Osaki Channel Crossing

The Osaki Channel Crossing is a power line crossing over Seto Inland Sea south of Yoshina, Takehara in Japan, which was built in 1997 and runs from Chugoku Electric Power's Ozaki Power Station at 34°15′26.4″N 132°52′25.1″E / 34.257333°N 132.873639°E / 34.257333; 132.873639 to the Japanese Mainland at 34°18′19.6″N 132°52′29.1″E / 34.305444°N 132.874750°E / 34.305444; 132.874750, with two water crossings: the Nagashima Sector, connecting the Power Station to Usujima, with a span width of 1603 metres, and the Yoshina Sector, which spans from Usujima to the mainland at 2145 metres long.[1] At a height of 223 metres, the towers of the Yoshina Sector are just 3 metres shorter than those of the Chūshi Powerline Crossing, making them the second-tallest electricity pylons in Japan[citation needed]. The pylons follow a barrel design with 3 crossbars.

These sectors are part of the greater Osaki Thermal Power Line, which links the main power station with the Kurose Substation by a 220-kilovolt transmission cable.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Kamiyama, Hideki; Hiratsuka, Satoshi; Fukuda, Nozomu; Kojima, Toru; Aotani, Shoji; Asayama, Osamu; Hanada, Koichi; Miyashita, Masanao (November 25, 1998). "Development of a High-Strength Conductor, Accessories and Stringing Method for an Over-Water Crossing of the Osaki Thermal Power Line". Furukawa Review (18) – via Furukawa Electric Group.