Where are Oakland's worst potholes? Residents chime in

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Kathie Smiths tire blew out after driving over a pothole on Lakeshore Avenue in Oakland.

OAKLAND, Calif. - As Oakland city officials on Monday warned that the "pothole blitz" to repair the city's cracks, dips and dents in the street would likely last longer to fix because of the winter rains, residents chimed in on areas they'd like to see fixed first.

We heard from plenty of KTVU viewers about their worst potholes. And we'd like to hear from you.

We'll keep a running list right here.

1. Pothole at 38th Street and Cerrito Avenue near Kaiser Permanente.

2. Telegraph Avenue near the Highway 24 overpass

3. Lakeshore Avenue under the 580 freeway

4. 37th Street between Telegraph Avenue and Webster Street

5. Harold Street

6. Mountain Boulevard between Keller and 98th avenues

7. Grand Avenue near Harrison Street

8. 3214 Morrison Avenue. A resident told Oakland 311 there is a pothole in the middle of the street "along with 500 others."

9. Pothole at 740 Calmar Avenue

10. 1030 Park Lane. Resident told Oakland 311 the dimensions are 3 feet by two feet. "It just keeps getting bigger."

11. 27th Street offramp under I-580.

12. 104th Avenue between International and MacArthur boulevards

13. Pothole in the 4200 block of Terrace Street

14. Potholes along San Leandro Boulevard, from Fruitvale to 98th Avenue

15. Hegenberger Road and Edes Avenue

16. 55th Avenue and Walnut Street

17. Northbound Martin Luther King Jr. Way on the left lane between 43rd and 41st streets.

18. High Street and Brookdale Avenue

19. 21st and San Leandro Boulevard

20. High Street between Foothill and MacArthur boulevards

21. Stoneford Street near Maddux Drive has about a dozen potholes

22. Potholes in front of the apartment building in the 600 block of E. 17th Street

23. 24th Street and Telegraph Avenue

24. 35th Avenue above MacArthur Boulevard, from California Street to Victor Avenue

25. 21st Avenue and East 22nd Street

26. Potholes along Sheffield Avenue

27. Pothole at 20th and East 12th streets. Lena Bagwell said she had to pay $300 for a new tire.

28 East 16th Street from 23rd Avenue to Fruitvale.

30. 29th Avenue and East 14th, including a giant pothole in front Goodwill

31. Sheffield Avenue. Anne Holcomb said her neighborhood has signed a petition to fix the potholes.

32. 35th Avenue from California to Victor Avenue

33. Capital Street between Wesley and Merrit avenues. Tobias Butler said the pothole is the size of a car.

34. Along Apricot Street

35. Home Place West, not far from Oakland High School

36. Several along Logan Street

37. Several deep, wide potholes at 9th and Fallon streets in front of Laney College

38. 6716 Chelton Drive at Exeter

39. Sobrante Road near Oakwood

40. Champion Street and Lincoln Avenue

Please send us your pothole photos with location to ktvuwebproducers@fox.com.

The city "paved" the potholes but didn't do a good job at Champion St. and Lincoln Ave. Rebekah Moah said she must have called the city three times about this.