CASTLE ROCK — The 3.9-mile-long wooden water pipe that slaked the thirst of some 500 early Castle Rock residents was a workhorse. It moved 75,000 gallons of water a day, 27.3 million gallons a ...

The pipe was about 13 feet underground, and it was made of several tree trunk sections, each measuring about five feet long, as the Brussels Times reports. In total, the pipe ran between roughly ...

Wooden pipes are common in the Northwest. ... Back in the 30s, workers and wood were abundant resources and both were needed to build what amounts to a 2,000-foot-long wooden barrel under the canal.

“It is common knowledge that wood pipe buried in the ground or kept saturated with water, has an indefinitely long life,” noted the American Water Works Association in 1922.

Petroleumhistory.org, "Wood and Metal Pipes" , accessed Sept. 17, 2010 Pipeline and Gas Technology, " Reviewing the Gas Utility Market ," May 10, 2010 American Gas Association, " Natural Gas ...

The North Avenue find, discovered amid excavation for the town's sewer separation project, probably dates to about the 1850s, officials said.

In total, the pipe ran between roughly 65 and 100 feet long. Due to the close proximity of the Dijle river, the soil was wet and muddy, leaving the pipe in exceptionally well-preserved condition.