The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System carries crude oil 800 miles from Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's North Slope to the ice-free port of Valdez, moving oil that would otherwise be stranded far from any refinery or shipping lane. It opened to full production in 1977.
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Completion Year SignificanceAn 800 mile, 48 inch diameter pipeline carrying crude oil from Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's North Slope south to the port of Valdez, one of the longest oil pipelines in the world. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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is an 800-mile (1,287 km) long, 48-inch (1.22 m) diameter pipeline that conveys oil from Prudhoe Bay, on Alaska's North Slope, south to Valdez, on the shores of Prince William Sound in southcentral Alaska.
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