Pothole
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A pothole is a pot-shaped depression in a road surface, usually asphalt pavement, where traffic has removed broken pieces of the pavement. It is usually the result of water in the underlying soil stru
Potholes occur with traffic over a roadway that has been weakened by water in the supporting soil structure.
Crocodile cracking showing moisture seepage, a sign of a weakened soil structure beneath the failed asphalt
Detail of pothole, showing presence of water in soil structure, on a road in Montréal, Québec
Example of a pothole reappearing on a newly patched roadway, also showing the transition between crocodile cracking and the pothole, with water dried up, in a road on the Isle of Wight
Chicago rat hole
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The Chicago rat hole is a hole shaped like a rat that was formerly in the sidewalk of West Roscoe Street in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. After several decades,
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The hole, as pictured in Dumaine's original tweet
The slab containing the hole being removed on April 24, 2024
The hole on January 7, 2024, shortly after the photographer placed the first penny
The hole on January 13, filled with coins and a bag of estradiol pills