Carquinez Strait Powerline Crossing

The overhead line crossing the Carquinez Strait was the first crossing of a major waterway through an overhead line. It was built in 1901 for a 60 - kV line the Bay Counties Power Company to supply electrical energy to Oakland. To this end, had to cross the line, the Carquinez Strait, which is 1 km wide at its narrowest point. The mast on the north bank of the overhead line crossing was 68 at the south end 20 feet high. The span of the line was 1,350 meters.

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