Lattice tower


A lattice tower or truss tower is a freestanding vertical framework tower. This construction is widely used in transmission towers carrying high voltage electric power lines, in radio masts and towers and in observation towers. Its advantage is good shear strength at a much lower weight than a tower of solid construction would have as well as lower wind resistance. In structural engineering the term lattice tower is used for a freestanding structure, while a lattice mast is a guyed mast supported by guy lines. Lattices of triangular cross-section are most common, particularly in North America. Square lattices are also widely used and are most common in Eurasia.
Before 1940, they were used as radio transmission towers especially for short and medium wave, occasionally lattice towers consisting of wood were utilized. The tallest wooden lattice tower was at Mühlacker, Germany. It had a height of and was built in 1934 and demolished in 1945.
Most wood lattice towers were demolished before 1960. In Germany the last big radio towers consisting of wood were the transmission towers of the Golm transmitter and the transmitter Ismaning. They were demolished in 1979 and 1983 respectively.
The tallest lattice tower is the Tokyo Skytree, with a height of. The city most renowned for lattice towers is Cincinnati, Ohio which features no less than four tower above 900 feet in height and several more on the list, Tokyo is the only other city in the world that features more than one above that height. Lattice towers are often designed as either a space frame or a hyperboloid structure.

Steel lattice towers

Lattice towers with observation decks

TowerYearCountryTownHeight mHeight ftRemarks
Tokyo Skytree2012JapanSumida, Tokyo634 m2080 ftTallest Lattice tower in the world
Tashkent Tower1985UzbekistanTashkent374.9 m1230 ft
Dragon Tower2000ChinaHarbin336 m1102 ft
Tokyo Tower1957JapanTokyo333 m1093 ft
Eiffel Tower1889FranceParis324 m1063 ft
Zhuzhou Television Tower1999ChinaShijiazhuang293 m961 ft
Shijiazhuang TV-tower1998ChinaShijiazhuang280 m919 ft
Kaifeng TV Tower?ChinaKaifeng268 m879 ft
Daqing Radio and Television Tower1989ChinaDaqing260 m853 ft
Qingdao TV Tower1994ChinaQingdao232 m761 ft
Brasília TV Tower1967BrazilBrasília224 m735 ft
Guangzhou TV Tower1991ChinaGuangzhou217 m712 ft
Guangdong TV Tower1965ChinaGuangdong200 m656 ft
Nagoya TV Tower1954JapanNagoya180 m590 ft
Las Vegas Eiffel Tower1999United StatesLas Vegas165 m541ft1:2 scale replica of Eiffel Tower
The Parisian Macao2016ChinaMacau160 m525 ft1:2 scale replica of Eiffel Tower
Blackpool Tower1894United KingdomBlackpool158 m518 ft
Funkturm Berlin1926GermanyBerlin150 m492 ftOnly observation tower standing on insulators
Sapporo TV Tower1957JapanSapporo147.2 m483 ft
Vasco-da-Gama-Tower1998PortugalLisbon145 m476 ft
Observation tower of la Cité de l'Énergie1997CanadaShawinigan, Quebec115 m377 ft
Torre Branca1933ItalyMilan108.6 m356 ft
Kobe Port Tower1963JapanKobe108 m354 ft
Eiffel Tower of Window of the World1993ChinaShenzhen108 m354 ft1:3 scale replica of Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower of Tiandu City Community2007ChinaMacau108 m354 ft1:3 scale replica of Eiffel Tower
Marine Tower Yokohama1961JapanYokohama106 m348 ft
Tsutenkaku1956JapanOsaka103 m338 ft
Hakata Port Tower1964JapanFukuoka103 m338 ft
Beppu Tower1957JapanBeppu100 m328 ft
Eiffel Tower of Kings Island1972USAMason, Ohio96 m315 ft1:3.5 scale replica of Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower of Kings Dominion1975USADoswell, Virginia96 m315 ft1:3.5 scale replica of Eiffel Tower
Cholfirst Radio Tower1973SwitzerlandFlurlingen96 m315 ft
Tour métallique de Fourvière1894FranceLyon85.9 m282 ftNot used as observation tower since 1953
Sunsphere1982United StatesKnoxville81.07 m266 ft
Eiffel Tower replica in Bahria Town2014PakistanBahria80 m262 ft1:4 scale replica of Eiffel Tower
Torre Sant Sebastia1931SpainBarcelona78 m256 ftHarbour terminal aerial tramway
Hiratsuka TV Tower1972JapanHiratsuka70 m256 ft
Hot Springs Mountain Tower1983United StatesHot Springs Mountain65.8 m216 ft
Petřínská rozhledna1891CzechPrague60 m197 ft
Bachtel Tower1986SwitzerlandHinwil60 m197 ft
Green Tower1998JapanSanbu60 m197 ft
Gross Reken Melchenberg Radio Tower?GermanyReken60 m197 ft
Schomberg Observation Tower2005/2006GermanySundern60 m197 ft
Aalborgtårnet1933DenmarkAalborg54.9 m180 ft
Observation Tower Ahlbeck1998GermanyAhlbeck50 m164 ft
Joseph's Cross1896GermanyStolberg38 m124 ft
Poppenberg Observation Tower1897GermanyIlfeld33 m108 ft
Lemberg Tower1899GermanyLemberg Mountain33 m108 ft
Wanne Observation Tower1888GermanyVillingen-Schwenningen30 m98 ft
Gehrenberg Tower1903GermanyMarkdorf30 m98 ft
Tower of Unity1962GermanyHeldrastein30 m98 ftFormer additionally guyed lattice tower, which was transformed into observation tower
Gustav-Vietor-Tower1882GermanyHohe Wurzel 25 m82 ftdemolished in 2006
Observation Tower at Goetzinger's Height1883GermanyNeustadt/Saxony25 m82 ft
Hochfirst Tower1890GermanyTitisee-Neustadt25 m82 ftAdditionally guyed
Büchenbronn Observation Tower1883GermanyBüchenbronn24.75 m81 ftAdditionally guyed
Tour du Belvédère1898FranceMulhouse-Belvédère20 m65 ft
Salzgitter Bismarck Tower1900GermanySalzgitter17 m56 ft
Gillerberg Observation Tower1892GermanyHilchenbach15 m49 ft

Radio tower carrying aerials

List of radio tower above 150 m / 500 ft in height.
TowerYearCountryTownHeight mHeight ftDesign type and Remarks
Tokyo Skytree2012JapanSumida, Tokyo634 m2080 ftsolid central core supported by cylindrical lattice frame, tallest lattice tower in the world
Kyiv TV Tower1973UkraineKyiv385 m1263 ftsolid central core supported by 6-sided lattice frame with 4 legs
Tashkent Tower1985UzbekistanTashkent374.9 m1230 ftsolid central core supported by cylindrical lattice frame with 3 steel legs, may be categorized as a steel tower rather than a lattice tower
Dragon Tower2000ChinaHarbin336 m1102 ftsolid central core supported by 6-sided lattice frame, upper portion 4-sided
Tokyo Tower1957JapanTokyo333 m1093 ft4-sided, 4 legged
WITI TV Tower1962USAShorewood, Wisconsin329.4 m1081 ft3-sided
St. Petersburg TV Tower1962RussiaSaint Petersburg326 m1070 ftsolid central core supported by 6-sided lattice frame, height increase in 2011 by 16 m
Eiffel Tower1889FranceParis324 m1063 ft4-sided, 4 legged
WHDH-TV Tower1960USANewton, Massachusetts323.8 m1062 ft3-sided
KCTV-Tower1956USAKansas City, Missouri317.6 m1042 ft4-sided
Turner Broadcasting Tower1967USAAtlanta, Georgia314.3 m1031 ft3-sided, disassembled in 2010
Yerevan TV Tower1977ArmeniaYerevan311.7 m1023 ftsolid central core supported by 3-sided lattice frame
Fazilka TV Tower2007IndiaFazilka304.8 m1000 ft4-sided
Mumbai Television Tower1972IndiaMumbai300 m984 ft4-sided
Sutro Tower1973USASan Francisco, California297.8 m977 ft3 legged guyed upper section and candelabra top
WKRQ Tower1960'sUSACincinnati, Ohio294.6 m967 ft3-sided
Zhuzhou Television Tower1999ChinaShijiazhuang293 m961 ftsolid central core supported by 6-sided lattice frame
Star Tower1991USACincinnati, Ohio290.8 m954 ftLandmark tower design
WLWT TV Tower1978USACincinnati, Ohio289.6 m950 ft3-sided
Dudelange Radio Tower1957LuxembourgDudelange285 m935 ft3-sided
Shijiazhuang TV-tower1998ChinaShijiazhuang280 m919 ftsolid central core supported by 8-sided lattice frame with 4 legs
Net 25 Tower1990PhilippinesQuezon City276.4 m907 ft3-sided
WCPO TV Tower1965USACincinnati, Ohio276 m905 ft3-sided
Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower1972GeorgiaTbilisi274.5 m901 ftsolid central core supported by 3-sided lattice frame with 2 legs, may be categorized as a steel tower rather than a lattice tower
RCTI TV Tower?IndonesiaJakarta274 m900 ft3-sided
Kaifeng TV Tower1989ChinaKaifeng268 m879 ftsolid central core supported by 8-sided lattice frame with 4 legs
Daqing Radio and Television Tower1989ChinaDaqing260 m853 ftsolid central core supported by 6-sided lattice frame, upper portion 4-sided
Moscow Octod Tower2006RussiaMoscow258 m846 ftHyperboloid structure
WTVR TV Tower1953USARichmond, Virginia257 m843 ft4-sided
WBNS TV Tower1948USAColumbus, Ohio255.8 m839 ft3-sided, originally 181.3 m 595 ft additional structural members were added 1955 to reach its current height
Grodno TV Tower1984BelarusGrodno254 m833 ft4-sided, guyed upper section with four horizontal crossbars
Towers of Lafayette transmitter1920FranceMarcheprime250 m820 ft3-sided, 8 towers total, demolished between 1944 and 1953
Longwave transmitter Junglinster1932LuxembourgJunglinster250 m820 ft3-sided, 3 towers total, insulated against ground, height since 1980; 216 m / 709 ft
Novodnistrovsk TV Tower1987UkraineDunaivtsi250 m820 ft4-sided
Hanoi TV Tower2013VietnamHanoi250 m820 ft4-sided, 4 legged
River Road Tower1965USAWashington, DC246.6 m809 ft3-sided candelabra top
Seto Digital Tower2011JapanSeto244.7 m803 ftcentral lattice mast supported by 6 exterior legs
Vitebsk TV Tower1983BelarusVitebsk244 m801 ft4-sided, guyed upper section with four horizontal crossbars
Astara TV Tower1981Republic of AzerbaijanAstara243.84 m800 ft4-sided, guyed upper section with four horizontal crossbars
Central tower 1925GermanyKoenigs Wusterhausen243 m797 ft3-sided, collapsed on November 15, 1972
Yakutsk TV Tower1982RussiaYakutsk241.71 m793 ft4-sided
Birobidzhan TV Tower1972RussiaBirobidzhan241 m791 ft4-sided
Kharkiv TV Tower1981UkraineKharkiv240.7 m790 ftsolid central core supported by 6-sided lattice frame with 3 legs
Tower of Power 1988PhilippinesQuezon City236.8 m777 ft4-sided
Channel 9 TV Tower1965AustraliaSydney233 m764 ft4-sided
FM/TV-Tower Wavre1983BelgiumWavre232 m761 ft4-sided, guyed upper section with four horizontal crossbars
Hughes Memorial Tower1989USAWashington, DC232 m761 ftLandmark tower design
Qingdao TV Tower1994ChinaQingdao232 m761 ftsolid central core supported by 6-sided lattice frame, upper portion 4-sided
WOR TV Tower1949USANorth Bergen, New Jersey231.65 m760 ft4-sided, dismantled after being struck by aircraft in 1956
KQTV Tower1953USASt. Joseph, Missouri229 m750 ft4-sided, height since 2009; 179 m 579 ft
WIVB TV Tower1948USABuffalo, New York226.2 m742 ft3-sided
TV5 Tower?BangkokThailand225 m740 ft3-sided
Brasília TV Tower1967BrazilBrasília224 m735 ft6-sided
Millennium Transmitter1969PhilippinesQuezon City219.5 m720 ft4-sided
Sahiwal TV Tower?PakistanSahiwal219.5 m720 ft4-sided
Crystal Palace Transmitter1950UKLondon219 m719 ft4-sided
Guangzhou TV Tower1991ChinaGuangzhou217 m712 ft4-sided, 4 legged
Blosenbergturm1937SwitzerlandBeromünster216 m709 ft4-sided, Selfradiating tower insulated against ground
Channel 7/10 TV Tower1956AustraliaSydney216 m708 ft4-sided
WBIR TV Tower1956USAKnoxville, Tennessee215.5 m707 ft3-sided
WTTG TV Tower1963USAWashington, DC214.8705 ft3-sided
Mariupol TV Tower1981UkraineMariupol214 m702 ft4-sided
Torre TV Bandeirantes1997BrazilSão Paulo212 m696 ft4-sided non-tapering
WJLA TV Tower1972USAWashington, DC210.9692 ft3-sided
TV Tower Bol d'Air-Ougrée?BelgiumBol d'Air-Ougrée210 m689 ft4-sided
KTWB-TV Tower1979USASeattle, Washington208 m682 ft3-sided
Khmelnytsky TV-tower1980UkraineKhmelnytskyi208 m682 ft4-sided
Cimişlia TV Tower?MoldovaCimişlia208 m682 ft4-sided
Cesvaine TV Tower?LatviaCesvaine204 m669 ft4-sided
Edineţ TV Tower?MoldovaEdineţ204 m669 ft4-sided
Rezeknes TV Tower?LatviaRezeknes204 m669 ft4-sided
Valmieras TV Tower?LatviaValmieras204 m669 ft4-sided
Antananarivo TV Tower?MadagascarAntananarivo203 m665ft
Klaipeda Radio and Television Station1960LithuaniaKlaipeda202 m663 ft4-sided
Daugavpils TV Tower1956LatviaDaugavpils202 m663 ft4-sided, height increased in 1989
WRC TV Tower1989?USAWashington, DC201.8 m662 ft3-sided
Brisbane Channel 10 TV Tower?AustraliaBrisbane201.8 m662 ft4-sided
Guangdong TV Tower1965ChinaGuangdong200 m656 ft8-sided
WMBC TV Tower1965USAMontclair, New Jersey200 m656 ft3-sided
VRT Zendmast Genk?BelgiumGenk200 m656 ft4-sided
TV5 Transmitter Tower?PhilippinesQuezon City200 m656 ft4-sided
St. Petersburg American Tower1985USASt. Petersburg199.6 m655 ft3-sided
Krasnoyarsk TV Tower?RussiaKrasnoyarsk199 m654 ft4-sided
Odessa TV Tower1958UkraineOdessa199 m653 ft4-sided
Kherson TV Tower1994UkraineKherson199 m653 ft4-sided
Transamérica?BrazilSao Paulo198 m650 ft
Krasnodar TV Tower1959RussiaKrasnodar197 m646 ft4-sided
Penza Television Centre Transmitter1958RussiaPenza196 m643 ft4-sided
Rostov TV Tower1958RussiaRostov196 m643 ft4-sided
Pärnu TV Tower1963EstoniaPärnu196 m643 ft4-sided
Cherkaska TV Tower1964UkraineCherkaska196 m643 ft4-sided
Bilopillia TV Tower1966UkraineBilopillia196 m643 ft4-sided
Trostianets TV Tower1985UkraineTrostianets196 m643 ft4-sided
Ivano-Frankivsk TV Tower1965UkraineIvano-Frankivsk195 m640 ft4-sided
Sky Tower West Tokyo1980JapanTokyo195 m640 ft8-sided non-tapering
Mulhouse-Belvédère Transmission Tower1997FranceMulhouse195 m640 ft3-sided
Tower at 3710 Marquis St1992USAGarland, Texas194.2 m637 ft3-sided
Dnipropetrovsk TV Tower1958UkraineDnipropetrovsk194 m637 ft4-sided
Lugansk TV Tower1958UkraineLugansk194 m637 ft4-sided
Kamenske TV Tower1965UkraineKamenske194 m637 ft4-sided
KSTW-TV Tower1979USASeattle, Washington194 m636 ft3-sided
Karaganda TV Tower19KazakhstanQaragandy194 m635 ft4-sided
Mykolaiv TV Tower1958UkraineMykolaiv193 m633 ft4-sided
Yekaterinburg TV Tower 1955RussiaYekaterinburg192 m630 ft4-sided
Donetsk TV Tower 11956UkraineDonetsk192 m630 ft4-sided
Murmansk TV Tower1957RussiaMurmansk192 m630 ft4-sided
Lviv TV Tower1957UkraineLviv192 m630 ft4-sided
Simferopol TV Tower1958RussiaSimferopol192 m630 ft4-sided
Zaporizhzhya TV Tower1959UkraineZaporizhzhya192 m630 ft4-sided
Orissaare TV Tower1965EstoniaOrissaare191 m627 ft4-sided
Leipzig Radio Tower2015GermanyLeipzig191 m627 ft4-sided
Stonehenge Tower1990USAPortland, Oregon190.5 m625 ftsolid central core supported by 3 legs, may be categorized as a steel tower rather than a lattice tower
ATV10 Tower1964AustraliaMelbourne190 m623ft4-sided, height increase in 2001 by 10 m
Sottens Radio Tower1989SwitzerlandSottens188 m617ft4-sided, mediumwave, selfradiating tower insulated against ground
Chisinau TV Tower1958MoldovaChisinau186 m610 ft4-sided
KIRO TV Tower1958USASeattle, Washington186 m609 ft3-sided
Santa Palomba transmitter, Main tower?ItalySanta Palomba186 m609 ft4-sided, equipped with cage antenna for mediumwave broadcasting
Ovce Pole Radio Tower?MacedoniaLozovo185 m608 ft4-sided
Ekibastuz TV Tower1967KazakhstanEkibastuz185 m607 ft4-sided, horizontal bars of frame are fixed at the centre column
Vlessart TV Tower?BelgiumRue Vlessart Airmont Léglise185 m607 ft4-sided, horizontal bars of frame are fixed at the centre column
KWEX TV Tower1998USASan Antonio, Texas184.1 m604 ft3-sided
NSS Annapolis Towers1936USAAnnapolis183 m600 ft3-sided, 3 towers
Tower at 503 Mcarthur Drive2016USANew Bedford, Massachusetts182.9 m600 ft3-sided
KSTP TV Tower1948USASaint Paul, Minnesota181.1 m594 ft3-sided
WQED TV Tower1954USAPittsburgh, Pennsylvania181.1 m594 ft3-sided candelabra top
KCTS TV Tower Tower1965USASeattle, Washington181.1 m594 ft3-sided
Tula TV Tower1964RussiaTula180 m591 ft4-sided
Donetsk TV Tower 21964UkraineDonetsk180 m591 ft4-sided
Yarok TV and Radio Tower1964UkraineYarok180 m591 ft4-sided
Kokshetau TV Tower1965KazakhstanKokshetau180 m591 ft4-sided with lateral supports added in 2002 for vertical stability after washout
Andriivka TV Tower1969UkraineAndriivka180 m591 ft4-sided
Kotovsk Communication Tower1972UkraineVesternychany180 m591 ft4-sided
Chongqing Radio & TV Tower1973ChinaYuzhong, Chongqing CQ180 m591 ft
Kuldiga TV Tower?LatviaKuldiga180 m591 ft4-sided
Radio Mast at Krupskoi Street2003RussiaPerm180 m591 ftHyperboloid structure
Nagoya TV Tower1954JapanNagoya180 m590 ft4-sided
Smolensk TV Tower1957RussiaSmolensk180 m590 ft4-sided
1230 East Mermaid Lane Tower1957USAWyndmoor, Pennsylvania178 m585 ft3-sided
Balashikha Tower?RussiaBalashikha176 m577 ft4-sided non-tapering
KING TV Tower1952USASeattle, Washington174 m570 ft4-sided
Hirano Radio Tower Tower1971JapanSaitama173 m568 ftsolid central core supported with 4 legs, central core possibly made out of concrete?
WDET Tower Tower1996USADetroit, Michigan172.5 m566 ft3-sided
KOMO TV Tower1952USASeattle, Washington172 m564 ft3-sided
Rimavská Sobota SW Transmitter Towers # 1-4?SlovakiaRimavská Sobota171 m561 ft4-sided, 4 towers
KSAT TV Tower1957USASacramento, California170.2 m558 ft3-sided
Tower at 2740 South Freeway1992USAFort Worth, Texas170.1 m558 ft4-sided
Rimavská Sobota SW Transmitter Towers # 5-6?SlovakiaRimavská Sobota170 m558 ft4-sided, 2 towers
Gore Hill ABC TV Tower?AustraliaSydney170 m558 ft4-sided
WTVH TV Tower1948USASyracuse, New York169.5 m556 ft4-sided
KSAT TV Tower1957USASan Antonio, Texas168.9 m554 ft3-sided
Gaocheng TV Tower?ChinaGaocheng168 m551 ft
WWVR Tower1954USATerre Haute, Indiana167.6 m550 ft3-sided
KNBC Mount Wilson Tower1998USAMount Wilson, California166 m545 ft4-sided
KSAT TV Tower1985USADes Moines, Iowa163.6 m537 ft3-sided
TV Tower Namur-Profondville?BelgiumNamur-Profondville163 m535 ft
WJAR TV Tower2013USARehoboth, Massachusetts162.7 m534 ft4-sided
WRAT Tower?USALake Como, NJ162.5 m533 ft3-sided
WXRT Tower1971USAChicago, Illinois162.2 m532 ft3-sided
Higashiyama TV Tower1969JapanNagoya162 m532 ft4-sided
WOWT TV Tower1949USAOmaha, Nebraska161.6 m530 ft3-sided
Tower at 2599 Palumbo Drive1991USALexington, Kentucky161.5 m530 ft3-sided, 8-sided top
Martina Franca Tower 1?ItalyMartina Franca161 m528 ft4-sided
WIZF Tower1976USACincinnati, Ohio160.9 m528 ft4-sided
KDNL TV Tower1947USASaint Louis, Missouri160.8 m528 ft4-sided
Shukhov radio tower1922RussiaMoscow160 m525 ftHyperboloid structure
Luch Towers1954UkraineLuch160 m525 ftTwo towers
Bell Canada Pharmacy Avenue Tower1970CanadaToronto160 m524 ft3-sided non-tapering
City of Dallas Tower1983USADallas, Texas159.4 m523 ft4-sided
WSAV TV Tower1956USASavannah, Georgia159.1 m522 ft3-sided
Chernihiv TV Tower1959UkraineChernihiv159 m522 ft4-sided
Telecomm Antenna?BrazilRio de Janeiro159 m522 ft4-sided
WLLY Tower1995USAMangonia Park, Florida158.2 m519 ftLandmark tower design
Zendmast Zichtenburg2007NetherlandsThe Hague158 m518 ft3-sided
Skytel Tower2004USADes Moines157.8 m518 ft3-sided
RaTel Tower1950UkraineKiev157 m515 ft4-sided
TV Tower Tournai-Froidmont1967BelgiumTournai-Froidmont157 m515 ft4-sided
Tower at 47 S State Avenue1991USAIndianapolis, Indiana155.4 m510 ft3-sided
Tower at 1220 S Acacia Avenue1994USARipon, California155.4 m510 ft3-sided
Mesquite Tower1990USAMesquite, Texas155.3 m509.5 ftLandmark tower design
KETV TV Tower1957USAOmaha, Nebraska155.1 m509 ft3-sided
NOVEC Toren2005NetherlandsZwolle155 m507 ft3-sided
Torre da TV Cultura1992BrazilSão Paulo154.8 m507 ft3-sided, rotating 180 degrees on its axis 3 times
Tower at 4344 Park Heights Avenue1987USABaltimore, Maryland154.5 m507 ft3-sided
Tower at 78 Veronica Avenue2013USAFranklin Township, New Jersey154.5 m507 ft3-sided
Washington Police Department Tower?USAWashington, DC154.3 m506 ft4-sided
WSB TV Tower1975USAAtlanta, Georgia154.2 m506 ft3-sided
Old KLDT TV Tower1990USALewisville, Texas153.6 m504 ft3-sided
WOAI TV Tower2010USASan Antonio, Texas153.3 m503 ft3-sided
Tower at 26501 Renaissance Parkway1990USACleveland, Ohio153 m502 ft3-sided
WRDW TV Tower1998USAAugusta, Georgia152.7 m501 ft3-sided
Tower at 1060 Gatewood Avenue2019USAGreensboro, North Carolina152.7 m501 ft3-sided
Croydon Transmitter1962UKLondon, Surrey152 m500 ft4-sided
IBC Tower1978PhilippinesQuezon City152 m500 ft4-sided
Tower at 4802 Lookaway Drive1987USACincinnati, Ohio152.4 m500 ft3-sided
PTV Television Transmitter1993PhilippinesQuezon City152.4 m500 ft4-sided
Tower at 1350 Howell Mill Road1995USAAtlanta, Georgia152.4 m500 ft3-sided
WPTK Tower1996USACary, North Carolina152.4 m500 ft
Tower at 15 Van Dyke Avenue1999USANew Brunswick, New Jersey152.4 m500 ft3-sided
Tower at 180 Freeman Avenue2000USAIslip, NY152.4 m500 ft3-sided
Cleveland Buckeye Terminals Tower2000USACleveland, Ohio152.4 m500 ft3-sided
Tower at 1810 Jeffries2000USADallas, Texas152.4 m500 ft3-sided
Susquehanna Radio Corp Tower2001USADallas, Texas152.4 m500 ft3-sided
Tower at 2949 2/3 Carr Street2001USAHouston, Texas152.4 m500 ft3-sided
Tower at 2500 Se Loop 8202011USAFort Worth, Texas152.4 m500 ft4-sided
Tower at 5109 Carder Road2004USAOrlando, Florida152.4 m500 ft3-sided
San Antonio Police Department Tower2012USASan Antonio, Texas152.4 m500 ft3-sided
Indian River State College Tower2013USAFort Pierce, Florida152.4 m500 ft3-sided
Tower at 19 Oldham Street2017USANashville, TN152.4 m500 ft3-sided
RKS Mělník-Chloumek?Czech RepublicMělník152 m500 ftMediumwave
RKS Dobrochov?Czech RepublicDobrochov152 m500 ftMediumwave
Antena Califormula Broadcasting?MexicoTijuana152 m500 ft4-sided
Federal Hill Road Tower1970USAPompton Lakes, New Jersey152.1 m499 ft3-sided
WHBF TV Tower1950USARock Island, Illinois152 m499 ft4-sided
WAFB TV Tower1951USABaton Rouge, Louisiana152 m499 ft3-sided, second source lists the tower as being 475 ft tall
Tower at 375 Midland Avenue1981USADetroit, Michigan152 m499 ft3-sided
WMUZ Tower1985USADetroit, Michigan152 m499 ft3-sided
L3Harris Technologies Tower1992USAKey Largo, Florida152 m499 ft3-sided
Tower at 11149 Trinity Blvd1997USAFort Worth, Texas152.2 m499 ft4-sided candelabra top
Charlotte American Tower2001USACharlotte, North Carolina151 m499 ft3-sided candelabra top
Tower at 14247 Old St. Augustine Road2002USAJacksonville, Florida152 m499 ft3-sided
Tower 1916 Park Avenue2004USAShreveport, Louisiana152 m499 ftLandmark tower design
WPEC TV Tower2008USAWest Palm Beach, Florida152 m499 ft3-sided
New York AM Radio, LLC Towers2009USANorth Bergen, New Jersey152.1 m499 ft3-sided, 3 towers
AR & JR Radio Tower2017USAAustin, Texas152 m499 ft3-sided candelabra top
City of Chesapeake Tower2018USAChesapeake, Virginia152 m499 ft3-sided
City of Jackson Tower?USAJackson, Mississippi152 m499 ftLandmark tower design
Tower at 2060 15th Avenue South1999USANashville, Tennessee151.8 m498 ft3-sided
WETA TV Tower?USAArlington, Virgina151 m495 ft3-sided
Tour Dégueu?BelgiumLeglise-Anlier151 m495 ft
Tower at 1450 Westpark Way1996USAFort Worth, Texas150.6 m494 ft4-sided candelabra top
Tower at 67315 Kirkwood Heights Road2005USABrookside, Ohio150.3 m493 ft3-sided
Longwave transmitter Lahti1927FinlandLahti150 m492 ftTwo towers carrying an antenna for longwave
RKS Liblice 1?Czech RepublicLiblice150 m492 ftTwo towers carrying an antenna for longwave, demolished in 2004
Mannesmann Tower Vienna1954GermanyVienna150 m492 ft
Halle Radio Tower2005GermanyHalle150 m492 ft
RPN Transmitter Tower?PhilippinesQuezon City150 m492 ft4-sided
KDFW TV Tower?USADallas, Texas149.8 m491 ft4-sided

Electrical Pylons

List of Electrical pylons above 122 m / 400 ft in height.
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TowerYearCountryTownHeight mHeight ftRemarks
Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie2009ChinaDamao Island370 m1214 ftTallest pylons in the world
Yangtze River Crossing Jiangyin2003ChinaJiangyin346.5m1137 ft
Amazonas Crossing of Tucuruí transmission line2012BrazilAlmeirim295 m968 ftTallest electricity pylons in South America
Yangtze River crossing of Shanghai-Huainan Powerline2013ChinaGaogouzhen269.75885 ft
Pylons of Pearl River Crossing1987ChinaPearl River253 m & 240 m830 ft & 787 ft
Orinoco River Crossing?VenezuelaCaroní240 m787 ft
Hooghly River Crossing?IndiaDiamond Harbour236 m774 ft
Pylons of Messina1957ItalyMessina232 m761 ftnot used as pylons any more, 224 m not including concrete base
HVDC Yangtze River Crossing Wuhu2003ChinaWuhu229 m751 ftTallest electricity pylons used for HVDC
Elbe Crossing 21976–1978GermanyStade227 m744 ft
Chūshi Powerline Crossing1962JapanTakehara226 m742 ftTallest electricity pylons in Japan
Daqi-Channel-Crossing1997JapanTakehara223 m732 ft
Overhead line crossing Suez Canal1998Egypt221 m725 ft
Balakovo 500 kV Wolga Crossing, Tower East?RussiaBalakovo197 m646 ft
LingBei-Channel-Crossing1993JapanReihoku195 m640 ft
400 kV Thames Crossing1965UKWest Thurrock190 m623 ft
Elbe Crossing 11958–1962GermanyStade189 m620 ft
Kogushi Electric Power Transmission Tower1994JapanOkayama185 m607 ft
Antwerp Deurganck dok crossing2000BelgiumAntwerpen178 m584 ftCrossing for a container quay
Línea de Transmisión Carapongo – Carabayllo2015PerúLima176 m577 ftCrossing of Rimac River
Tracy Saint Lawrence River Powerline Crossing?CanadaTracy174.6 m573 fttallest electricity pylon in Canada
Doel Schelde Powerline Crossing?BelgiumAntwerp170 m558 ftTallest crossing in Belgium
Mississippi River Crossing at Sunshine1967USAMontz164.6 m540 ft
Lekkerkerk Crossing 11970NetherlandsLekkerkerk163 m534 ftTallest crossing in the Netherlands
Bosporus overhead line crossing III1999TurkeyIstanbul160 m525 ft
Balakovo 500 kV Wolga Crossing, Tower West?RussiaBalakovo159 m522 ft
Pylons of Cadiz?SpainCadiz158 m519 ft
Mississippi River Crossing at Montz1991USAMontz152.1 m499 ft
Amazonas Crossing of Tucuruí transmission line at Jurupari island2012BrazilAlmeirim150 m492 ft
Maracaibo Bay Powerline Crossing?VenezuelaMaracaibo150 m492 ftTowers on caissons
Meredosia-Ipava Illinois River Crossing2017United StatesBeardstown149.35 m490 ft
Aust Severn Powerline Crossing?UKAust148.75 m488 ft
132 kV Thames Crossing1932UKWest Thurrock148.4 m486 ftdemolished in 1987
Karmsundet Powerline Crossing?NorwayKarmsundet143.5 m471 ft
Limfjorden Overhead powerline crossing 2?DenmarkRaerup141.7 m465 ft
Saint Lawrence River HVDC Quebec-New England Overhead Powerline Crossing1989CanadaDeschambault-Grondines140 m459 ftdismantled in 1992
Pylons of Voerde1926GermanyVoerde138 m452 ft
Köhlbrand Powerline Crossing?GermanyHamburg138 m452 ft
Mississippi River Crossing, Lower Coast Substation1991USANew Orleans134.7 m442 ft
Bremen-Farge Weser Powerline Crossing?GermanyBremen135 m443 ft
Pylons of Ghesm Crossing1984IranStrait of Ghesm130 m426 ftOne pylon standing on a caisson in the sea
Shukhov tower on the Oka River1929RussiaDzerzhinsk128 m420 ftHyperboloid structure, 2 towers, one of them demolished
Tarchomin pylon of Tarchomin-Łomianki Vistula Powerline Crossing?PolandTarchomin127 m417 ft
Skolwin pylon of Skolwin-Inoujście Odra Powerline Crossing?PolandSkolwin126 m413 ft
Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing 21977UkraineEnerhodar126 m413 ft
Little Belt Overhead powerline crossing 2?DenmarkMiddelfart125.3 m & 119.2 m411ft & 391 ft-
Inoujście pylon of Skolwin-Inoujście Odra Powerline Crossing?PolandInoujście125 m410 ft
Bosporus overhead line crossing II1983TurkeyIstanbul124 m407 ft
Duisburg-Wanheim Powerline Rhine Crossing?GermanyDuisburg122 m400 ft

Oil Platforms

NameYearCountryLocationHeight mHeight ftTypeRemarks
Petronius Compliant Tower2000USAGulf of Mexico6402,100Compliant towerTallest freestanding structure in the world 2000-2008
Baldpate Compliant Tower1998USAGulf of Mexico581.51,908Compliant towerTallest freestanding structure in the world 1998-2000
Bullwinkle Platform1989USAGulf of Mexico5291,736Fixed truss towerTallest fixed/rigged freestanding structure built in water
Benguela-Belize Lobito-Tomboco Platform2008AngolaCongo basin5121,680Compliant tower
Pompano Platform1994USAGulf of Mexico4771,565Fixed truss tower
Cognac Platform1977USAGulf of Mexico385.51,265Fixed truss tower
Harmony Platform1992USACalifornia3661,200Fixed truss towerheight is only to water level likely to be as taller than the Cognac Platform
Hondo Platform1976USAGulf of Mexico354.51,163Fixed truss tower
Virgo Platform1999USAGulf of Mexico3441,130Fixed truss towerheight is only to water level likely to be as taller than the Cognac Platform
Cerveza Platform1981USAGulf of Mexico3271,073Fixed truss tower
Cerveza Light Platform1981USAGulf of Mexico3271,073Fixed truss tower
Heritage Platform1992USACalifornia3261,070Fixed truss towerheight is only to water level likely to be as taller than the Cognac Platform
Amberjack Platform1991USAGulf of Mexico3141,030Fixed truss towerheight is only to water level likely to be as taller than the Cognac Platform

Jackup Rigs

NameYearCountryHeight mHeight ftRemarks
Noble Lloyd Noble214 m702 ft
XL Enhanced, Ultra Harsh Environment jackup2016206.8 m678 ft4 vessels
Cat J super-rigs198 m650 ft

Wind turbines

TowerYearCountryTownPinnacleRemarks
Nowy Tomyśl Wind Turbines2012PolandNowy Tomyśl, Poland210 m160 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 100 metres diameter
Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow2006GermanyLaasow, Brandenburg205 m160 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 90 metres diameter
Fuhrländer Wind Turbines Spremberg2009GermanySpremberg, Brandenburg191 m141 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 100 metres diameter, 9 units
Laubersreuth Fuhrländer Wind Turbines2010GermanyMünchberg, Bavaria191 m141 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 100 metres diameter, 2 units
Ewiger Fuhrmann Vestas V66 Wind TurbineGermanyKreuztal, North Rhine-Westphalia150 m117 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 66 metres diameter
Oyten Vestas V-66 Wind Turbines2000/2002GermanyOyten, Lower-Saxony150 m117 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 66 metres diameter, 2 units
Elspe Fuhrländer FL 77 Wind Turbine2001GermanyElspe, North Rhine-Westphalia150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter
Melle Südwind S77 Wind Turbines2001/2003GermanyMelle, Lower Saxony150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 6 units
Heisberg Südwind S77 Wind Turbine2002GermanyFreudenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter
Wallmersbach Südwind S77 Wind Turbine2002GermanyUffenheim, Bavaria150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter
Achim Vestas V66 Wind Turbines2002GermanyAchim, Lower Saxony150 m117 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 66 metres diameter, 3 units
Badbergen Südwind S70\1500 wind turbines2002GermanyBadbergen, Lower-Saxony150 m114,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 70 metres diameter, 12 units
Dinklage Südwind S70\1500 Wind Turbines2002GermanyDinklage, Lower Saxony150 m114,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 70 metres diameter, 5 units
Beedenbostel Vestas V66 Wind Turbines2002GermanyBeedenbostel, Lower Saxony150 m117 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 66 metres diameter, 5 units
Büddenstedt Südwind S77 Wind Turbines2002GermanyHelmstedt, Lower Saxony150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units
Schwagstorf Südwind S70\1500 Wind Turbines2002GermanyOstercappeln, Lower Saxony150 m114,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 70 metres diameter, 12 units
Kamp-Lintfort Südwind S77 Wind Turbines2003GermanyKamp-Lintfort, North Rhine-Westphalia150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units
Wetzdorf REpower MD77 Wind Turbines2003GermanyWetzdorf, Thuringia150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter,2 units
Hilgershausen Südwind S77 Wind Turbines2003/ 2004GermanyFelsberg, Hesse150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units
Kirchlinteln Vestas V66 Wind Turbines2004GermanyKirchlinteln, Lower Saxony150 m117 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 66 metres diameter, 4 units
Dretzen Fuhrländer FL 77 Wind Turbines2005GermanyDretzen, Brandenburg150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 10 units
Bad Laer Nordex N90 Wind Turbine2005GermanyBad Laer, Lower Saxony150 m105 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 90 metres diameter
Achmer Nordex N90 wind turbines2006GermanyAchmer, Lower-Saxony150 m105 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 90 metres diameter, 9 units
Alfhausen Nordex N90 wind turbinesGermanyAlfhausen, Lower-Saxony150 m105 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 90 metres diameter, 12 units
Nike Laakdal Wind Park2006BelgiumLaakdal150 m111.5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 6 units
Voltlage Nordex S77 wind turbines2006GermanyVoltlage, Lower-Saxony150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 7 units
Pattensen REpower MD77 Wind Turbine2007GermanyPattensen, Lower Saxony150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter
Kölkebeck REpower MD77 Wind Turbines2007GermanyKölkebeck, North Rhine-Westphalia150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units
Schorbus REpower MD77 Wind Turbines2007GermanySchorbus, Brandenburg150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter,2 units
Illerich Fuhrländer FL 77 Wind Turbines2005GermanyIllerich, Rheinland-Pfalz150 m111,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units
Glandorf Fuhrländer FL 70 Wind Turbine2003GermanyGlandorf, Lower Saxony149,5 m114,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 70 metres diameter
Urfeld Südwind S77 Wind Turbines2001GermanyWesseling, North Rhine-Westphalia135 m96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units
Vorderbreitenthann Südwind S77 Wind Turbine2002GermanyUffenheim, Bavaria135 m96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter
Muthmannshofen Südwind S77 Wind Turbines2002GermanyMuthmannshofen, Bavaria135 m96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units
Werl REpower MD 77 Wind Turbines2002GermanyWerl, North Rhine-Westphalia135 m96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 Anlage
Bennien Südwind S77 Wind Turbines2003GermanyMelle, Lower Saxony135 m96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 4 units
Wetzdorf REpower MD77 Wind Turbines2003GermanyWetzdorf, Thuringia135 m96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter,2 units
Kölkebeck Nordex S77 Wind Turbine2006GermanyKölkebeck, North Rhine-Westphalia135 m96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter
Litzendorf REpower MD77 Wind Turbines2008GermanyLitzendorf, Bavaria135 m96,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 77 metres diameter, 2 units
Auetal Nordex N 62 Wind Turbines2001GermanyAuetal, Lower Saxony100 m69 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 62 metres diameter, 3 units
Möllenberg Nordex N 62 Wind Turbines2001GermanyMöllenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia100 m69 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 62 metres diameter, 4 units
Vechta Nordex N 62 Wind Turbines2001GermanyVechta, Lower Saxony100 m69 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 62 metres diameter, 3 units
Qingdao Nordex N 62 Wind Turbines2003ChinaQingdao100 m69 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 62 metres diameterr, 12 units
Barnstorf Vestas V 47 Wind Turbines2000GermanyBarnstorf, Lower Saxony99,5 m76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter, 4 units
Barver Vestas V 47 Wind Turbine2000GermanyBarver, Lower Saxony99,5 m76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter
Blender Vestas V 47 Wind Turbine2000GermanyBlender, Lower Saxony99,5 m76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter
Meinerzhagen Vestas V 47 Wind Turbine2000GermanyMeinerzhagen, Lower Saxony99,5 m76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter
Ronnenberg Vestas V 47 Wind Turbines2001GermanyRonnenberg, Lower Saxony99,5 m76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter
Blieskastel Vestas V 47 Wind Turbine2001GermanyBlieskastel, Rheinland-Pfalz99,5 m76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter
Zehlendorf Vestas V 47 Wind Turbines2002GermanyZehlendorf, Brandenburg99,5 m76 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 47 metres diameter
Stemwede Nordex N 43 Wind Turbines1997GermanyStemwede, North Rhine-Westphalia99 m77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter, 10 units
Oelde Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine1997GermanyOelde, North Rhine-Westphalia99 m77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter
Silixen Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine1998GermanySilixen, North Rhine-Westphalia99 m77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter
Sassenberg Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine1998GermanySassenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia99 m77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter
Osnabrück Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine1998GermanyOsnabrück, Lower Saxony99 m77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter
Celle Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine1998GermanyCelle, Lower Saxony99 m77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter
Alzey-Hochborn Nordex N 43 Wind Turbines1998/1999GermanyAlzey-Hochborn, Rheinland-Pfalz99 m77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter, 14 units
Fürfeld Nordex N 43 Wind Turbines1999GermanyFürfeld, Rheinland-Pfalz99 m77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter, 2 units
Brest Nordex N 60 Wind Turbines1999/2000GermanyBrest, Lower Saxony99 m69 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 60 metres diameter, 11 units
Lotte Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine2001GermanyLotte, Lower Saxony99 m77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter
Fürfeld Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine2001GermanyFürfeld, Rheinland-Pfalz99 m77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter
Rödinghausen Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine2001GermanyRödinghausen, Lower Saxony99 m77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter
Mücheln-Oechlitz Nordex N 43 Wind Turbines2003GermanyMücheln-Oechlitz, Saxony99 m77,5 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter, 3 units
Erbendorf SB 56 Wind Turbines2003GermanyErbendorf, Bavaria99 m71 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 56 metres diameter, 3 units
Neustadt/Rübenberge Nordex N 60 Wind Turbines1999/2000GermanyNeustadt/Rübenberge, Lower Saxony95 m65 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 60 metres diameter, 9 units
Karpatos Nordex N 43 Wind Turbine1999GreeceKarpatos71,5 m50 metre tall lattice tower carrying a rotor with 43 metres diameter
Vöhrenbach-Fernhöhe Nordex N29 Wind Turbine1996GermanyVöhrenbach, Baden-Württemberg66.25 m51.5-metre-high lattice tower carrying a rotor with 29.5 metres diameter
Salzburger Kopf Nordex N29 Wind Turbine1996GermanySalzburg, Rhineland-Palatine66,25 m51.5-metre-high lattice tower carrying a rotor with 29.5 metres diameter
Ramsloh Nordex N27 Wind Turbine1995GermanySaterland, Lower-Saxony54 m41-metre-high lattice tower carrying a rotor with 27 metres diameter

Pillars of aerial tramways

TramwayYearCountryTownPinnacleRemarks
Glacial Aerial Tramway Kaprun III1966AustriaKaprun113.6 mTallest pillar of aerial tramway in the world
Torre Jaume I1931SpainBarcelona107 mIntermediate stop, also observation tower
Gant Hohtaelli Aerial Tramway?SwitzerlandZermatt94 m
Eibsee Aerial Tramway1962GermanyGarmisch-Partenkirchen85 m
3S Aerial Tramway2004AustriaKitzbühel80 m
Torre Sant Sebastia1931SpainBarcelona78 mTerminal of harbour aerial tramway of Barcelona Spain
Wendelstein Aerial Tramway1970GermanyBischofsmais75 m
Sandia Peak Tramway1965United StatesAlbuquerque70,7 minclined in an angle of 18 degree
Eibsee Aerial Tramway1962GermanyGarmisch-Partenkirchen65 m

Monuments

TowerYearCountryTownPinnacleRemarks
Torre del Reformador1935GuatemalaGuatemala City75 m
Mount Gorbea summit cross1907SpainMount Gorbea17.2 m

Lighthouses

TowerYearCountryTownPinnacleRemarks
Campen Lighthouse1889GermanyKrummhörn65.3 m

Other uses

Wooden lattice towers

Existing towers

Destroyed lattice towers

Destroyed Steel lattice towers

Notable freestanding steel lattice towers that have been demolished over the years.
TowerBuiltDemolitionDurationCountryTownHeight mHeight ftPurposeDesign TypeRemarks
Turner Broadcasting tower1967201043 yearsUSAAtlanta, Georgia314.3 m1031 ftRadio tower3-sidedtallest lattice tower to ever be demolished, disassembled piece by piece in 2010
Towers of Lafayette transmitter19201944-5333 yearsFranceMarcheprime250 m820 ftRadio tower3-sided8 towers, demolished between 1944 and 1953
Central tower 1925197247 yearsGermanyKoenigs Wusterhausen243 m797 ftRadio towercollapsed during storm on November 15, 1972
WOR TV Tower194919567 yearsUSANorth Bergen, New Jersey231.65 m760 ftRadio tower4-sideddismantled after being struck by an aircraft in 1956
Novosemeykino Longwave Transmission Towers1943201067 yearsRussiaNovosemeykino205 m673 ftRadio tower3-sideddemolished, 4 towers, selfradiating insulated against ground
LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach195219586 yearsUSACarolina Beach, North Carolina190.5 m625 ftLORAN-C transmittercollapsed caused by Hurricane Helene September 26, 1958
Transmitter Sottens, old transmission tower1948198941 yearsSwitzerlandSottens190 m623 ftMediumwavedemolished, selfradiating tower insulated against ground
Cambridge Bay LORAN Tower1948201466 yearsCanadaCambridge Bay189 m620 ftLORAN-C transmitter4-sideddemolished in August 2014
Chollas Heights Naval Radio Transmitting Facility1917199578 yearsUSASan Diego183 m600 ftRadio tower3-sided3 towers, demolished
Criggion VLF transmitter1941200362 yearsUKCriggion, Powys182.9 m600 ftRadio tower4-sided3 towers, demolished
WTOB Radio Tower1953?USAWinston-Salem, North Carolina178.61 m586 ftRadio tower3-sided
WTNV Tower1947200356 yearsUSAJackson, Tennessee176.8 m580 ftRadio tower4-sidedcollapsed caused by tornado on May 4, 2003
KGO-TV Tower1949197223 yearsUSASan Francisco, California176.8 m580 ftRadio tower3-sidedreplaced by the Sutro Tower
Odinstårnet193519449 yearsDenmarkOdense175 m574 ftObservation tower4-sided non-taperingdemolished December 14, 1944
Old WLWT TV Tower1948200557 yearsUSACincinnati173.7 m570 ftRadio tower4-sidedreplaced by the WLWT TV Tower
KGHL Tower1928202092 yearsUSABillings173 m568 ftRadio Tower3-sided
New Brighton Tower19001919-2121 yearsUKLiverpool172.8 m567 ftObservation tower8-sided
CBC Jarvis St. Tower1952200250 yearsCanadaToronto164.6 m540 ftRadio tower4-sideddemolished
Osaka ABC Tower1966200943 yearsJapanOsaka160 m525 ftObservation tower4-sided non taperingdemolished September 2009
RKS Liblice 1?2004Czech RepublicLiblice150 m492 ftLongwave2 towers carrying an antenna for longwave, demolished
132 kV Thames Crossing1932198755 yearsUKWest Thurrock148.4 m487 ftHydro pylons4-sideddemolished
Saint Lawrence River HVDC Powerline Crossing198919923 yearsCanadaDeschambault-Grondines140.2 m460 ftHydro pylons4-sidedmultiple towers, dismantled
KYA transmitter Tower1937198649 yearsUSASan Francisco, California137 m450 ftRadio tower4-sidedcollapsed during storm February 14, 1986
Transmission Tower Emley Moor1956?UKEmley Moor, Yorkshire135 m443 ftRadio Towerdismantled
Gettysburg National Tower1974200026 yearsUSAGettysburg, Pennsylvania120 m394 ftObservation towerHyperboloid structuredemolished on July 3, 2000
Radio Normandie, Tower 11928194012 yearsFranceNormandie113 m371 ftRadio Tower3-sidedcollapsed during storm November 7, 1940
Radio Normandie, Tower 21928194315 yearsFranceNormandie110 m361 ftRadio Tower3-sideddemolished by German army November 12, 1943
Yokosuka Microwave Communications Site??JapanYokosuka106.7 m350 ftMicrowave Transmitterdemolished
Central Tower Deutsch-Altenburg Radio Station1925?AustriaDutsch-Altenburg100 m328 ftRadio Towerdemolished
Perea Mediumwave Transmitter1947?GreeceThessaloniki99.5 m326 ftMediumwave2 towers, selfradiating tower insulated against ground, demolished
WPXR TV Tower1996201723 yearsUSARoanoke County, Virginia74.5 m244 ftRadio TowerLandmark tower design
Morecambe Tower1898?UKMorecambe71 m232 ftObservation tower8-sidedbuilt on top of a theatre
Watkins' Tower1891190716 yearsUKLondon47 m154 ftObservation tower4-sided, 4 leggednever completed & dismantled was to be 358 m / 1175 ft in height

Destroyed Wooden lattice towers