Pole 1204028 — Columbus, NE

At 18 m, structure 1204028 is about 26% of the 71 m average across the 55 structures registered in Platte County. It is about 24% of the Nebraska average of 77 m across 2,687 registrations. Among the 16,546 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (POLE), the average overall height is 31 m, so this one is about 41% below that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 12 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 18 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 457 m, which puts the top of the structure 476 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Columbus in Platte County, Nebraska, at coordinates 41.46417, -97.32781, with the site address filed as "Sec. 8, T17N, R1E 115kV South Sub". Platte County has 55 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 10th-largest count among the 93 Nebraska counties with registrations, and 47 of them are marked constructed. Nebraska as a whole has 2,687 registrations, the 28th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Genoa, NE · 1023297, a guyed tower at 565 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 1204028 on Oct 1, 1999. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 2,068 in Nebraska.

The FCC record lists Loup River Public Power District of Columbus, NE as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002361624. Across the registry it holds 4 structure registrations, including 4 in Nebraska. Its most common filed structure-type code is POLE (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 90-ACE-0466-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".