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The 380kV Thames Crossing is an overhead powerline crossing of the River Thames, near West Thurrock in the United Kingdom. Its towers are the tallest electricity pylons in the UK.

The present crossing was built in 1965, and comprises two 190-metre tall lattice towers either side of the Thames. Some suggest that the choice of this height was deliberate, being just taller than the BT Tower in London.[1] The span width is 1372 metres, the minimum height of the conductors over the river is 76 metres. Each tower is equipped with three crossbars and is capable of carrying two circuits for 380 kV three-phase AC.


[edit] 132kV Thames Crossing
The 380kV crossing replaced the earlier nearby 132kV powerline crossing, its towers were 148.4 metres tall. The earlier crossing, linking Dagenham and Crossness, was built between 1927 and 1932. This powerline was dismantled in 1987.