The Daily BuzzFrench road becomes flooded every day during high tide
Driving on wet roads can be dangerous, but France’s Passage du Gois is taking road hazards to the next level.
The European route along the Atlantic coast is only passable for an hour or two each day. The rest of the time, it’s under up to four metres of water due to rising tides, according to Amusing Planet.
The 4.5-kilometre road, which has been used since 1701, connects the island of Noirmoutier to the French mainland over a stretch of ocean.
There are several towers along the route available to stranded motorists for refuge in case the road floods while people are attempting to travel across it.
Tide times are listed on signs at the ends of both sides of the road, but as the tides come in quickly, many travellers still manage to get stranded on the road. Despite this, the route has become a favourite of tourists and some look for shells that wash up on the road.
The Passage du Gois has even hosted racing events such as the annual Foulées du Gois and the Tour de France.
For those who can only tolerate a bit of rain on the road and are not brave enough to trek out onto Passage du Gois, a bridge was built as an alternative to the route in 1971.
