thumb|Pylons of Cádiz

The Pylons of Cádiz, also known as the Towers of Cádiz, are two 158 m (518 ft)-tall pylons supporting a double-circuit 132 kV three-phase AC powerline over the bay of Cádiz, Spain, running from Puerto Real Substation to the substation of the former Cádiz Thermal Power Station, situated on the peninsula upon which the city of Cádiz stands.

Description

thumb|Cádiz pylon

The suspension towers are situated in Cádiz near Fort Puntales and the Puntales Naval Station and at Matagorda quarter near the commercial wharves. The crossing consists of 16 pylons: two suspension pylons, both 158 metres (518 feet) tall, that carry the line over the Bay of Cádiz, Upon completion, the towers were acquired by the Spanish National Institute of Industry.

One of the towers under construction in 1958|thumb

See also

  • Costa de la Luz
  • List of tallest towers
  • The Shukhov Tower on the Oka River near Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, has a similar design

References

  • Drawings of Matagorda Pylon
  • Drawings of Puntales Pylon
  • Google Maps: Matagorda Pylon (Pylon on Mainland)
  • Google Maps: Puntales Pylon (Pylon at Cadiz)
  • Panoramio: picture.
  • A set on Flickr.
  • Picture of the strainer