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Apr 13, 2017 · An estimated 250 million gallons of Chicago River water poured through a crack into a little-used network of tunnels under the Loop, creating what is now known as the Great Chicago Flood....
The Chicago flood occurred on April 13, 1992, when repair work on a bridge spanning the Chicago River damaged the wall of an abandoned and disused utility tunnel beneath the river. The resulting breach flooded basements, facilities and the underground Chicago Pedway throughout the Chicago Loop with an estimated 250 million US gallons (1,000,000 ...
Apr 13, 2022 · A damaged wall in an old freight tunnel allowed water from the Chicago River to flood the buildings and streets in the Chicago Loop.
Aug 21, 2016 · He knew there was an abandoned freight tunnel near the Merchandise Mart, so he drove to a nearby riverbank and peered down into the river in the dim morning light. He recalls: “What I saw looked...
What began as a leak in a unique but mostly forgotten underground freight tunnel system became a two-week combination of comedy-of-errors and soap opera that cost almost $2 billion. Building basements were submerged, and life for some was temporarily disrupted. People and institutions were blamed, and unlikely heroes were made.
Oct 30, 2018 · On April 13, 1992, construction workers driving wood pilings into the Chicago River accidentally punctured a tunnel roof, causing thousands of gallons of water to gush into the system. Massive flooding ensued in buildings across the city, eventually causing more than $2 billion in damage.
May 25, 2012 · They sat empty and forgotten for decades until 1992, when one of the tunnels under the Chicago River was punctured. The subsequent flooding inundated most of the system and two dozen downtown buildings with open tunnel connections.
