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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 ensures that the passage height requirement of 75 meters over the Elbe demanded by German authorities is met. The height requirement ensures that large ships are able to enter 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 . |
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