other equipment in a preferred embodiment the drag coefficient is approximately 0 33 the cross arm is positioned so the vertical axis of the cross arm 39 s cross section is the shortest diameter as shown in fig2 the cross arm intersects the vertical mast 12 at apertures 10 and the cross arm extends through the vertical mast the brackets 22 in one embodiment are positioned on the top of the cross arm 14 the brackets may be bolted or welded to the cross arm the lighting fixtures or speakers are usually attached to the brackets by bolts but any fastening means would suffice in another embodiment shown in fig5 and 6 the outdoor lighting support 20 has a cage 32 the cage 32 includes a work platform 38 horizontal cross members 30 and vertical cross members 26 lighting fixtures or other equipment are attached to brackets 28 the cage 32 attaches to the support pole 8 with a connecting plate 6 which is welded to a main horizontal support member 24 the connecting plate 6 may also be fastened to the main horizontal support member 24 by other means as shown in fig5 the platform 38 is substantially horizontal and constructed of wire mesh although any sturdy material may be used for the platform the platform 38 includes an opening 40 that allows a worker to access the cage and the equipment mounted on the cage the horizontal support member 24 extends along the length of the platform 38 and the support pole 8 attaches to the platform at the horizontal support member 24 the support pole may be bolted or otherwise fastened to the horizontal support member using the.