Transmission tower
Notable electricity transmission towers
The following electricity transmission towers are notable due to their enormous height, unusual design, unusual construction site or their use in artworks.

Transmission tower

Section Title: Notable electricity transmission towers
Table Section Text: The following electricity transmission towers are notable due to their enormous height, unusual design, unusual construction site or their use in artworks.

Tower	Year	Country	Town	Pinnacle	Remarks

Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie	2009–2010	China	Damao Island	370 m	Tallest pylons in the world

Jiangyin Yangtze River Crossing	2003	China	Jiangyin	346.5 m

Amazonas Crossing of Tucuruí transmission line	2013	Brazil	near Almeirim	295 m	Tallest electricity pylons in South America

Yangtze River power line crossing of Shanghai-Huainan Powerline	2013	China	Gaogouzhen	269.75 m

Nanjing Yangtze River Crossing	1992	China	Nanjing	257 m	Tallest reinforced concrete pylons in the world

Pylons of Pearl River Crossing	1987	China	Pearl River	253 m + 240 m

Orinoco River Crossing	1990	Venezuela	Caroní	240 m

Hooghly River Crossing	India	Diamond Harbour	236 m	[1]

Pylons of Messina	1957	Italy	Messina	232 m (224 m without basement)	Not used as pylons any more

HVDC Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu	2003	China	Wuhu	229 m	Tallest electricity pylons used for HVDC

Elbe Crossing 2	1976–1978	Germany	Stade	227 m	Tallest electricity pylons still in use in Europe

Chushi Powerline Crossing	1962	Japan	Takehara	226 m	Tallest electricity pylons in Japan

Daqi-Channel-Crossing	1997	Japan	Takehara	223 m

Overhead line crossing Suez Canal	1998	Egypt	221 m

Kerinchi Pylon	1999	Malaysia	Kerinchi	210 m	Tallest strainer pylon in the world, not part of a powerline crossing of a waterway

Huainan Luohe Powerline Crossing	1989	China	Huainan	202.5 m	Pylons of reinforced concrete

Yangzi River Crossing of HVDC Xianjiaba – Shanghai	2009	China	???	202 m

Balakovo 500 kV Wolga Crossing, Tower East	1983–1984	Russia	Balakovo	197 m	Tallest electricity pylon in Russia and ex-USSR

LingBei-Channel-Crossing	1993	Japan	Reihoku	195 m

Doel Schelde Powerline Crossing 2	2019	Belgium	Antwerpen	192 m	Second crossing of Schelde River

400 kV Thames Crossing	1965	UK	West Thurrock	190 m

Elbe Crossing 1	1958–1962	Germany	Stade	189 m

Antwerp Deurganck dok crossing	2000	Belgium	Antwerpen	178 m	Crossing for a container quay

Tracy Saint Lawrence River Powerline Crossing	?	Canada	Tracy	174.6 m	Tallest electricity pylon in Canada

Doel Schelde Powerline Crossing 1	1974	Belgium	Antwerpen	172 m	Group of 2 towers with 1 pylon situated in the middle of Schelde River

Lekkerkerk Crossing 1	1970	Netherlands	Lekkerkerk	163 m	Tallest crossing in the Netherlands

Bosporus overhead line crossing III	1999	Turkey	Istanbul	160 m

Balakovo 500 kV Wolga Crossing, Tower West	1983–1984	Russia	Balakovo	159 m

Pylons of Cadiz	1957–1960	Spain	Cadiz	160 m

Maracaibo Bay Powerline Crossing	?	Venezuela	Maracaibo	150 m	Towers on caissons

Meredosia-Ipava Illinois River Crossing	2017	United States	Beardstown	149.35 m

Aust Severn Powerline Crossing	1959	UK	Aust	148.75 m

132 kV Thames Crossing	1932	UK	West Thurrock	148.4 m	Demolished in 1987

Karmsundet Powerline Crossing	?	Norway	Karmsundet	143.5 m

Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 2	?	Denmark	Raerup	141.7 m

Saint Lawrence River HVDC Quebec-New England Overhead Powerline Crossing	1989	Canada	Deschambault-Grondines	140 m	Dismantled in 1992

Pylons of Voerde	1926	Germany	Voerde	138 m

Köhlbrand Powerline Crossing	?	Germany	Hamburg	138 m

Bremen-Farge Weser Powerline Crossing	?	Germany	Bremen	135 m

Pylons of Ghesm Crossing	1984	Iran	Strait of Ghesm	130 m	One pylon standing on a caisson in the sea

Shukhov tower on the Oka River	1929	Russia	Dzerzhinsk	128 m	Hyperboloid structure, 2 towers, one of them demolished

Tarchomin pylon of Tarchomin-Łomianki Vistula Powerline Crossing	?	Poland	Tarchomin	127 m

Skolwin pylon of Skolwin-Inoujscie Odra Powerline Crossing	?	Poland	Skolwin	126 m

Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing 2	1977	Ukraine	Enerhodar	126 m

Inoujscie pylon of Skolwin-Inoujscie Odra Powerline Crossing	?	Poland	Inoujscie	125 m

Bosporus overhead line crossing II	1983	Turkey	Istanbul	124 m

Tista River Crossing	1985	India	Jalpaiguri	120 m	Pile Foundation

Duisburg-Wanheim Powerline Rhine Crossing	?	Germany	Duisburg	122 m

Łomianki pylon of Tarchomin-Łomianki Vistula Powerline Crossing	?	Poland	Łomianki	121 m

Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 2	?	Denmark	Middelfart	125.3 m / 119.2 m

Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 2	?	Denmark	Middelfart	119.5 m / 113.1 m

Pylons of Duisburg-Rheinhausen	1926	Germany	Duisburg-Rheinhausen	118.8 m

Bullenhausen Elbe Powerline Crossing	?	Germany	Bullenhausen	117 m

Lubaniew-Bobrowniki Vistula Powerline Crossing	?	Poland	Lubaniew/Bobrowniki	117 m

Swieze Górne-Rybakow Vistula Powerline Crossing	?	Poland	Swieze Górne/Rybaków	116 m

Ostrówek-Tursko Vistula Powerline Crossing	?	Poland	Ostrówek/Tursko	115 m

Bosporus overhead line crossing I	1957	Turkey	Istanbul	113 m

Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant Crossing Pylon	1974	Latvia	Salaspils	112 m

Bremen-Industriehafen Weser Powerline Crossing	?	Germany	Bremen	111 m	Two parallel running powerlines, one used for a single phase AC powerline of Deutsche Bahn AG

Probostwo Dolne pylon of Nowy Bógpomóz-Probostwo Dolne Vistula Powerline Crossing	?	Poland	Nowy Bógpomóz/Probostwo Dolne	111 m

Daugava Powerline Crossing	1975	Latvia	Riga	110 m

Nowy Bógpomóz pylon of Nowy Bógpomóz-Probostwo Dolne Vistula Powerline Crossing	?	Poland	Nowy Bógpomóz	109 m

Regów Golab Vistula Powerline Crossing	?	Poland	Regów/Golab	108 m

Orsoy Rhine Crossing	?	Germany	Orsoy	105 m

Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 1	?	Denmark	Raerup	101.2 m

Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing 2	1977	Ukraine	Enerhodar	100 m	Pylons standing on caissons

Reisholz Rhine Powerline Crossing	1917	Germany	Düsseldorf	?	Under the legs of the pylon on the east shore of Rhine there runs the rail to nearby Holthausen substation

Sone River Crossing	1983	India	Sone Bhadra (Uttar Pradesh)	96 m	Pylons standing on Well Foundation

Strelasund Powerline Crossing	?	Germany	Sundhagen	85 m	Pylons standing on caissons

380 kV Ems Overhead Powerline Crossing	?	Germany	Mark (south of Weener)	84 m

Pylon in the artificial lake of Santa Maria	1959	Switzerland	Lake of Santa Maria	75 m	Pylon in an artificial lake

Zaporizhzhia Pylon Triple	?	Ukraine	Zaporizhzhia	74.5 m	Two triple pylons used for a powerline crossing from Khortytsia Island to the east shore of Dneipr

Aggersund Crossing of Cross-Skagerrak	1977	Denmark	Aggersund	70 m	Tallest pylons used for HVDC-transmission in Europe

Eyachtal Span	1992	Germany	Höfen	70 m	Longest span of Germany (1444 metres)

Leaning pylon of Mingjian	?	Taiwan	Mingjian	?	Earthquake memorial

Carquinez Strait Powerline Crossing	1901	United States	Benicia	68 m + 20 m	World's first powerline crossing of a larger waterway

Pylon 310 of powerline Innertkirchen-Littau-Mettlen	1990	Switzerland	Littau	59,5 m	Tallest pylon of prefabricated concrete

Anlage 2610, Mast 69	?	Germany	Bochum	47 m	Pylon of 220 kV powerline decorated with balls in Ruhr-Park mall.

Colossus of Eislingen	1980	Germany	Eislingen/Fils	47 m	Pylon standing over a small river

Pylon 24 of powerline Watari-Kashiwabara	?	Japan	Uchihara, Ibaraki	45 m	Pylon standing over a public road with two lanes

Mickey Pylon	1996	USA	Celebration, Florida	32 m	Mickey mouse shaped pylon

Source	2004	France	Amnéville les Thermes	34 m / 28 m	4 pylons forming an artwork

Huddersfield Narrow Canal Pylon	1967	UK	Stalybridge, Greater Manchester	?	Pylon standing over a waterway shipable by small boats

Sentence(s)

The Yangtze Powerline crossing at Nanjing with a height of 257 m (843 ft).

final_sentence: The Yangtze Powerline crossing at Nanjing with a height of 257 m (843 ft).