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Devil’s Slide Tunnel Update and First Attempts to Tame the Landslide

July 1, 2009 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Devil’s Slide Tunnel Update and First Attempts to Tame the Landslide
Ocean Shore Railroad Tracks at the Devil's Slide in the early 1900s.

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April 20, 2010 rockman Weekend CUP Comments Off on Weekend CUP for April 20, 2010

New images of the Attabad landslide – Dave’s Landslide Blog Southern California Quake Damaged Treatment and Storage Infrastructure – ENR: Engineering News Record Eyewitness Account of Chile Devastation in COPRI Blog – ASCE Team in […]

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Rockslide Closes I-40 in Western North Carolina

November 6, 2009 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Rockslide Closes I-40 in Western North Carolina

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A massive rockslide closed a busy interstate route last week near the border between Tennessee and North Carolina in Pigeon River Gorge. This area has had landslide problems in the past. In 1997 a rockslide in the same area closed the freeway for approximately 3 months. (Photo from Landslides Under a Microscope Blog, original source not cited)

I have yet to see volume estimates, but The Charlotte Observer quoted a highway patrol officer who was at the scene:

He said the roadway is covered by a gigantic mound of debris, from pebbles up to house-sized boulders. The pile is 40 to 50 feet high, Williamson estimated, and hundreds of feet long.

More info and video after the break. […]

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Video: CA Devil’s Slide Bypass Tunnels Finally Open

March 27, 2013 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Video: CA Devil’s Slide Bypass Tunnels Finally Open

California motorists can now avoid a dangerous and landslide-prone stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway, Devil’s Slide, through the tunnel bypass. This project has been a fascination of mine since the early days of GeoPrac.  […]

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