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One of the TVA's (Tennessee Valley Authority) switchyards near Memphis, Tennessee. While such installations tend to be clearcut and orderly in the nature of their layouts, the TVA also puts particular stress on the minor buildings which occur in conjuction with them, as demonstations of architectural design generally applicable to smaller structures

One of the TVA's (Tennessee Valley Authority) switchyards near Memphis...

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One of the TVA's (Tennessee Valley Authority) switchyards near Memphis, Tennessee. While such installations tend to be clearcut and orderly in the nature of their layouts, the TVA also puts particular stress on the minor buildings which occur in conjuction with them, as demonstations of architectural design generally applicable to smaller structures

One of the TVA's (Tennessee Valley Authority) switchyards near Memphis...

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Section of one of the switchyards from which high tension lines carry current generated at TVA's Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. Located 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 288,000 kw., which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 444,000 kw. The reservoir at the dam adds 377,000 acre-feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system

Section of one of the switchyards from which high tension lines carry ...

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Tennessee Valley Authority. Section of one of the switchyards from which high-tension lines carry generated at the TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam. Located near Sheffield, Alabama, 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 288,000 kilowatts, which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 444,000 kilowatts. The reservoir at the dam adds 377,000 acre-feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system

Tennessee Valley Authority. Section of one of the switchyards from whi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tennessee Valley Authority. Section of one of the switchyards from which high-tension lines carry generated at the TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam. Located near Sheffield, Alabama, 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 288,000 kilowatts, which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 444,000 kilowatts. The reservoir at the dam adds 377,000 acre-feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system

Tennessee Valley Authority. Section of one of the switchyards from whi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tennessee Valley Authority. Section of one of the switchyards from which high-tension lines carry generated at the TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam. Located near Sheffield, Alabama, 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 288,000 kilowatts, which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 444,000 kilowatts. The reservoir at the dam adds 377,000 acre-feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system

Tennessee Valley Authority. Section of one of the switchyards from whi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Garrison Dam, Switchyard, 597 Garrison Dam Road, Riverdale, McLean County, ND

Garrison Dam, Switchyard, 597 Garrison Dam Road, Riverdale, McLean Cou...

Field notes for HAER ND-15-A, Garrison Dam Powerhouse, include information about the switchyard. Significance: The switchyard provides generator and line protection, voltage and and amperage monitoring, and pow... More

Haddam Neck Nuclear Power Plant, 115-kV Building , 362 Injun Hollow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, CT

Haddam Neck Nuclear Power Plant, 115-kV Building , 362 Injun Hollow Ro...

Significance: The Haddam Neck Nuclear Power Plant was one of the earliest commercial-scale nuclear power stations in the United States, and was eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The 115 kV... More

Sharon Demeaux (left), lead structural engineer for

Sharon Demeaux (left), lead structural engineer for

Sharon Demeaux (left), lead structural engineer for the Hydroelectric Design Center in Portland, Ore., discusses facility issues involved with the Cordell Hull Dam Switchyard. A combined technical team from HD... More

Ryan Frye (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Ryan Frye (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville

Ryan Frye (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Hydropower Branch maintenance manager, and James Graham, senior electrical engineer for the Nashville District Engineering Design Group, inspect... More

Jim Carter, who leads hydropower design activities

Jim Carter, who leads hydropower design activities

Jim Carter, who leads hydropower design activities in the Nashville District Civil Design Branch Mechanical and Electrical Section, inspects the Cordell Hull Dam Switchyard in Carthage, Tenn., March 6, 2012. A... More

This is the Cordell Hull Dam Switchyard in Carthage,

This is the Cordell Hull Dam Switchyard in Carthage,

This is the Cordell Hull Dam Switchyard in Carthage, Tenn., March 6, 2012. A combined team from the Nashville District and the Hydroelectric Design Center in Portland, Ore., which is the Corps' national center... More

Scott D. Cotner (left), senior electrical engineer

Scott D. Cotner (left), senior electrical engineer

Scott D. Cotner (left), senior electrical engineer at the Hydroelectric Design Center in Portland, Ore., and Kevin Florence, HDC electrical engineer, inspect electrical equipment at the Cordell Hull Dam Switchy... More

Scott D. Cotner (middle), senior electrical engineer

Scott D. Cotner (middle), senior electrical engineer

Scott D. Cotner (middle), senior electrical engineer at the Hydroelectric Design Center in Portland, Ore., Kevin Florence (right), HDC electrical engineer, and James Graham, senior electrical engineer for the U... More

This is a view of Cordell Hull Lock and Dam from high

This is a view of Cordell Hull Lock and Dam from high

This is a view of Cordell Hull Lock and Dam from high above where the switchyard is located above the Cumberland River in Carthage, Tenn., March 6, 2012. A combined team from the Nashville District and the Hyd... More

Norris Steam Restoration Shop, Norris Yards, east of Ruffner Road, Irondale, Jefferson County, AL

Norris Steam Restoration Shop, Norris Yards, east of Ruffner Road, Iro...

Significance: The site contains switching yards, towers and the steam restoration shop. Norfolk Southern owns a 1943 Norfolk & Western No. 1218 steam locomotive; a 1943 Chesapeake & Ohio NO. 2716 locomotive an... More

Norris Steam Restoration Shop, Norris Yards, east of Ruffner Road, Irondale, Jefferson County, AL

Norris Steam Restoration Shop, Norris Yards, east of Ruffner Road, Iro...

Significance: The site contains switching yards, towers and the steam restoration shop. Norfolk Southern owns a 1943 Norfolk & Western No. 1218 steam locomotive; a 1943 Chesapeake & Ohio NO. 2716 locomotive an... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...

Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More