Is this a pipe?

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Is this a pipe?
Author: sum (FL) Noticed this while driving today down here in Florida, this metal pipe spans over a canal next to the highway. Looks like a cast iron pipe that's curved? What does it do? Is it a pipe? Why is it curved? It has a contraption on each end to stop trouble making kids from trying to walk across it.
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Author: m & m (MD) Perhaps a McDonalds arch that has lost its yellow paint? I would agree that it is there to convey something but no idea what.
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Author: hj (AZ) cast iron pipes do NOT "curve". It is a black steel pipe, but we have no idea what its purpose is.
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Re: Is this a pipe?
Author: Wheelchair (IL) I'm guessing a gas pipeline.... Best Wishes
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Re: Is this a pipe?
Author: sum (FL) Here is a newer one with a bigger diameter and in bolted sections. Petroleum? Water? Gas? Boston Lager? Edited 1 times.
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Author: hi (TX) first pipeline bridge gas.. second pipeline water
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Re: Is this a pipe?
Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC) The second one has the word WATER painted on it.
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Re: Is this a pipe?
Author: m & m (MD) ...and a little air vent off the top of the pipe...
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Re: Is this a pipe?
Author: hj (AZ) Water, because they did not want to trench under the canal. The first one could also be a sewer discharge from a lift station. Edited 1 times.
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