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The pipeline is 800 miles long and 48 inches in diameter, crossing three mountain ranges and more than 500 rivers and streams. It cost $8 billion to build in 1977, making it the largest privately funded construction project at that time. Construction began March 27, 1975, and was completed May 31, 1977. The first oil moved through the pipeline June 20, 1977, and the first tanker to carry crude oil from Valdez was the ARCO Juneau on August 1, 1977.
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