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title: Giant windmill blades ride barge to Alaska
description: Giant 148 feet long windmill blades recently rode to Alaska on an Alaska Marine Lines rail barge.
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---

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# Giant windmill blades ride barge to Alaska

 Thu, Aug 30, 2012

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![Giant windmill blades ride Alaska Marine Lines barge](https://info.lynden.com/hs-fs/file-26208491-jpg/images/windmill_blades_to_alaska_enroute_to_wind_farm_in_healy_ak-resized-600.jpg)These windmill blades, measuring 148 feet long, recently rode [Alaska Marine Lines](http://www.lynden.com/aml)’ railbarge *Fairbanks Provider* from Seattle to Whittier. The customer has also chartered the *Nana Provider *barge to move the remaining blades to a wind farm project in remote Healy, Alaska. The blades will be used in turbine towers at the Eva Creek Wind Project.

 

 

 

 

 

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