Specifications
Constructed of fifty-one 30 ft (9.1 m) sections of high tensile steel, the structure was higher than the 1,472 ft (449 m) Empire State Building. It was supported by 5.5 mi (8.9 km) of guy wires designed to withstand winds exceeding 120 mph (190 km/h). The tower was equipped with an outside hoist to lift scientific equipment, and a two-person elevator inside the tower moved at 100 ft (30 m) per minute. The tower weighed 345 tons (313 tonnes).
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