Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois says it has finally completed a $1.4 billion project to carry wind power from Missouri across Illinois and to the state of Indiana.
Called the Illinois Rivers Project, the 375-mile 345,000 volt line was constructed to provide lower-cost energy from renewable sources for Midwestern families and businesses.
The transmission line extends from Palmyra, Missouri to Sugar Creek, Indiana. Creek, Indiana.
Four towers are required for this river crossing, two are on the east side and two on the west side of the Illinois River. the company aid the Meredosia-Ipava river crossing towers reach a height of 486 feet with a span of more than 3700 feet between the large towers and 7300 feet between the dead end towers.