Great Bay Blvd AKA 7 Bridges RD.

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BottomBouncer

Discussion Starter · Oct 13, 2005

Went down last night to see how the boat was holding up after all this rain.

I have never seen it like this in all my life. Unfortunately it was close to high tide when I arrived. Before getting to the first bridge I went through a "puddle" that was up past the bumper of my 4x4 Dodge Dakota. Once I got on the first bridge that was it, I couldn't go any further. It looked like there was only one big bay not the two I am used to seeing. First Bridge Marina had no lot, I couldn't see the road at all in the distance and there was actually white caps were I know the road to be.

I think I need to hit a carwash and get an under carriage wash done to remove any salt

Unbelievable.

[ 10-13-2005, 12:49 PM: Message edited by: BottomBouncer ]

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NIGHTSTRIKES

· #2 · Oct 13, 2005

Yeah it's bad BB,,

I was crossing the Mullica this morning and it was flooded pretty good around the parkway also.

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A Frayed Knot

· #3 · Oct 13, 2005

I hit that 1st puddle doing about 40 mpg and almost crapped myself. When I reached the bottom of the 1st bridge I decided to wait the tide out. By 9:00 PM it passable but barely passable. At 10:00 it was almost all road and very liitle water.

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seaswirl

· #4 · Oct 13, 2005

i have seen that road flooded many time as a kid, but that was before the bridges were rebuil and the road was finished!!! i used to go down there with my 4X4 and wonder if i was going to be able to go to the end!!!

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BottomBouncer

Discussion Starter · #5 · Oct 13, 2005

Originally posted by A Frayed Knot:
I hit that 1st puddle doing about 40 mpg and almost crapped myself. When I reached the bottom of the 1st bridge I decided to wait the tide out. By 9:00 PM it passable but barely passable. At 10:00 it was almost all road and very liitle water.

So I would have only needed to wait 3 more hours (I was there at 5:30 - 6:00 ish. Glad I didn't try and wait it out.

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Bay Stalker

· #6 · Oct 14, 2005

If this comes up it is 14th & boardwalk OC

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Y-BUC-BILL

· #7 · Oct 17, 2005

You young guys ain't seen nothing...Nov.25 1950,before Mystic Islands was built.Sat. .
Duck Season....had at least 4.ft. of water covering the meadows...before the Garden State Parkway...the blacktop road at the Mullica River Bridge was washed 300 feet in the salt marsh's
had to detour to the Lower Bank Bridge to cross the Mullica...Winds blew to gusts of 100 mi. per hour....local's called it the big storm....duck hunter's died that day.....I was there

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