ST. LOUIS — Interstate 44 in downtown ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ will remain closed through at least next weekend, according to information released Sunday.
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I-44 will remain closed 'through at least next weekend' because of large sinkhole
Water gushes out of a water main Saturday, June 13, 2026, under part of the Interstate 44 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide and 15 feet deep.
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- David Carson, Post-Dispatch
×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
Dennis Tullock, 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
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 44 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 44 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 44 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
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Water gushes out of a water main Saturday, June 13, 2026, under part of the Interstate 44 off-ramp just north of Biddle Street. The sinkhole is about 20 feet wide and 15 feet deep.
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- David Carson, Post-Dispatch
×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
Dennis Tullock, 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
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 44 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
