Lattice tower 1296311 — Big Bend, WI

At 81 m, structure 1296311 is about 54% above the 53 m average across the 162 structures registered in Waukesha County. It is about 11% above the Wisconsin average of 73 m across 5,115 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 11% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 248 m, which puts the top of the structure 329 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Big Bend in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, at coordinates 42.88242, -88.24553, with the site address filed as "W249 S8910 Center Drive". Waukesha County has 162 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 3rd-largest count among the 72 Wisconsin counties with registrations, and 114 of them are marked constructed. Wisconsin as a whole has 5,115 registrations, the 13th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Milwaukee, WI · 1047092, a guyed tower at 374 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 1296311 on Feb 12, 2021. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 3,949 in Wisconsin.

The FCC record lists County of Waukesha of Waukesha, WI as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0002682458. Across the registry it holds 5 structure registrations, including 5 in Wisconsin. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (3 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2015-AGL-3101-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.