from the article
>>Usually when towers fall, they crumple to the ground near the base because
the guy wires prevent them from toppling outward, Ozley said. Because this
tower fell away from Interstate 295, the guy wire closest to the highway likely
gave way, although whether it was the wire itself, a connection or the anchor
that fixes it to the ground is unclear, city officials said.<<
Looks to me like case of corrosion from the highway salt spray eating away at
guy wire or anchor. Sometimes also ground currents are responsible for the
premature corrosion.
Yuri, K3BU
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