The Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing is a major electrical power line built across the

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in 1998, located near

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. It is designed for two 500 kV circuits. Because the required clearance over the Suez Canal is , the overhead line has two high pylons (one on either side of the crossing) in spite of its small span width of . The pylons each have four crossarms: three for the

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s and one for catching the conductors in case of an insulator string failure.

Significant developments in the region

The crossing was part of a major drive to develop the areas surrounding the

, including other projects such as the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel under the Suez Canal (completed in 1981), the

El Ferdan Railway Bridge The El Ferdan Railway Bridge is a swing bridge that spans the western shipping lane of the Suez Canal near Ismailia, Egypt. It is the longest swing bridge in the world, with a span of . The bridge was not functional for a while due to the expans ...

, and the

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(completed in 2001). It was constructed by a consortium between STFA Enerkom and

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Significant developments in the region

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