PHOTOS: Water gushes down Sunset Boulevard, causes traffic mess

Saturday, September 27, 2014
Muddy water gushes down Sunset Boulevard during a water main break on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.
Crews work to contain water from a water main break on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.
Crews set out sandbags on Sunset Boulervard during a water main break on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.
Water gushes down Sunset Boulevard during a water main break on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.
Water gushes down Sunset Boulevard during a water main break on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.
Water rushes down the street near Kings Road and Fountain Avenue in West Hollywood on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.
Traffic backup on Sunset Boulevard during a water main break on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.
Cars drive down a flooded street in West Hollywood during a water main break on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.
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PHOTOS: Water gushes down Sunset Boulevard, causes traffic messMuddy water gushes down Sunset Boulevard during a water main break on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Water gushed down Sunset Boulevard during a water main break in West Hollywood during rush hour on Friday.

At its peak, 9,600 gallons of water per minute spewed from the broken main. The 36-inch pipe that burst was installed in 1916.

See photos from the scene in the gallery above.