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This was where we decided to turn around. Instead of turning to head toward the creek, the trail seemed to follow the cleared path of a buried petroleum pipeline.
The pipeline that cuts through this patch of Ferne Clyffe State Park and through the Shawnee National Forest around it is mentioned in this article from 2015. In summary, this is a former natural gas pipeline recently retrofitted to carry petroleum with the ultimate hope that it becomes part of a 1,134 mile long network carrying oil from the Bakken Fields in North Dakota to the Gulf of Mexico.
Some activity just off the coastline near my location.
This Rig was about 2 to 3km (1.5 - 2m) off shore this morning. There's a pipeline being installed between Nth Norfolk & Holland, this is part of the work.
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This construction was done at the back of the practice facility at the TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut.
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Trees were cut down, and even the pond was drained for gas pipeline installation. The pond was rebuilt, but the trees are gone forever.
From the website www.johnweeks.com/river_mississippi/pagesC/umissC13.html
"The Texas-Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline carries natural gas to the midwest suppling much of the needs of Chicago and Detroit. This bridge is a pure suspension bridge, which has the main load carrying cables supported by two towers, and the load itself is supported by vertical cables hanging down from the main cables. This is reported to be the longest suspension pipeline bridge in the world, but I have seen no data to prove that assertion.
The Texas-Illinois Pipeline bridge is unusual in that the pipeline emerges from underground at the base of each tower. That means that the pipeline is supported by the bridge only over the main span between the two towers. The side spans do not support the river crossing. Another unusual feature are the outrigger wings on each tower. These wings each support a cable that runs on either side of the pipelines. They serve to support the pipeline from moving horizontally.
A sign at the bridge warns people to stay off of the bridge after sunset. That seems to indicate that the operator once allowed pedestrians to cross the river using the catwalk. That would be impossible today given the chain link fence and concertina wire installed around the base of the bridge. "