PHOTOS: Water main break floods DeKalb Avenue

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PHOTOS: Water main break floods DeKalb Avenue

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

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A major northeast Atlanta thoroughfare was shut down Thursday morning after a water main break left deep standing water in the roadway. The break, near the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Elmira Place, was reported just before 6 a.m.

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