Mickey Pylon
As the rings were not transportable on public roads, they were designed for an assembly at the construction site. Each ring is constructed from 12 by 20 inches (300 mm × 510 mm) galvanized steel tubing.
The support pole was fabricated by North American Pole Corp. (NAPCO), Dallas, Texas, United States, while the rings were bent by Bend-Tec of Duluth, Minnesota, from steel tubes manufactured in Chicago, Illinois, and transported to NAPCO for galvanization.
The pylon can be illuminated at night by fiber-optic cables at the rings, which are fed from a laser installed at the ground through a telecommunications-grade fiber running inside the pole.
Polymer insulators are used to minimize visual effects.
History
In March 1995, plans to start building the pole were created by a contract signed by Tampa Electric (TECO) and the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The pylon serves to connect a nearby TECO-built substation to a transmission line owned by the Orlando Utilities Commission.