# List of spans

The following is a list of spans, either used for overhead line 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 | Notes |
| Jintang-Cezi Overhead Powerline Link | China | Jintang Island | 380 m | 2656 | ? | 2019 | Tallest transmission towers in the world |
| Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie | China | Damao Island | 370 m | 2700 | ? | 2009 | |
| Yangtze River Crossing | China | Jiangyin | 346.5 m | 2303 | 56 m | 2004 | |
| Amazonas Crossing of Tucuruí transmission line | Brazil | near Almeirim | 295 m | 2108 | 72 m | 2013 | Tallest transmission towers in The Americas |
| Yangtze River Crossing Nanjing | China | Nanjing | 257 m | 2053 | ? | 1992 | Tallest transmission towers in the world built of reinforced concrete |
| Pylons of Pearl River Crossing | China | Guangdong | 253 m / 240 m | 1547 | 70 m | 1987 | |
| Orinoco River Crossing | Venezuela | Caroní | 240 m | 1185 + 1060 | ? | 1990 | |
| Hooghly River Crossing | India | Diamond Harbour | 236 m | 1500 | ? | | |
| 345kV Han River River Crossing | South Korea | Goyang | 195 m | 1510 | 65m | | |
| Pylons of Messina | Italy | Messina | 232 m | 3646 | 70 m | 1957 | No longer used as transmission towers |
| 500 kV Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu | China | Wuhu | ? m | 1960 | ? | ? | |
| HVDC Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu | China | Wuhu, Anhui Province | 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 |
| Chūshi Powerline Crossing | Japan | Takehara | 226 m | 2357 | ? | 1962 | Tallest electricity pylons in Japan |
| Osaki Channel Crossing | Japan | Yoshina | 223 m | 2145 | ? | 1997 | |
| Overhead line crossing Suez Canal | Egypt | | 221 m | 600 | 150 m | 1998 | |
| Huainan Luohe Powerline Crossing | China | Huainan | 202.5 m | 1478 | ? | 1989 | Pylons of reinforced concrete |
| Yangzi River Crossing of Xiangjiaba–Shanghai HVDC system | China | ? | 202 m | 2718 | ? | 2009 | |
| Volga Crossing at Saratov Hydroelectric Station | Russia | Balakovo | 197 m / 159 m | 1603 | ? | 1983–1984 | Tallest electricity pylon in Russia and ex-USSR |
| Reihoku Crossing | Japan | Iwajima Island | 195 m | 1463 | ? | 1993 | |
| 400 kV Thames Crossing | United Kingdom | West Thurrock | 190 m | 1372 | 76 m | 1965 | |
| Elbe Crossing 1 | Germany | Stade | 189 m | 1140 | 72 m | 1962 | |
| Ob Crossing | Russia | Surgut | 188 m | 1584 | ? | 1967–1968 | 61°14′24″N 72°52′30″E﻿ / ﻿61.24000°N 72.87500°E﻿ / 61.24000; 72.87500 |
| Cruce Aereo canal de Chacao | Chile | Chiloe | 180 m | 2680 | ? | 1990 | |
| Tracy Saint Lawrence River Powerline Crossing | Canada | Tracy | 176 m | ? | ? | ? | Tallest electricity pylon in Canada |
| Île d'Orléans Saint Lawrence River Powerline Crossings South | Canada | Saint-Laurent-d'Île-d'Orléans | 175 m | 1585 | 53 m | ? | |
| Doel Schelde Powerline Crossing | Belgium | Antwerp | 172 m | 1200m + 1000m | 70 m | 1974 | |
| Sunshine Mississippi Powerline Crossing | United States | St. Gabriel, Louisiana | 164.6 m | 1130 | ? | 1967 | |
| Churchill River crossing | Canada | Labrador | ? | 1463 | ? | 1971 | |
| Bosporus overhead line crossing III | Turkey | Istanbul | 160 m | 1884 | ? | 1999 | |
| Cadiz Bay Crossing | Spain | Cadiz | 158 m | 1635 | ? | 1960 | |
| 110 kV Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu | China | Wuhu | ? m | 1410 | ? | ? | |
| Aust Severn Powerline Crossing | United Kingdom | Aust | 148.75 m | 1618 | 40 m | ? | |
| 132 kV Thames Crossing | United Kingdom | West Thurrock | 148.4 m | ? | 76 m | 1932 | Demolished in 1987 |
| 300 kV Karmsundet Powerline Crossing | Norway | Karmsund | 147 m | 1050 m | 54 m | 1968/1979/1984 | Three parallel 300 KV spans with east pylons at 143, 147 and 143 meters, west pylons 80, 90 and 92 meters. Spans are 1050, 924 and 879 meters respectively. |
| Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 2 | Denmark | Raerup | 141.7 m | 797 | ? | ? | |
| Saint Lawrence River HVDC Quebec-New England Overhead Powerline Crossing | Canada | Deschambault-Grondines | 140 m | ? | ? | 1989 | Dismantled in 1992 |
| 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 + 1015 | 20 m | 1984 | 2 pylons standing on a caissons in the sea |
| Oka River Crossing Dzerzhinsk | Russia | Dzerzhinsk | 128 m, 70 m | 990 | ? | 1927–1929 | Hyperboloid structure, abandoned |
| Tarchomin-Łomianki Vistula Powerline Crossing | Poland | Tarchomin/Łomianki | 127 m (Tarchomin), 121 m (Łomianki) | 963 | ? | ? | |
| Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing | Ukraine | near Enerhodar | 126 m | 1350 + 1215 | ? | 1984 | 3 pylons standing on a caissons in the reservoir; |
| Skolwin-Inoujście Odra Powerline Crossing | Poland | Skolwin/Inoujście | 126 m (Skolwin), 125 m (Inoujście ) | 664 | ? | ? | |
| Volga River Crossing of HVDC Ekibastuz–Centre | Russia | near Volsk | 124 m | 1740 | ? | 1989–1991 | |
| Bosporus overhead line crossing II | Turkey | Istanbul | 124 m | 1906 | 70 m | 1983 | |
| Île d'Orléans Saint Lawrence River Powerline Crossings North | Canada | Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans | 122 m | 1280 | ? | ? | |
| Duisburg-Wanheim Powerline Rhine Crossing | Germany | Duisburg | 122 m | 635 | ? | ? | |
| 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 | ? | ? | |
| Bosporus overhead line crossing I | Turkey | Istanbul | 113 m | 1782 | 59 m | 1957 | |
| Bremen-Industriehafen Weser Powerline Crossing | Germany | Bremen | 111 m | 506 | 64 m | 1972–1974 | 3-phase AC current |
| Bremen-Industriehafen Weser Powerline Crossing | Germany | Bremen | 111 m | 550 | 64 m | ? | Single-phase AC current. Tallest pylons for single phase AC |
| 380 kV Ems Overhead Powerline Crossing | Germany | Mark (south of Weener) | 110 m | 405 | ? | ? | Rebuilt in 2007 |
| Daugava Powerline Crossing | Latvia | Riga | 110 m | ? | ? | 1975 | |
| Nowy Bógpomóż-Probostwo Dolne Vistula Powerline Crossing | Poland | Nowy Bógpomóż/Probostwo Dolne | 111 m (Probostwo Dolne), 109 m (Nowy Bógpomóż ) | 1248 | ? | ? | |
| Regów Gołąb Vistula Powerline Crossing | Poland | Regów/Gołąb | 108 m | 960 | ? | ? | |
| Orsoy Rhine Crossing | Germany | Orsoy | 105 m | 545 | ? | ? | |
| Emmerich Rhine Crossing | Germany | Emmerich | 102 m | 460 | ? | ? | |
| Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 1 | Denmark | Raerup | 101.2 m | 723 | ? | ? | |
| Swine Powerline Crossing | Poland | Świnoujście | 99 m | 437 | 24 m | 2009 | Tubular steel pylons |
| Powerline Crossing Wittower Fähre | Germany | Wittower Fähre | 95 m | 840 | ? | ? | |
| Reisholz Rhine Powerline Crossing | Germany | Düsseldorf | 88 m | 375 | ? | 1917 | |
| Strelasund Powerline Crossing | Germany | Sundhagen | 85 m | 440 | ? | ? | |
| Rhine Crossing Düsseldorf/Neuss | Germany | Düsseldorf/Neuss | 80 m | 699 | ? | ? | Powerline for traction current (single phase AC, 16.67 Hz, 110 kV) |

## Powerline spans in mountainous areas requiring shorter pylons

At these spans, the 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 lower than the height of the line at point of largest sag.
| Crossing | Country | Location | Height of pylons | Span width, leaning straight line [meter] | Span width, horizontal measurement [meter] | Height of conductors over ground | Year of inauguration | Notes |
| Ameralik Span | Greenland | Ameralik Fjord | 18 m | 5376 m | ? | 128 m | 1993 | |
| Sognefjord Span 1 (66 kV) | Norway | Sognefjord | 13 m | 4850 m | ? | 60 m | 1956 | |
| Sognefjord Span 2 (300 kV) | Norway | Sognefjord | 15–22 m | 4520 m | ? | 60 m | 1967 | |
| Sognefjord Span 3 (300 kV) | Norway | Sognefjord | 18–20 m | 4500 m | ? | 67 m | 1975 | |
| Langfjorden Span (132 kV) | Norway | Langfjorden | 26 m | 3973 m | ? | 55 m | 1968 | |
| Sunndalsfjorden Span (300/420 kV) | Norway | Sunndalsfjorden | 19–24 m | 3920 m | ? | 45 m | 1972/2004 | Two parallel powerlines. 8 cables, 2 reserve. |
| Igaliku Span | Greenland | Igaliku Fjord | ? | 3599 m | 2007? | 63.4 m | ? | |
| Kootenay Lake Crossing | Canada | Kootenay Lake | 19 m (until 1962: 112 m tower at eastern shore) | 3421 m (until 1962: 3248 m) | ? | 37 m | 1952 | large tower at eastern end destroyed by terrorist attack in 1962, replaced by higher-elevated small towers resulting in a longer span |
| Fjærlandsfjorden Span 2 (132 kV) | Norway | Fjærlandsfjorden | 20–21 m | 3350 m | ? | 330 m | 1985? | |
| Hjørundfjorden Span (420 kV) | Norway | Hjørundfjorden | 26–28 m | 3270 m | ? | 70 m | 2015 | Replaced a 132 kV line in same position |
| Nordfjord Span 3 (420 kV) | Norway | Nordfjorden | 25 m | 3150 m | ? | 170 m | 2015 | |
| Saltery Bay Span | Canada | Powell River, British Columbia | ? m | 3100 m | ? | ? m | ? | |
| Nordfjord Span 2 (132 kV) | Norway | Nordfjorden | 11 m | 3050 m | ? | ? | 2015 | |
| Fjærlandsfjorden Span 3 (420 kV) | Norway | Fjærlandsfjorden | 25–30 m | 3030 m | ? | 74 m | 2016 | Replaced a 132 kV line in almost same position |
| Holandsfjord Span (420 kV) | Norway | Holandsfjord | 21 m | 3020 m | ? | 228 m | 1992 | |
| Storfjord Span (420 kV) | Norway | Storfjorden | 26–27 m | 2970 m | ? | 69 m | 2015 | Replaced a 132 kV line in almost same position |
| Austefjord Span (420 kV) | Norway | Austefjorden | 26–29 m | 2950 m | ? | 151 m | 2015 | |
| Glomfjord Span (420 kV) | Norway | Glomfjorden | 24–25 m | 2950 m | ? | 51 m | 1994 | |
| Hardangerfjord Span (300 kV) | Norway | Hardangerfjord | 18–20 m | 2880 m | ? | 65 m | 1968 | 3.5 km southwest of Jondal |
| Glomfjord Span (132 kV) | Norway | Glomfjorden | 14 m | 2830 m | ? | 42 m | 1969 | |
| Granvinfjord Span (420 kV) | Norway | Granvinfjord | 26–30 m | 2830 m | ? | 345 m | 2013 | Part of Sima-Samnanger line |
| Hellmofjord Span (420 kV) | Norway | Hellmofjord | 25–26 m | 2810 m | ? | 227 m | 1987 | |
| Holandsfjord Span (132 kV) | Norway | Holandsfjord | 13 m | 2690 m | ? | 64 m | 1968 | |
| Langenuen Span (300 kV) | Norway | Langenuen | 30 m | 2620 m | ? | 140 m | 1982 | |
| Fjærlandsfjorden Span 1 (66 kV) | Norway | Fjærlandsfjorden | 12–15 m | 2510 m | ? | 50 m | 1950 | |
| Lake Eildon | Australia | Eildon | ? | 2222 m | 2222 m | 40.5 m | ? | |
| Osafjord Span (420 kV) | Norway | Osafjord | 30–32 m | 2220 m | ? | 540 m | 2013 | Part of Sima-Samnanger line |
| Hornindal Lake Span (420 kV) | Norway | Hornindal lake | 24 m | 2200 m | ? | ? | 2015 | |
| Fyksesund Span (420 kV) | Norway | Fyksesund | 28–30 m | 2070 m | ? | ? | 2013 | Part of Sima-Samnanger line |
| Nordfjord Span 1 (66 kV) | Norway | Nordfjorden | 6–9 m | 2030 m | ? | 60 m | 1963? | |
| Tory Channel Crossing | New Zealand | Tory Channel | ? m | 2029 m | ? | 60 m | 1982 | Longest span in New Zealand. |
| Kobbefjord Span | Greenland | Kobbefjord | ? | 1912 m | ? | 63.4 m | 1993 | |
| Bjærangfjorden Span (132 kV) | Norway | Bjærangfjorden | 13 m | 2010 m | ? | 32 m | 1968? | |
| Kangerlluarsuk Span | Greenland | Kangerlluarsuk | ? | 2005 m | ? | 23.5 m | ? | |
| Tunulliarfik Span | Greenland | Tunulliarfik | ? | 2005 m | ? | 23.5 m | ? | |
| Sansum Narrows HVDC Powerline Crossing | Canada | Sansum Narrows | ? m | 1900 m | ? | ? | 1968 | Part of HVDC Vancouver Island |
| Eyachtal Span | Germany | Höfen | 70 m | 1444 m | ? | ? | 1992 | Longest span of Germany |
| Enztal Crossing Calmbach | Germany | Calmbach | 72.27 m (eastern end), 70.59 m (western end) | 1372.65 m | ? | ? | 1992 | |
| Carquinez Strait Powerline Crossing | United States | Benicia | 68 m + 20 m | 1350 m | ? | ? | 1901 | |
| Künzelsau Kocher Valley Span | Germany | Künzelsau | 67.03 m (southern end), 67.8 m (northern end) | 995 m | ? | ? | ? | |
| Nagold Valley Span | Germany | Bad Liebenzell | 40 m (western end), 54 m (eastern end) | 941 m | ? | ? | ? | |
| 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) |
| Rhine Powerline Crossing Hirzenach-Oberkestert | Germany | Hirzenach/Oberkestert | ? m | 734 m | ? | ? | ? | |
| Wiesensteig Fils Valley Crossing | Germany | Wiesensteig | 47 m (northern end), 52.52 m (southern end) | 725 m | ? | ? | 1954 | |

## Antenna spans across valleys

| Crossing | Country | City | Height of pylons | Span width, leaning straight line | Span width, horizontal measurement | Height of conductors over ground | Year of inauguration | Notes |
| 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 | ? | 2500 m | ? | 1953 | |
| Omega transmitter Bratland | Norway | Bratland | ? | 3500 m / 3300 m | ? | ? | 1966 | dismantled |
| Omega transmitter Trinidad | Trinidad | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | dismantled |
| Omega transmitter Haiku | U.S. | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | dismantled |
| Malabar Radio Station | Indonesia | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | dismantled |
| Noviken VLF Transmitter | Norway | Gildeskål Municipality | ? | 2375 m | ? | ? | ? | VLF-transmitter |
| ICV-transmitter on Tavolara, Span 1 | Italy | Tavolara | 133 m/114 m | ? | 1000 m | ? | 1962 | VLF-transmitter |
| ICV-transmitter on Tavolara, Span 2 | Italy | Tavolara | 133 m/114 m | ? | 1100 m | ? | 1962 | VLF-transmitter |
| ICV-transmitter on Tavolara, Span 3 | Italy | Tavolara | 133 m /<100 m | ? | 1100 m | ? | 1962 | VLF-transmitter |
| 3SA-transmitter | China | Changde | | ? | 2470 m | ? | | VLF-transmitter with multiple spans |
| Portofino transmitter | Italy | Portofino | 130 m / 5 m | ? | 590 m | ? | ? | Mediumwave broadcasting antenna fixed on span |

## Aerial tramways

| Tramway | Country | City | Height of pylons | Span width, leaning straight line | Span width, horizontal measurement | Height of cable over ground | Year of inauguration | Notes |
| Zugspitze Cable Car | Germany | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 127 m | 3213 m | ? | ? | 2017 | Constructed by Doppelmayr Garaventa Group |
| Kitzsteinhorn Cable Car | Austria | Kaprun | 113.6 m | ? | ? | ? | 1966 | ? |
| Peak 2 Peak Gondola | Canada | Whistler | 65 m | 3024 m | 3019 m | 436 m | 2008 | 3S Aerial Tramway constructed by Doppelmayr |
| Aiguille du Midi | France | Chamonix | none | 2867 m | 2500 m | ? | 1955 | 2nd Section |
| Vallee Blanche Aerial Tramway | France | Mont Blanc | none | 2831 m | 2830 m | appr. 300 m | 1958 | Rock anchored support structure; main span is almost horizontal |
| Pic du Midi - Taoulet cable car | France | Pic du Midi de Bigorre | none | 2628 m | 2580 m | ? | 1998 | |
| 3S Aerial Tramway | Austria | Kitzbühel | 0 m, 80 m | 2507 m | ? | 400 m | 2004 | |
| Sandia Peak Tramway | USA | Albuquerque | 70.7 m, 21.33 m | 2353 m | ? | 274 m | 1966 | |
| Vanoise Express | France | Vanoise | none | 1850 m | 1800 m | 380 m | 2003 | |
| Black Angel Ropeway | Greenland | Maamorilik | none | ? m | 1220 m | 18 m | | |
| Hut of Regensburg Material Transport Aerial Railway | Austria | Falbeson | ? | ? | ? | 430 m | ? | |
| Feldmoos-Chli-Titlis Aerial Tramway | Switzerland | Titlis | 37.6 m | (3476,2 m) | ? | ? | 1979 | Temp. site tramway, demolished in 1986 |

## Rope Tyroleans

| Tyrolean | Country | City | Height of pylons | Span width, leaning straight line | Span width, horizontal measurement | Height of cable over ground | Year of inauguration | Notes |
| Tyrolienne Millau 2013 | France | Millau | N/A | 2 163 m | 2 131 m | 170 m unloaded rope | 2013 | Longest tyrolean with caving ropes from May 2013. Crossing residential zones, main road, 20 kV powerline. Near to Viaduc de Millau |
| Tyrolean | Bulgaria | N/A | N/A | 1 594 m | 1 550 m | N/A m | 2008 | Longest tyrolean with caving ropes from October 2008. |
| Tyrolienne Pierre Rias | France | Vercors | N/A | 1 122 m | 1 096 m | Mini 35 m | 2008 | Longest tyrolean with caving ropes before October 2008, calculated and built by Speleo Secours Français |
| Velky Traversz | Slovakia | Zadiel Gorge | N/A | 850 m | 847 m | 320 m | 1996 | Previous longest tyrolean with caving ropes |
| Tyrolienne MJC Rodez | France | Rodez | N/A | 800 m | 795 m | around 80 m | 2010 | Longest tyrolean in urban site with caving ropes |

## Other

| Name | Country | City | Height of pylons | Span width, leaning straight line | Span width, horizontal measurement | Height of cable over ground | Year of inauguration | Notes |
| Star of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie | France | Moustiers-Sainte-Marie | N/A | 227 m | ? | 250 m | ? | |
| Straussee Ferry | Germany | Strausberg | 9.7 m/ 9.6 m | 370 m | 370 m | 5.8 m | 1915 | Longest span used for direct power supply of a vehicle |
| Oberndorf Aircraft Barrier | Germany | Oberndorf am Neckar | N/A | 1000 m | 1000 m | ? | 1942 | 2 spans across Neckar Valley, at which in a distance of 20 metres ropes with weights were fixed in order to protect Mauser works from air raids, dismantled in 1945 |
| Bayer Cross Leverkusen | Germany | Leverkusen | 118 m | 56 m | 56 m | ? | 1958 | Illuminatable logo of Bayer company, spun between two rooftop towers |
| Rosary of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes and Praise | Brazil | Ituporanga | 40 m | | 12 m | ? | 2022 | Largest rosary of the world, spun between two towers |