A slide bearing pipe support for providing thermal and anti-vibrational support for industrial piping, the pipe support comprising: a) an upper slide bearing plate (15, 44); b) a central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50); and c) a lower slide bearing plate, characterized in that the pipe support is configured to connect a length of piping to a structural support via a plurality of threaded bolts centered within oblong slots formed in the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) and nuts tightened to a specified torque value which loads the bolts to a predictable force magnitude, wherein, when the pipe support is installed in place on the piping, the upper slide bearing plate (15, 44) and the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) are brought into sliding, frictional contact with one another upon application of a torque force by the threaded bolts and the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) and the lower slide bearing plate are brought into sliding, frictional contact with one another upon application of the torque force by the threaded bolts, wherein movement of the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) with respect to the upper and lower slide bearing plates (15, 44, 54) occurs when a force applied to the length of piping overcomes a frictional force between the upper slide bearing plate (15, 44) and the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) and between the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) and the lower slide bearing plate, and wherein said frictional force resists movement of the length of piping under a vibratory load but allows the length of piping to expand and contract under a thermal load, the structural support including a horizontal support surface with a top side and an underside, wherein the upper slide bearing plate (15, 44) comprises the length of piping secured perpendicularly to the structural support by a clamp, wherein the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) comprises the combination of: i) a fixed upper slide pad mechanically adhered to the top side of the support surface of the structural support; ii) the structural support; and iii) a pair of fixed lower slide pads mechanically adhered to the underside of the support surface of the structural support, and wherein the lower slide bearing plate comprises a pair of floating lower slide pads centered beneath the pair of fixed lower slide pads. a) an upper slide bearing plate (15, 44); b) a central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50); and c) a lower slide bearing plate, the pipe support is configured to connect a length of piping to a structural support via a plurality of threaded bolts centered within oblong slots formed in the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) and nuts tightened to a specified torque value which loads the bolts to a predictable force magnitude, wherein, when the pipe support is installed in place on the piping, the upper slide bearing plate (15, 44) and the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) are brought into sliding, frictional contact with one another upon application of a torque force by the threaded bolts and the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) and the lower slide bearing plate are brought into sliding, frictional contact with one another upon application of the torque force by the threaded bolts, wherein movement of the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) with respect to the upper and lower slide bearing plates (15, 44, 54) occurs when a force applied to the length of piping overcomes a frictional force between the upper slide bearing plate (15, 44) and the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) and between the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) and the lower slide bearing plate, and wherein said frictional force resists movement of the length of piping under a vibratory load but allows the length of piping to expand and contract under a thermal load, the structural support including a horizontal support surface with a top side and an underside, wherein the upper slide bearing plate (15, 44) comprises the length of piping secured perpendicularly to the structural support by a clamp, wherein the central slide bearing plate (20, 42, 50) comprises the combination of: i) a fixed upper slide pad mechanically adhered to the top side of the support surface of the structural support; ii) the structural support; and iii) a pair of fixed lower slide pads mechanically adhered to the underside of the support surface of the structural support, and wherein the lower slide bearing plate comprises a pair of floating lower slide pads centered beneath the pair of fixed lower slide pads. i) a fixed upper slide pad mechanically adhered to the top side of the support surface of the structural support; ii) the structural support; and iii) a pair of fixed lower slide pads mechanically adhered to the underside of the support surface of the structural support,