How long is the Trans Alaska Pipeline System?

The 800-mile-long Trans Alaska Pipeline System is one of the largest pipeline systems in the world. It stretches from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Valdez, Alaska

1972-73 construction began.

It travels 800 miles through central Alaska from Prudhoe Bay to the Port of Valdez passing through Deadhorse, Delta Junction, Fairbanks and North Pole.

Environmentalists.

Construction began in March of 1975 and the first oil flowed through it on 22 July 1977.