Editing Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (section)

=== Social impact ===
The pipeline attracts tens of thousands of visitors annually on pipeline tourism trips.<ref>Cole, p. 199</ref> Notable visitors have included [[Henry Kissinger]],<ref name="Cole85">Cole, p. 85</ref> [[Jamie Farr]],<ref name="Cole85"/> [[John Denver]],<ref name="Cole85"/> President [[Gerald Ford]],<ref name="Cole85"/> King [[Olav V of Norway]],<ref>Cole, p. 87</ref> and [[Gladys Knight]]. Knight starred in one of two movies about the pipeline construction, ''[[Pipe Dreams (1976 film)|Pipe Dreams]]'' and ''[[Joyride (1977 film)|Joyride]]'', both were critically panned.<ref>Cole, p. 86</ref> Other films, such as ''[[On Deadly Ground]]'' and ''[[30 Days of Night (film)|30 Days of Night]]'', refer to the pipeline or use it as a plot device.<ref>The Internet Movie Database. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110725/plotsummary "Plot summary for ''On Deadly Ground''"], [[IMDb]], Accessed July 29, 2009.</ref><ref>The Internet Movie Database. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389722/synopsis "Synopsis for ''30 Days of Night''"], IMDb, Accessed July 29, 2009.</ref>

The [[Alistair Maclean]] novel, "Athabasca", published 1980, also deals with a sabotage threat against both the Alaska Pipeline and the Athabasca tar sands in Canada.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Athabasca |last=MacLean |first=Alistair |isbn=0-449-24429-6}}</ref>

The pipeline has also inspired various forms of artwork. The most notable form of art unique to the pipeline are pipeline maps—portions of scrap pipe cut into the shape of Alaska with a piece of metal delineating the path of the pipeline through the map.<ref>Wickware, p. 80</ref> Pipeline maps were frequently created by welders working on the pipeline, and the maps were frequently sold to tourists or given away as gifts.<ref>Wickware, pp. 80–81</ref> Other pipeline-inspired pieces of art include objects containing crude oil that has been transported through the pipeline.<ref>Wickware, p. 81</ref>