| 词条 | Union Watersphere |
| 释义 |
| name = Union Watersphere | former_names = | alternate_names = Union Water Tower | status = | image = Watersphere.JPG | image_alt = A tall metal pole with metallic rings around it and a ball-like structure at the top, seen from a nearby wooded area | caption = At one time painted blue, the watersphere is a greyish white and emblazoned with UNION | map_type = | map_alt = | map_caption = | altitude = | building_type = Water tower | architectural_style = | structural_system = | cost = $89,500 | ren_cost = | client = | owner = | current_tenants = | landlord = | location = | address = | location_town = Union, New Jersey | location_country = United States | coordinates = {{coord|40.693274|-74.262046|type:city_region:US|display=inline,title}} | groundbreaking_date = | start_date = {{Start date|1964}} | completion_date = | opened_date = | inauguration_date = | demolition_date = | destruction_date = | height = {{convert|212|ft|m|abbr=on}} | diameter = | other_dimensions = | main_contractor = | architect = | architecture_firm = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = | other_designers = | quantity_surveyor = | awards = | designations = | url = }} The Union Watersphere, also known as the Union Water Tower, is a water tower topped with a sphere-shaped water tank in Union, New Jersey, United States[1] and characterized as the World's Tallest Water Sphere.[2] Adjacent to U.S. Route 22, New Jersey Route 82, and the Garden State Parkway, the iconic tower has been a landmark since its construction. The tower was originally commissioned the Elizabethtown Water Company and is now owned by American Water.[3] Standing {{convert|212|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall, it was originally built in 1964 by Chicago Bridge and Iron Company at the cost of $89,500 and holds {{convert|250000|gal|m3}} of well water. Due to its proximity to an airport, at the request of the Federal Aviation Administration, a red stroboscopic beacon was constructed atop the tower in 2008, adding {{convert|6|ft|m|abbr=on}} of height.[2][4] The pedestal is used as a telecommunications tower.[5] The tower is a grey-white, and in the past has been painted blue, with the name of the town in large letter across the sphere.[6] Its location at a major intersection of some of the state's busiest roads and proximity to Newark Liberty International Airport, affords millions of people each year a view of the structure.[6][9] A museum dedicated to the watersphere is located in Austin, Texas and is operated by a former Union resident.[7][8] Another famous sphere, sometimes called the "world's largest light bulb" is located nearby at the Edison Memorial Tower.[9][10] Sphere vs. spheroidThe website World's Tallest Water Sphere describes the distinction between a water sphere and water spheroid thus: {{quote|A water sphere is a type of water tower that has a large sphere at the top of its post. The sphere looks like a golf ball sitting on a tee or a round lollipop. A cross section of a sphere in any direction (east-west, north-south, or top-bottom) is a perfect circle. A water spheroid looks like a water sphere, but the top is wider than it is tall. A spheroid looks like a round pillow that is somewhat flattened. A cross section of a spheroid in two directions (east-west or north-south) is an ellipse, but in only one direction (top-bottom) is it a perfect circle. Both spheres and spheroids are special-case ellipsoids: spheres have symmetry in 3 directions, spheroids have symmetry in 2 directions. Scalene ellipsoids have 3 unequal length axes and three unequal cross sections.[11]}}Related and similar structuresA February 2012 Star Ledger article suggested a water tower in Erwin, North Carolina completed in early 2012,[2] {{convert|219.75|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall and holding {{convert|500000|gal|m3}},[12] had become the World's Tallest Water Sphere. However photographs of the Erwin water tower revealed the new tower to be a water spheroid.[13] The water tower in Braman, Oklahoma, built by the Kaw Nation and completed in 2010, is {{convert|220.6|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall and can hold {{convert|350000|gal|m3}}.[14] Slightly taller than the Union Watersphere, it is technically a spheroid.[15] Another tower in Oklahoma, built in 1986 and billed as the "largest water tower in the country", is {{convert|218|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall, can hold {{convert|500000|gal|m3}}, and is located in Edmond.[16][17] The Earthoid, a perfectly spherical tank located in Germantown, Maryland is {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall and holds {{convert|2,000,000|gal|m3}} gallons of water. The name is taken from it being painted to resemble a globe of the world.[18][19][20][21] The golf ball-shaped tank of the water tower at Gonzales, California is supported by three tubular legs and reaches about {{convert|125|ft|m|abbr=on}} high.[22][23][24] The Watertoren (or Water Towers) in Eindhoven, Netherlands contain three spherical tanks, each {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} in diameter and capable of holding {{convert|500|m3|gal}} of water, on three {{convert|43.45|m|ft|abbr=on}} spires were completed in 1970.[25][26] See also
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