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Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant Crossing Pylon

Latvia

The 186th tallest tower in the world

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The Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant Crossing Pylon is an overhead powerline crossing of the Daugava River, near Salaspils in Latvia. The present crossing was built in 1974, and includes one 112-metre tall lattice tower. It is the tallest electricity pylon in Latvia.

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Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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