I have photographed these power line transmission towers before. Riding back from Vermont I was sitting in the passenger seat and so was able to carefully photograph these structures again. These structures carry 115,000 volt transmission lines between a power substation in Stratford and an power substation in Milford. They were originally built in the 1900's. United Illuminating attached the power lines to these structures in the 1940's. I am astounded at how delicate and beautiful these structures are. The value of the lattice design is that the wind can pass through them without adding putting too much stress on them. I treasure seeing these structures every time I cross the Housatonic river in Stratford on I-95.
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I’ve seen these structures a thousand times but never really thought about their value and design. Learned something new. Betsey
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