Pole 1221024 — Gary, IN

At 17 m, structure 1221024 is about 31% of the 55 m average across the 277 structures registered in Lake County. It is about 23% of the Indiana average of 74 m across 5,032 registrations. Among the 16,541 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about half of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 180 m, which puts the top of the structure 197 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Gary in Lake County, Indiana, at coordinates 41.63058, -87.41808, with the site address filed as ".4 MI NW OF US 12 CROSSING CSXT ROW". Lake County has 277 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 2nd-largest count among the 92 Indiana counties with registrations, and 199 of them are marked constructed. Indiana as a whole has 5,032 registrations, the 15th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Chicago, IL · 1032959, a building tower at 527 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1221024 on Aug 5, 2015. Nationally, 141,861 of the 197,703 registrations (71.8%) carry the constructed status, including 3,789 in Indiana.

The FCC record lists CSX Transportation of Jacksonville, FL as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002036325. Across the registry it holds 230 structure registrations, the 100th-largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more, including 14 in Indiana. Its most common filed structure-type code is POLE (112 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 00-AGL-7417-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".