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Elbe Crossing 2 is a group of Pylon s providing overhead lines for four 380kV three phase AC Current circuits across the River Elbe . It was constructed between 1976 and 1978 to supplement Elbe Crossing 1 , and consists of 4 masts:
The enormous height of the two carrying pylons is required for the passage height of 75 meters over the Elbe demanded by German authorities. Such a height is necessary so as not to hamper large ships entering Hamburg 's deep water Port . Of the 12 power cables of the Elbe crossing 2, only 6 were used immediately after construction. The others were installed for future use but grounded at the two anchor masts of the Elbe crossing 2 because of the difficulties of pulling cables over the Elbe if more capacity were needed later. In the 1990 s it was decided to Electrify Schleswig-Holstein's Railway s and to use some of the unused power lines to supply electric energy to those tracks. As a result 4 cables carry now 110kV single phase AC current for the Deutsche Bahn . EXTERNAL LINKS
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