Got out for an evening ride Monday. After getting 20+” of rain the previous seven days, I was curious what I might encounter… It wasn’t pretty!
This is FM 1374 just a bit South of the turn off for Stubblefield Lake Rd.
No idea what the story is or if they survived... I've been told there were a few deaths North of Huntsville on a similar washout on FM 2989.
This is on the West side of the new concrete bridge at Stubblefield Lake. The new bridge replaced one that was wiped on during Hurricane Harvey. The new one held up well, but the road on the far side did not.
FR 209 between FM 1791 just past the Ferris Cemetery (also called Deer Camp Road) and Taliaferro Rd. FS told a local, 6 months at the earliest to repair. Those pipes down there were around 6 ft diameter I think.
The other side of the wash out on FR 209 near Taliferro Rd. There is a little concrete bridge just around the corner past that skid steer. It was fine. The FS has been laying down this LARGE aggregate in the bad spots. It's fun.
CR 223 South of Hwy 30 and East of Shiro, just past the intersection with CR 232. A LOT of the roads in the area look like they had recent work done on them, probably after the HEAVY rains Sunday a week ago, just in time for the rains a few days later to wash all the new stuff away! Many of the roads had the edges worn away from the rushing waters.
CR 404 off of FM 3090 North of Navasota
Looking South on CR $03 into the Navasota River bottoms... About a mile or so to the other side and VERY deep. This would not be one to attempt!