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Red River record flooding at I-35

Started by wxfree, June 19, 2015, 02:03:13 PM

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June 19, 2015, 02:03:13 PM   Last Edit: June 20, 2018, 12:06:36 AM by wxfree
I'm not sure if this is a road story, since the road is still open, but it's related.  The Red River is at a record level at I-35, affecting the bottom of the bridge.  The current stage is 42.01 feet.  According to the flood impact records, the water reaches the low chord of the bridge at 41.5 feet.  (What's a chord?)

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=oun&gage=gsvt2

This photo was published on Facebook.  According to the accompanying text, it was taken at about 7 a.m.  The water is about half a foot higher now.  The clearance sign is where the frontage road on the Texas side goes under the bridge for a U-turn.

https://localtvkfor.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/red-river-2.jpg

It would be intimidating to drive up to a bridge and see the water like that.  The bridge is currently open but the frontage road is (of course) closed.  The forecast shows the river cresting at about its current level and then falling fairly rapidly, about 6 feet in 24 hours.
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June 19, 2015, 02:15:45 PM  
^^ I'm surprised the bridge is still open with water that high.  :-o
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Milepost61

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June 19, 2015, 11:35:00 PM  
"Low chord" is the term for the lowest part of the bridge girders. (first thing the water hits as it gets higher)

Brian556

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June 19, 2015, 11:54:03 PM  
Back in 2007, water came up level with the deck of the FM 720 Lake Lewisville Bridge. Water was shooting up thru the drain holes. It felt weird to drive on, but the bridge remained open.

This bridge has since been replaced with a higher bridge.



rte66man

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June 20, 2015, 07:58:54 PM  
Can't get the stupid direct link, but here is a link to the News9 video page:

http://www.news9.com/category/116601/video-page
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June 20, 2015, 08:54:04 PM  
When you come to a fork in the road... TAKE IT.

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iBallasticwolf2

#6
June 20, 2015, 10:01:21 PM  
Quote from: rte66man on June 20, 2015, 08:54:04 PM
This link is better:

http://kfor.com/2015/06/19/odot-and-txdot-engineers-watching-red-river-bridge-for-possible-failure/

Oh wow. The bridge will probably stay open because the water level is going down.
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June 21, 2015, 01:23:45 PM  
Quote"It's scary when your driving over it!"  McFadden says.

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