BajaNomad
Not logged in [Login - Register]

Go To Bottom
Printable Version  
 Pages:  1  2
Author: Subject: HWY 5 bridge washout by Gonzaga
David K
Honored Nomad
*********


Avatar


Posts: 64852
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline

Mood: Have Baja Fever

[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 08:42 AM


The Puertecitos Happenings page has many more photos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/400767196648940/




"So Much Baja, So Little Time..."

See the NEW www.VivaBaja.com for maps, travel articles, links, trip photos, and more!
Baja Missions and History On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bajamissions/
Camping, off-roading, Viva Baja discussion: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivabaja


View user's profile Visit user's homepage
motoged
Elite Nomad
******


Avatar


Posts: 6481
Registered: 7-31-2006
Location: Kamloops, BC
Member Is Offline

Mood: Gettin' Better

[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 08:47 AM


Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Photo by Heather posted today on Facebook's Puertecitos Happenings page. This is around Km. 122 (between Cinco Islas, Okie Landing and Punta Bufeo:


David,
Thanks for making FB photos available for us Luddites :saint:




Don't believe everything you think....
View user's profile
bkbend
Senior Nomad
***




Posts: 693
Registered: 11-27-2003
Location: central OR or central baja
Member Is Offline


[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 08:52 AM


Quote: Originally posted by motoged  
Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Photo by Heather posted today on Facebook's Puertecitos Happenings page. This is around Km. 122 (between Cinco Islas, Okie Landing and Punta Bufeo:


David,
Thanks for making FB photos available for us Luddites :saint:


We aren't Luddites, just security conscious. In the photo it looks like there is already a bypass road cut below the washout.
View user's profile
David K
Honored Nomad
*********


Avatar


Posts: 64852
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline

Mood: Have Baja Fever

[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 08:57 AM


No worries my Great White North amigo!

Here is the washout at Km. 42-43 (from Georgia, South Campos Amigos Facebook page):

Km 42 10-3-18.jpg - 136kB




"So Much Baja, So Little Time..."

See the NEW www.VivaBaja.com for maps, travel articles, links, trip photos, and more!
Baja Missions and History On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bajamissions/
Camping, off-roading, Viva Baja discussion: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivabaja


View user's profile Visit user's homepage
David K
Honored Nomad
*********


Avatar


Posts: 64852
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline

Mood: Have Baja Fever

[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 09:00 AM


Federal Police report (translated here):

The Federal Police report that, after the arrival of the Rosa weather phenomenon, staff of the sub-station performs security and surveillance tours on the jurisdiction of it, monitoring the via San Felipe-Puertecitos, which presents the following effects:
➖Km 032 + 100 debris on the via
➖Km 035 + 000 collapsed partial lane with direction to puertecitos and debris on the via
➖Km 037 + 100 fork asphalt tape base
➖Km 038 + 000 collapsed partial lane with direction to san felipe
➖Km 039 + 600 collapsed partial lane with direction to san felipe
➖Km 040 + 800 collapsed partial lane with direction to san felipe
➖Km 042 + 300 collapsed total of the way
➖Km 043 + 060 collapsed total of the way
➖Km 043 + 600 collapsed total of the via
With partially cloudy sky, finding the passable road only for double-Traction Vehicles (4 x4)

[Edited on 10-3-2018 by David K]




"So Much Baja, So Little Time..."

See the NEW www.VivaBaja.com for maps, travel articles, links, trip photos, and more!
Baja Missions and History On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bajamissions/
Camping, off-roading, Viva Baja discussion: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivabaja


View user's profile Visit user's homepage
chippy
Super Nomad
****




Posts: 1722
Registered: 2-2-2010
Member Is Offline


shocked.gif posted on 10-3-2018 at 11:04 AM


Some more photos.:o




















[Edited on 10-3-2018 by chippy]
View user's profile
DouglasP
Nomad
**




Posts: 321
Registered: 6-23-2018
Member Is Offline

Mood: Goat hunter.

[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 11:13 AM


Holy shnikeez.....not even any skid marks from the suburban!



I like beer, better than most people.
View user's profile
David K
Honored Nomad
*********


Avatar


Posts: 64852
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline

Mood: Have Baja Fever

[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 11:16 AM


Quote: Originally posted by DouglasP  
Holy shnikeez.....not even any skid marks from the suburban!


Maybe the road collapsed from the weight? Should have driven faster?!




"So Much Baja, So Little Time..."

See the NEW www.VivaBaja.com for maps, travel articles, links, trip photos, and more!
Baja Missions and History On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bajamissions/
Camping, off-roading, Viva Baja discussion: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivabaja


View user's profile Visit user's homepage
DouglasP
Nomad
**




Posts: 321
Registered: 6-23-2018
Member Is Offline

Mood: Goat hunter.

[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 11:27 AM


Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Quote: Originally posted by DouglasP  
Holy shnikeez.....not even any skid marks from the suburban!


Maybe the road collapsed from the weight? Should have driven faster?!


It looks odd, the front would be more torn up and the fenders pushed back into the doors if they had hit with any force. :?: What a bummer.




I like beer, better than most people.
View user's profile
freediverbrian
Senior Nomad
***




Posts: 620
Registered: 2-24-2007
Location: Papas Gonzaga Bay
Member Is Offline


[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 05:54 PM


Quote: Originally posted by DouglasP  
Holy shnikeez.....not even any skid marks from the suburban![/rqu





If it was wet no skid marks?
View user's profile
Cliffy
Senior Nomad
***




Posts: 986
Registered: 12-19-2013
Member Is Offline


[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 06:15 PM


Maybe they were going slow over the flooded portion of the road (with the culvert underneath) and it all collapsed with them on top.

Wash outs in Baja? Why, I can't believe it! :-) Its been this way for the 40 years or so I've been down there. What is the surprise? Loose fill dirt, 2 inches of asphalt and you have a road bed. Now would I want to be building the roads down there No Way! But I have great respect for those workers who go way out in the middle of no where, in the hot summer and build roads. It would be a tough job that none of us here on BN would ever do. Not one of us.

It might be a good BN idea to carry extra ice and drinks and stop and give it away to the road workers as we pass through. What do all you think? Foam ice chests are cheap. Carry a few extra, stocked with drinks and ice.




You chose your position in life today by what YOU did yesterday
View user's profile
freediverbrian
Senior Nomad
***




Posts: 620
Registered: 2-24-2007
Location: Papas Gonzaga Bay
Member Is Offline


[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 06:58 PM


We might need another thread look at hurricane Sergio spaghetti paths could be a double hit for northern Baja.
View user's profile
DouglasP
Nomad
**




Posts: 321
Registered: 6-23-2018
Member Is Offline

Mood: Goat hunter.

[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 09:39 PM


Quote: Originally posted by Cliffy  
Maybe they were going slow over the flooded portion of the road (with the culvert underneath) and it all collapsed with them on top.

Wash outs in Baja? Why, I can't believe it! :-) Its been this way for the 40 years or so I've been down there. What is the surprise? Loose fill dirt, 2 inches of asphalt and you have a road bed. Now would I want to be building the roads down there No Way! But I have great respect for those workers who go way out in the middle of no where, in the hot summer and build roads. It would be a tough job that none of us here on BN would ever do. Not one of us.

It might be a good BN idea to carry extra ice and drinks and stop and give it away to the road workers as we pass through. What do all you think? Foam ice chests are cheap. Carry a few extra, stocked with drinks and ice.


Umm, yeah, cause that's what I said in my post. Holy moly.....lighten up Francis.




I like beer, better than most people.
View user's profile
Cliffy
Senior Nomad
***




Posts: 986
Registered: 12-19-2013
Member Is Offline


[*] posted on 10-3-2018 at 10:38 PM


I think you've had one too many tonight. Get some sleep. You jump to conclusions too quickly and take offense too easily.



You chose your position in life today by what YOU did yesterday
View user's profile
TMW
Select Nomad
*******




Posts: 10659
Registered: 9-1-2003
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Member Is Offline


[*] posted on 10-4-2018 at 08:49 AM


As to skid marks anti-lock brakes don't lock up until at a slow speed.
View user's profile
mjs
Nomad
**




Posts: 309
Registered: 2-20-2013
Location: Off grid in San Felipe
Member Is Offline


[*] posted on 10-4-2018 at 09:06 AM


Already posted on FB that she was driving slowly and the road collapsed underneath her.
View user's profile
Sierra Faust
Newbie





Posts: 2
Registered: 10-4-2018
Member Is Offline


[*] posted on 10-4-2018 at 09:50 AM
MX-1 dried out


Quote: Originally posted by ddonnell  
Just got another update:

Currently no way to get to Gonzaga. 15 washouts that require 4wd and one that is impassable. On Hwy 1, Catavina is "under water".


We got out of Gonzaga Bay yesterday (10-3-18). MX-1 dried out, and MX-5 south of Gonzaga Bay is in good condition. The 17 miles of unpaved road are passable in any passenger vehicle, albeit still lots of sharp rocks.
View user's profile
 Pages:  1  2

  Go To Top

 






All Content Copyright 1997- Q87 International; All Rights Reserved.
Powered by XMB; XMB Forum Software © 2001-2014 The XMB Group






"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen. The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez

 

"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt

 

"You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them or to them." - Malcolm Forbes

 

"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you." - Jim Rohn

 

"The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer." - Cunningham's Law







Thank you to Baja Bound Mexico Insurance Services for your long-term support of the BajaNomad.com Forums site.







Emergency Baja Contacts Include:

Desert Hawks; El Rosario-based ambulance transport; Emergency #: (616) 103-0262