Lattice tower 1025298 — Thornton, PA

At 92 m, structure 1025298 is about 2.2 times the 42 m average across the 141 structures registered in Delaware County. It is about 38% above the Pennsylvania average of 67 m across 5,759 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 27% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 132 m, which puts the top of the structure 224 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Thornton in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, at coordinates 39.90092, -75.51419, with the site address filed as "CHEYNEY RD AT SPRINGLAWN". Delaware County has 141 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 12th-largest count among the 67 Pennsylvania counties with registrations, and 65 of them are marked constructed. Pennsylvania as a whole has 5,759 registrations, the 11th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Narberth, PA · 1204314, a tower at 392 m (canceled).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1025298 on Jan 31, 2025. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 4,028 in Pennsylvania.

The FCC record lists DELAWARE, COUNTY OF of Media, PA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003233723. Across the registry it holds 5 structure registrations, including 5 in Pennsylvania. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2010-AEA-2739-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 12.