Massive Sinkhole in Oregon Closes Part of Highway 101

A sinkhole on the US 101 Highway (Oregon Department of Transportation)

Oregon officials have closed off part of U.S. Highway 101 on Thursday, Jan. 28, after a massive sinkhole swallowed a huge chunk of road, following a series of rainstorms.

The sinkhole, in the town of Harbor, Oregon formed in the parking lot of the Fireside Diner, which a local resident joked should change its name to the Sinkhole Cafe.

“It’s massive. There’s just no other way to describe it,” Jared Castle, Department of Transportation spokesman for southwest Oregon, told NBC News.

Drone video of the #Harbor #sinkhole south of #Brookings courtesy of Kyle Rice (kyle0440) https://t.co/Qs1GSxtMZZ

— Oregon DOT (@OregonDOT) January 29, 2016

U.S. 101 in #Harbor (MP 358) will close at 9 p.m. due to a #sinkhole — Watch for advance signs for the detour. pic.twitter.com/eT80vu1nLk

— Oregon DOT (@OregonDOT) January 29, 2016

One official said that the depth of the sinkhole was at least 60 feet. There have been no injuries or evacuations.

Residents who usually travel on that route will need to use a different road at least through the first week of February, officials said, according to Fox 13.