Finally, after spending some $2 billion on the project, the Congress pulled the plug.
When the project was canceled, 22.5 km of tunnel and 17 shafts to the surface were already dug.
For almost fifteen years the SSC was nothing more than the most expensive hole in Texas.
Hunts unique selling point for Collider Data Center was its location and infrastructure.
The entire complex is clear of flight paths and out of hurricane, tsunami, earthquake and flood zones.
The proposed collider is however still at sale the current appraised is at $20 million.
The tunnel, when it was still under construction (below)
Sources:Wired,Wikipedia,HEP.net
