Orinoco River Crossing

A view of the three pylons over the Orinoco river

The Orinoco River Crossing is an overhead power line crossing for two 220 kV-circuits over the Orinoco River in Venezuela. It is between the states of Anzoátegui and Bolívar, just west of Morocure (between the cities of Ciudad Bolivar and Ciudad Guayana), north of the confluence of Routes 1 and 19.

It consists of three pylons, from which one is placed on an island in the Orinoco River. Each of the pylon is 240 metres tall and equipped with three crossbars for 6 conductors. The pinnacles of the pylons are V-shaped for carrying two ground conductors. According to all available information these pylons are, after the demolition of the OMEGA-tower in Trelew, Argentina, the tallest man-made structures in South America. The width of the both span fields are 2,537 and 2,161 metres.

External links

• http://www.pbpower.net/inprint/articles/critical/critical.pdf
• http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=58412
• http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0038753

Coordinates: 8°16′30″N 62°54′07″W / 8.275°N 62.902°W / 8.275; -62.902

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