UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Centennial Fund V, L.P.,  
   1428 15th Street
   Denver, CO  80202
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Crown Castle International Corp.
   TWRS
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   
4. Statement for Month/Year
   February, 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
   
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director (X) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   ( ) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   (X) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock               |2/3/99|X   | |19,400            |A  |$7.50      |3,731,285          |D(1)  |                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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Stock Option (Right to|$20.9375|1/14/|A   |V|5,000      |A  |1/14/|1/14/|Common Stock|5,000  |       |5,000       |I(1|            |
 Purchase)            |        |99   |    | |           |   |99   |09   |            |       |       |            |)  |            |
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Warrants              |$7.50   |2/03/|X   | |19,400     |A  |10/31|10/31|Common Stock|19,400 |       |0           |D(1|            |
                      |        |99   |    | |           |   |/97  |/07  |            |       |       |            |)  |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Centennial Holdings V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Holdings V"), 
is the sole general partner of 
the Reporting Person, Centennial Fund V, L.P. ("Fund V").  By virtue of the 
relationship described, Holdings V may 
be deemed to control Fund V and possess indirect beneficial ownership of the 
securities of the Issuer directly 
beneficially held by Fund V.  This Form is also being filed on behalf of 
Holdings V as in indirect beneficial owner of 
securities of the 
Issuer.
Steven C. Halstedt, Jeffrey H. Schutz, Adam Goldman, Donald H. Parsons, Jr., 
and David C. Hull, Jr. are the sole 
general partners of Holdings V (the "Individual Partners").  By virtue of the 
relationships described above and their 
roles with Fund V and Holdings V, each of the Individual Partners may be deemed 
to control Holdings V and Fund 
V and may be deemed to possess indirect beneficial ownership of the Issuer 
securities held by Fund V.  
However, none of the Individual Partners, acting alone, has voting or 
investment power with respect to the Issuer 
securities directly beneficially held by Fund V, and, as a result, each 
Individual Partner disclaims beneficial 
ownership of the Issuer securities directly beneficially owned by Fund V.  
Jeffrey H. Schutz is a director of the 
Issuer.
Each of the Individual Partners is also one of the five general partners of 
Centennial Holdings IV, a Delaware 
limited partnership ("Holdings IV"), which is the sole general partner of 
Centennial Fund IV, L.P., a Delaware limited 
partnership ("Fund IV").  By virtue of the relationships described above and 
their roles with Fund IV and Holdings 
IV, each of the Individual partners may be deemed to control Holdings IV and 
Fund IV and may be deemed to 
possess indirect beneficial ownership of the Issuer securities held by Fund IV. 
 However, none of the Individual 
Partners, acting alone, has voting or investment power with respect to the 
Issuer securities directly beneficially 
held by Fund IV, and, as a result, each individual partner disclaims beneficial 
ownership of the Issuer securities 
directly beneficially owned by Fund 
IV.
Options are held by Jeffrey H. Schutz for the economic benefit of Fund IV and 
Fund V pursuant to conditions of 
Fund IV and Fund V's limited partnership agreements, as amended.  As such, 
Jeffrey H. Schutz disclaims 
beneficial ownership of such options other than to the extent of his indirect 
proportionate pecuniary interest in 
Fund IV and Fund 
V.
(2)  This form is executed by Jeffrey H. Schutz,  General Partner of Centennial 
Holdings V, L.P, the sole General 
Partner of Centennial Fund V, 
L.P.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Jeffrey H. Schutz, General Partner(2)
DATE
March 8, 1999