Water gushes out of a water main under part of the Interstate 70 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide and 15 feet deep.
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ST. LOUIS — A stretch of interstate through downtown ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ will be closed after a sinkhole opened in an underpass under the roadway, city officials said late Saturday afternoon.
×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Water employees check to see that the flow of water from three broken water mains has stopped as they look into a sinkhole that formed on Interstate 44 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide, 35 feet long and 15 feet deep. The interstate is being shutdown to inspect the piers supporting an elevated section of highway in downtown ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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Soil can be seeing sloughing off into a sinkhole caused by broken water mains near pier supporting an elevated section of Interstate 44. The interstate was closed in both directions so the pier could be checked.
Water gushes out of a water main under part of the Interstate 70 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide and 15 feet deep.
Dennis Tullock, center, Superintendent of Distribution for ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Water, checks to see that the flow of water from three broken water mains has stopped as he looks into a sinkhole that formed on Interstate 44 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide, 35 feet long and 15 feet deep. The interstate is being shutdown to inspect the piers supporting an elevated section of highway in downtown ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
Water gushes out of a water main under part of the Interstate 70 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide and 15 feet deep.
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David Carson, Post-Dispatch
Water gushes out of a water main under part of the Interstate 70 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide and 15 feet deep.
"Since there is a lot of activity to evaluate and repair the site, people are asked to avoid the area for their own safety."
×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Water employees check to see that the flow of water from three broken water mains has stopped as they look into a sinkhole that formed on Interstate 44 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide, 35 feet long and 15 feet deep. The interstate is being shutdown to inspect the piers supporting an elevated section of highway in downtown ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´.
Dennis Tullock, center, Superintendent of Distribution for ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Water, checks to see that the flow of water from three broken water mains has stopped as he looks into a sinkhole that formed on Interstate 44 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide, 35 feet long and 15 feet deep. The interstate is being shutdown to inspect the piers supporting an elevated section of highway in downtown ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´.
Water gushes out of a water main under part of the Interstate 70 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide and 15 feet deep.
Water gushes out of a water main under part of the Interstate 70 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide and 15 feet deep.
Water gushes out of a water main under part of the Interstate 70 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide and 15 feet deep.
