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Union Watersphere

FieldValue
nameUnion Watersphere
alternate_namesUnion Water Tower
imageWatersphere.JPG
image_altA tall metal pole with metallic rings around it and a ball-like structure at the top, seen from a nearby wooded area
captionAt one time painted blue, the watersphere is a greyish white and emblazoned with UNION
building_typeWater tower
cost$89,500
location_townUnion, New Jersey
location_countryUnited States
coordinates
start_date
height212 ft
websitehttp://www.worldstallestwatersphere.com/

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 and characterized as the World's Tallest Water Sphere.

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. Standing 212 ft tall, it was originally built in 1964 by Chicago Bridge and Iron Company at the cost of $89,500 and holds 250000 gal 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 6 ft of height. The pedestal is used as a telecommunications tower.

The tower is painted a grey-white. In the past it has been painted blue with the name of the town in large letters across the sphere. 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. | access-date = February 22, 2012

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