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  2. Utility pole - Wikipedia

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    A pole route (or pole line in the US) is a telephone link or electrical power line between two or more locations by way of multiple uninsulated wires suspended between wooden utility poles. This method of link is common especially in rural areas where burying the cables would be expensive.

  3. Overhead power line - Wikipedia

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    For a single wood utility pole structure, a pole is placed in the ground, then three crossarms extend from this, either staggered or all to one side. The insulators are attached to the crossarms. For an "H"-type wood pole structure, two poles are placed in the ground, then a crossbar is placed on top of these, extending to both sides.

  4. Pole building framing - Wikipedia

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    Poles, from which these buildings get their name, are natural shaped or round wooden timbers 4 to 12 inches (100 to 300 mm) in diameter. [4] The structural frame of a pole building is made of tree trunks, utility poles, engineered lumber or chemically pressure-treated squared timbers which may be buried in the ground or anchored to a concrete slab.

  5. FirstEnergy launches utility pole recycling program in Ohio

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    Apr. 2—AKRON — Wooden utility poles no longer fit for use in Ohio are receiving a new lease on life, thanks to a program launched by FirstEnergy Corp. to repurpose discarded poles and keep ...

  6. As customers demand reliable power, utilities rely on ... - AOL

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    The company has been replacing wooden utility poles with larger steel poles in rights-of-way, using a composite fiberglass material on the poles' cross arms, and installing spacer cables that ...

  7. New lawsuit blames fallen power pole for starting Smokehouse ...

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    Melanie McQuiddy filed the lawsuit late Friday against Xcel Energy, one of its subsidiaries and a vendor that inspects wood utility poles. A woman whose home near Canadian, Texas, was destroyed in ...

  8. Wood preservation - Wikipedia

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    Creosote is a tar-based preservative that is commonly used for utility poles and railroad ties or sleepers. Creosote is one of the oldest wood preservatives, and was originally derived from a wood distillate, but now, virtually all creosote is manufactured from the distillation of coal tar.

  9. Ropes course - Wikipedia

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    A high course can be a pre-fabricated, professionally installed course, built of utility poles, cables, and bolts, or it can be a course that is hand-built in a wooded area, where ropes and wire are attached to different trees. Ropes courses can be described as static, dynamic, vertical, and M-Belay.

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