The Yangtze River power line crossings are overhead power lines that cross the Yangtze River in China. There are at least three power line crossings on the Yangtze River at Jiangyin, Nanjing, and Wuhu. The towers of the crossing in Jiangyin are among the highest in the world.
One exists at Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China. Each pylon is situated at 31.9714°N 120.0533°W and at 31.9511°N 120.0481°W. It is a section of the 500 kV power line from the Yancheng power station to the Dou Shan substation in the province of Jiangsu. The power line section running over the river has a span width of 23030NaN0. It is carried by two 346.50NaN0 tall[1] suspension towers, each weighing 4,192 tonnes. (for comparison, the towers even surpass the height of the Eiffel Tower, which is 3240NaN0, including antenna). They are identical lattice towers of square cross section with an area of 680NaN0 × 68 m at the base and 80NaN0 × 8 m at the top. The pylons carry four conductors on the lower crossarm, 3120NaN0 above ground, with a length of 770NaN0 and two conductors on the upper crossarm. The insulator strings are 100NaN0 long. These pylons are both equipped with an elevator which runs in a cylindrical tube in its center. A spiral staircase circles the elevator shaft outside.
On each side of the river are each main span pylon, followed by two anchor towers; one for each circuit. The anchor pylons are each 550NaN0 tall, weigh 110 tonnes and stand on an area of 16x.
Construction of the pylons started on November 8, 2002. They were completed on April 13, 2004. On November 18, 2004, the power line went into service.
A dual circuit, 500 kV AC overhead powerline crosses the Yangtze River at Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, built in 1992. It uses two 2570NaN0 tall pylons built of reinforced concrete, which may be the tallest pylons built out of concrete in the world. They are situated at 31.9628°N 118.6161°W and at 31.9531°N 118.6344°W and carry 6 conductors in two levels. The span width is 20530NaN0.
The HVDC Three Gorges-Changzhou powerline crosses the Yangtze River near Wuhu, Anhui Province, China, at 31.5006°N 118.3697°W and 31.5103°N 118.3531°W. The pylons were built in 2003. The crossing consists of two 2290NaN0 tall pylons built as constructions of tubular steel, which carry two conductors. The span width is 19100NaN0. Close to it, there is a 500 kV AC powerline crossing with a span width of 19600NaN0 on probably taller towers and a 110 kV AC powerline crossing with a span width of 14100NaN0. Both AC crossings have 6 conductors.