Here’s Why They Called This Stretch Of Road In The Midwest The ‘Highway To Hell’

Here’s Why They Called This Stretch Of Road In The Midwest The ‘Highway To Hell’
Published on January 5th, 2015 by Steve Wilcox

In December 2014, 175 miles of hell on I-70 broke loose between Indianopolis, Indiana and Vandalia, Illinois.  It was appropriately dubbed “Icemageddon” after the December 2014 storms that caused a tremendous amount of accidents and shutdowns.

Some truck drivers were forced to abandoned their rigs, with one driver even going home for the weekend and coming back after several days to his rig.

Here’s a slideshow showing some of the reasons why they called it the “highway to hell”, compiled by YouTuber Real American Trucker.


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