Fording streams and rivers

[NE2]

Anyway, we were going north on St. Louis Road (Secondary Route 611) when I saw a sign around a corner warning of a ford some distance ahead that would be impassable following rain or other periods of high water. The ford is on Jeb Stuart Road. No Street View, unfortunately, and the satellite view is lacking, but here's the link to where the intersection is if anyone happens to be out that way and wants to check it out: http://goo.gl/maps/YM50g

Found a photo: http://www.loudounroadrunners.org/lrr/run_maps/Philomont_Alternate.pdf

[NE2]

Never seen one in this country.  Is there an MUTCD sign for "ford"?

I don't think so. http://d2dtl5nnlpfr0r.cloudfront.net/tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-6262-1.pdf page 26 lists what some states use.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221374/Villagers-fed-people-blindly-following-instructions-dangerous-ford-come-novel-deterrent.html

[1995hoo]

Never seen one in this country.  Is there an MUTCD sign for "ford"?

I doubt it. This was a big yellow sign with black text warning of a ford a short distance ahead and stating it might be impassable. Next time we're back that way I'll try to get a photo, though I have no idea when that might be. This was the first time I'd ever been on that road. We were going from a winery near Linden to Tysons Corner and I wanted to find a new route.

Anyway, we were going north on St. Louis Road (Secondary Route 611) when I saw a sign around a corner warning of a ford some distance ahead that would be impassable following rain or other periods of high water. The ford is on Jeb Stuart Road. No Street View, unfortunately, and the satellite view is lacking, but here's the link to where the intersection is if anyone happens to be out that way and wants to check it out: http://goo.gl/maps/YM50g

Found a photo: http://www.loudounroadrunners.org/lrr/run_maps/Philomont_Alternate.pdf

Thanks. Sure sounds like the right place based on the directions.

It's interesting to see Google Maps shows it as though the road is in disconnected pieces–their graphic is similar to what they use when there's solely a pedestrian connection.

[TheCatalyst31]

The only fords I've ever encountered were at White Pines Forest State Park in Illinois. (There's no street view there either, but Wikipedia has a picture.)

[billtm]

The only ford I have been over is the one on SR 7 in Indiana.
I'm not quite sure of its exact location but Wikipedia says its near Dupont, IN.

[thenetwork]

Sand Run Parkway across the eponymous stream in Akron.  Sometimes ride through on my bike but the bumpiness of the concrete to both sides of the ford itself is very jarring. 

Not surprisingly, the ford is closed in icy weather and in high water conditions.

That one was a blast to drive thru at or above the 20 MPH speed limit when no one was around!

There are also a few fords further north in the Cleveland Metroparks system mostly on the west side of Cleveland.  Over the years they have built the fords high enough that you very rarely touch water when crossing the fords, but the rangers will close the fords during high water and/or heavy rains.

[Roadrunner75]

There is this one on the campus of the York College of PA, that I found when I visited a friend there a number of years ago:
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=39.948191,-76.728162&spn=0.000004,0.00327&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=39.948269,-76.728577&panoid=NsZGB0ZdMEjNSjK02hvxIA&cbp=12,217.79,,0,10.8

[NE2]

The only ford I have been over is the one on SR 7 in Indiana.
I'm not quite sure of its exact location but Wikipedia says its near Dupont, IN.

How long ago was this?
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=1895

[sdmichael]

State 127 between Death Valley Junction and Shoshone has at least one ford, though rarely active. While that is only one I can come up with right now, California certainly has a few on State highways.

[bugo]

There are some on AR 926 between US 270 and Lake Ouachita.

[billtm]

The only ford I have been over is the one on SR 7 in Indiana.
I'm not quite sure of its exact location but Wikipedia says its near Dupont, IN.

How long ago was this?
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=1895

Oh crud! Reading that thread just (might've) sparked my memory! This was 5 years ago, so my memory is hazy. After I convinced my parents to clinch IN-7, (Well, almost. We didn't go on the part from US-31 to IN-46 south of Columbus.) I read the route's Wikipedia page. I was expecting a ford, but I never go to go on one. I was very disappointed afterwards. But looking at the satellite imagery on GMaps it look like the ford is here: http://goo.gl/maps/w6Va8

[NE2]

But looking at the satellite imagery on GMaps it look like the ford is here: http://goo.gl/maps/w6Va8

Doubtful. That piece of old alignment was bypassed before 1960 (per USGS topo).

[J N Winkler]

Kansas has several fords, but AFAIK none of them are on the state highway system.  The ford I know best is on the approach road to Alcove Spring, but I cannot find it on satellite imagery and wonder if it has been abandoned.

In Arizona, besides the low-water crossings Corco mentioned on SR 82 and SR 83, both SR 86 and SR 181 (the road to Chiricahua National Monument) have low-water crossings.  I have driven over them when they had water running over them, but only because there was a rainstorm on one of the days I visited in 1998.

Flood warning signs and gauges are used quite extensively on US 385 between Fort Stockton and Big Bend National Park in Texas.

[billtm]

But looking at the satellite imagery on GMaps it look like the ford is here: http://goo.gl/maps/w6Va8

Doubtful. That piece of old alignment was bypassed before 1960 (per USGS topo).

Yep. Well I'm stumped.

[NE2]

In any case, I removed that crap from the Wikipedia articles.

[cl94]

But looking at the satellite imagery on GMaps it look like the ford is here: http://goo.gl/maps/w6Va8

Doubtful. That piece of old alignment was bypassed before 1960 (per USGS topo).

Yep. Well I'm stumped.

Pretty sure it's here, given the placement of utility poles. Could be the next bridge north.

[NE2]

Pretty sure it's here, given the placement of utility poles. Could be the next bridge north.

Bridge date of 1977. http://uglybridges.com/in/jefferson/exhibit/

[billtm]

Pretty sure it's here, given the placement of utility poles. Could be the next bridge north.

Bridge date of 1977. http://uglybridges.com/in/jefferson/exhibit/

Looking at the topo maps, the creek seems to have banks that are too steep for a ford.

[cl94]

Or here

[NE2]

Or here

Bridge date of 1984. I'm suspecting this is a big hoax.

[cl94]

Or here

Bridge date of 1984. I'm suspecting this is a big hoax.

Found who put in the thing about the ford. Here's his user page if someone wants to complain.

[NE2]

Or here

Bridge date of 1984. I'm suspecting this is a big hoax.

Found who put in the thing about the ford. Here's his user page if someone wants to complain.

Ahem.

[NE2]

Mystery probably solved.

[billtm]

Seems legit.

[NE2]

Seems legit.

not sure if sarcasm

or unironic use of