Earlier this year the Ohio River reached (IIRC) 60' at my home town. Numerus roads were flooded by back water from the river.
One such road that did NOT flood was the main state road artery from the north to the main federal east west highway about 1/4 mile from the river. The back water came within about 18 inches of the pavement on the fill and a three lane concrete and steel bridge crossing a large creek. For those of you who do not know, back water is standing water with little or no current. Such water "washes out" nothing.
I've lived in the area since 1952 and know what to expect so left for work at normal time only to find the road closed at the bridge. Alternative routs would have added miles to my commute and I probably would have been late so I wasted a vacation day.
I then called the state highway patrol, explaining that the bridge and road was closed and asked why. The person with whom I spoke assured me that the road was not closed and traffic was normal. He had no answer when I asked why there were barricades across the road and was further blocked by a state highway patrol car, the officer therein threatening to arrest anyone who drove around the barricades (cops exempted, of course).
The river was cresting and I knew that the water would rise only a few inches more before beginning to fall.
Puzzled as to why the road was closed, knowing that it had never before been closed unless the water covered the road/bridge by several inches, I made several more phone calls. Eventually, I spoke to someone who informed me that a state inspector had closed the bridge because "bridges can float off of their piers, and it would remain closed until the water resided and the bridge and piers could be inspected. WTF! The bridge is concrete and steel, as are the piers.
Making a long story short, the road and bridge remained closed for several days for absolutely no reason.
Folks, such nonsense is caused by tort attorneys, and, to a lesser degree by young, know nothing bureaucrats who do not know S*** from apple butter.
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