Archives: Sewer explosion in 1981 launched manhole covers, devastated roads in Louisville

“The day the sewers blew up.” That’s how many remember what happened in Louisville in 1981. It was early on Feb. 13 when an explosion severely damaged a three-mile stretch of Hill Street in a matter of seconds. The images from that day are burned into the hearts and minds…

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