Originally it was with a span width of  the longest powerline span of North America and fixed on three - for each conductor a single one - 19 metres tall towers at the west shore and a  tall electricity pylon on the east shore. This tower was erected in spite of high mountains on the east shore for building short towers were available, as erecting span terminal towers on them would have required a longer span, for which the use of spliced conductors were required, which was undesired as the splicing point is a potential point of failure.
The initial design involved a powerline spanning the longest distance in North America, with three towers: one for each conductor, standing 19 meters tall on the west shore and an additional tower on the east shore. This tower was erected despite challenging terrain on the east shore due to the availability of shorter towers, which would have required longer spans and spliced conductors, a less desirable solution due to potential failure points at splicing locations.