Trans-Alaska Pipeline Relic Map
American: c. 1975-1977
Cut steel pipe
18 x 17 inches overall, approximately
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Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Relic Map, c. 1975-77
Relic Map, c. 1975-77
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Relic map of Alaska cut by the Supervisor of Welders from a section of steel pipe used to construct the Alaska Oil Pipeline. The original pipe used was 1/2 inch thick and 48 inches in diameter, with each section being 40 feet long. The map shows the entire state of Alaska with engraved plates labeling the cities Prudhoe Bay, Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Valdez. The pipeline is shown as an attached rod of metal running from Prudhoe Bay (where the oil is extracted) to Valdez (where it was loaded to tankers for shipment).
Since June 20, 1977, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System has connected the oilfields in northern Alaska to the seaport at Valdez where the oil is shipped to the continental United States for refining. The 48-inch diameter pipeline runs 800 miles. Construction took about two years, and was difficult and dangerous due to the extreme arctic climate of Alaska.
Reference:
"Trans-Alaska Pipeline System." Asinah.net. 2004. http://alaska.asinah.net/en/wikipedia/t/tr/trans_alaska_pipeline_system.html (28 April 2004).