m | |
Bratiya radio tower | ? | Bulgaria | Bratiya Mountain, Panagyurski kolonii | ? | |
Kmur transmitter | ? | Bosnia-Hercogowina | Kmur | ? | |
One tower of Monte Pellegrino Transmitter | ![]() |
Palermo | ? | ||
One tower of Monte Faro de Domaio Transmitter | ![]() |
Moaña | ? | ||
RR Braga Transmission Tower | ? | ![]() |
Braga | ? | , |
Santo António das Neves Radio Tower | ? | ![]() |
Santo António das Neves | ? | |
Coimbra Radio Tower | ? | ![]() |
Coimbra | ? | |
Góra Baraniec Transmitter, Tower 1 | ? | ![]() |
Jelenia Góra | ? | |
Kospec Chimney | ? | ![]() |
Kościerzyna | 57 m | |
Alert Bay Totem Pole | ? | ![]() |
Alert Bay, British Columbia | 52.7 m | World's tallest totem pole |
Varna TV Tower | ? | ![]() |
Varna | 52 m | |
Nanos transmitter, Main Tower | 1962 | ![]() |
Vipava | 50 m | |
NTL Amelin | ? | ![]() |
Amelin | 49 m | |
MDD Furniture Factory Chimney | 1960 | ![]() |
Sępólno Krajeńskie | 45 m | |
Briançon Radio Tower | ? | ![]() |
Briançon | 40 m | not additionally guyed any more, |
Háj u Aše Radio Tower | ? | ![]() |
Háj u Aše Radio | ? | |
Anadyr TV Tower | ? | ![]() |
Anadyr | ? | |
Oschatz Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Oschatz | ? | |
Kołbacz Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Kołbacz | ? | |
Szár-hegy Observation Tower | ? | ![]() |
Szárhegy | ? | |
Kazimierz Pomorski Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Kazimierz Pomorski | ? | |
Bescehely Újmajor Water Tower | ? | Template:HNG | Bescehely Újmajor | ? | |
Havre-Aubert Lighthouse | ? | ![]() |
Amherst Island | ? | |
Rajsko Radio Tower | ? | ![]() |
Rajsko | ? | |
Kołbacz Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Kołbacz | ? | |
Lysá Transmitter, Tower 2 | ? | ![]() |
Prešov | ? | |
Willisville Tower | ? | ![]() |
Espanola | ? | dismantled in the late 1980s,[1] |
Romanian People's Salvation Cross | 2011 | Template:Flag:Moldova | Nisporeni | 35 m | |
Koniaków Radio Tower | 1969 | ![]() |
Koniaków | 34 m | |
Tower of Unity | 1962 | ![]() |
Heldrastein | 30 m | Former additionally guyed lattice tower, which was transformed into observation tower |
Gibberagee Tower | ? | ![]() |
Gibberagee | 30 m | |
Sonneberg ELOKA-Tower | ? | ![]() |
Sonneberg | ? | |
ELOKA-Tower Eisenacher Haus | ? | ![]() |
Kaltennordheim | ? | |
Roggendorf ELOKA-Tower | ? | ![]() |
Roggendorf | ? | |
Fichtelberg ELOKA-Towers | ? | ![]() |
Oberwiesenthal | ? | 2 towers |
Kandelstein ELOKA-Tower | ? | ![]() |
Gutenfürst | ? | |
Rodacherbrunn ELOKA-Tower | ? | ![]() |
Rodacherbrunn | ? | |
ELOKA-Tower Bienstädter Warte | ? | ![]() |
Bienstädt | ? | |
Mount Cathead Fire Tower | 1916 | ![]() |
Mount Cathead | ? | Today used as radio relay link |
Mount Wakely Fire Tower | 1916 | ![]() |
Mount Wakely | ? | |
Mount Hadley Fire Tower | 1916 | ![]() |
Mount Hadley | ? | |
Mount Boreas Fire Tower | 1919 | ![]() |
Mount Boreas | ? | demolished in 1971 |
Mount Goodnow Fire Tower | 1922 | ![]() |
Mount Goodnow | ? | |
Hartheim Forestmeteorological Tower | 1985 | ![]() |
Hartheim | 30 m | Aluminium structure |
Góra Kiczera Radio Tower | ? | ![]() |
Baligród | 29 m | |
Góra Wysokie Tower | 1993 | ![]() |
Limanowa / Męcina | 26 m | , |
Hochfirst Tower | 1890 | ![]() |
Titisee-Neustadt | 25 m | |
Berkovitsa Transmitter Tower 1 ( РРТС Петрохан) | ![]() |
Berkovitsa | 25 m | ||
Büchenbronn Observation Tower | 1883 | ![]() |
Büchenbronn | 24.75 m | |
HTM NDB Miles City | ? | ![]() |
Miles City, Montana | ? | Tower radiator of NDB |
Mrzlica transmitter, Main Mast | ? | ![]() |
Mrzlica | ? m | |
Little America Radio Towers | ? | Antarctica | Little America | ? m | 2 towers |
2 towers of Targovishte transmitter | ? | Bulgaria | Targovishte | ? | |
Harghita transmitter | ? | ![]() |
Harghita | ? | |
Reghin transmitter | ? | ![]() |
Reghin | ? | |
Suceava transmitter | ? | ![]() |
Suceava | ? | |
Muntele Mare transmitter | ? | ![]() |
Muntele Mare | ? | |
Ferma Otopeni Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Ferma Otopeni | ? | |
Pod Europa Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Pod Europa | ? | |
Crinului Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Crinului | ? | |
Hornkjølberget Observation Tower | ? | ![]() |
Eidskog | ? | |
Boječnice Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Bor | ? m | |
Drmoul Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Drmoul | ? m | |
Horni Heřmanice Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Horni Heřmanice | ? m | |
Višňová Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Višňová | ? m | |
Chotěšov Water Tower | ? | ![]() |
Chotěšov | ? m | |
Ny-Ålesund Dirigible Tower | ? | ![]() |
Ny-Ålesund | ? m | |
Tower of Nunavik Leading Line | ? | ![]() |
Nunavik | ? m | |
Krippenstein Radio Mast | ? | ![]() |
Obertraun, Krippenstein Mountain | ? m | |
Ulice Kukułcza Radio Tower | ? | ![]() |
Zielona Góra | ? | |
Góra Grojec transmitter, small tower | ? | ![]() |
Żywiec | ? | |
Jarman Island Lighthouse | 1888 | ![]() |
Jarman Island | 15.5 m | [2] |
Gälle Udde Lighthouse | 1906 | ![]() |
Gälle Udde | 15.5 m | |
Sooner Park Playtower | 1963 | ![]() |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma | 15.24 m | |
Akraberg Lighthouse | 1909 | ![]() |
Akraberg | 14 m | |
Chenal de Groumili Lighthouse | 1928 | ![]() |
Saint Guénolé | 13 m | |
Godula transmitter | ? | ![]() |
Godula | 13 m | |
Horst Radio Tower | ? | ![]() |
Freiensteinau-Gunzenau | ? m | |
Backoefele | ? | ![]() |
Schneeberg | ? m | |
Semafore Vecchio | ? | ![]() |
Portofino | ? m | |
Nebunu Tower | ? | ![]() |
Tulcea | ? | |
Aljaž Tower | 1895 | ![]() |
Triglav | 1.9 m |
References
- ↑ "oldtowers". Archived from the original on 2009-10-24.
- ↑ "Lighthouses of Western Australia". Lighthouses of Western Australia. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.