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General Order 64

 

Section VII

 

Detail Construction Requirements – Tower Lines

 

73    Flexible Towers.

When steel supports or towers are used which are not capable of withstanding practically as great a stress longitudinally as transversely, anchor towers shall be placed at interval not greater than 10 spans, which towers shall be able to withstand the combined longitudinal tension (under the loading of Section V) of all conductors up to 10,000 pounds plus one-half the excess above 10,000 pounds.