Why This Highway Runs Through Chicago’s Biggest Hole
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Why This Highway Runs Through Chicago’s Biggest Hole
Just south of Chicago sits a limestone quarry so massive it can be seen from space. Nearly 500 feet deep and over a mile wide, the Thornton Quarry is one of the largest excavations on Earth — and incredibly, a major highway runs directly through it. Drivers on I-294 pass sheer rock walls that drop hundreds of feet, while pilots use it as a ...
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