Passage du Gois is a disappearing road in France

This road in France disappears every day.

[@GhostRider03]

Roads in France: can be submerged for hours per day Roads in USA: once wet, road doesn’t want to work anymore

[@Luiz17071990]

😂😂😂

[@Painx317]

Not in the Midwest

[@EugVR6]

Most normal countries would of built a bridge but to be fair, the French built a road that floods twice a day! That in itself is an achievement.

[@YouRegolo]

Much cheaper plus it turned the place into a tourist attraction. You are right, normal countries would have spent much more and lost an opportunity. So sad for people living in those normal countries, too stupid to do what's best as they fall under the peer pressure of normal people like you.

[@EugVR6]

@@YouRegolo There's two F's in off.

[@Cooperqwerty]

@@YouRegolo you aren't too bright are you.. what's better: working roads or tourist attraction

[@bigman10239]

@@YouRegolo actually most countries would do it because safety, or in america's case, because potential liability litigation would make it a necessity/cheaper to have a finished bridge, and because there are better ways to get tourists.

[@YouRegolo]

@@Cooperqwertyit depends, you can't eat roads, but 90 millions tourists that go to france every year might leave you some money to buy food. Thank god politicians are not all as stupid as you.

[@SamP0rterBridges]

I used to have dreams about this road as a kid. I'd never been there or seen it.

[@elraymy]

Me too bro!!! Thats insane

[@iihigh6598]

My nightmares consist of driving cars on narrow roads by big bodies of water too 😭

[@UrbanMyth9]

This crazy so have I

[@brynnorthern685]

Same here, it's always water. In my dreams, I have to go through it or I'm escaping.

[@peachjuice7773]

I dreamt of similar dreams but I can remember some Big rising steele bridges up head! So vividly!

[@lovelylady4920]

I just wonder. How many cars are still left in that water?

[@thedead456321]

None they cleaned it and towed all the cars out a couplke of years ago

[@omololusalami1573]

They are now in Africa

[@HR-eb4vs]

@@omololusalami1573 true we cut it up and eat it.

[@YouRegolo]

@@omololusalami1573 probably true

[@ivanjankovic5917]

bruh just pull the handbrake and climb on the damm tower...maybe open a bag of chisps if you are hungry...

[@sussiemiao3597]

I wanna walk there until the water rise, then climb the tower until it down again

[@iTheDevil]

Oh, you don't like to live boring. =)) ahahaha

[@beanman6684]

Bring a sandwich, you'll be there a while.

[@sussiemiao3597]

@@iTheDevil i guess so

[@sussiemiao3597]

@@beanman6684 good idea

[@WhereOceansMeeet]

I've been on this road a few times and it's quite amazing. Just follow the locals warnings and you'll be fine.

[@jeffong1978]

so why they dont lift up the roads or make a bridge rather just waiting somebody to drowned.

[@Kodavi_]

Or maybe a tunnel

[@Ashluv085]

I think they like the danger

[@dakshitamishra1993]

as a tourist spot or to bring risk thirsty people

[@xleauxlita]

Because leave nature alone

[@paname514]

Only stupid people die here so it's not a loss.

[@Huntlley]

I have “nightmares” with that kind of event all time. It’s the same thing, we can’t see the road, but we are driving in it.

[@necoletaylor4669]

Same 😔

[@adammolla7272]

Yoooooo bro we have the same profile pic its been 5 years since I’ve put it and I’ve never seen anyone with the same pic

[@Huntlley]

@@adammolla7272 Lmaoo, it has been my picture since I created the account in 2016

[@kaitlynn9829]

anybody here from the tiktok i just saw?😂

[@jenschmutz5931]

Me! 😅

[@heatherbassett9896]

I am lol

[@cheilseab5128]

Mee

[@ashleyrinamon7393]

Yes 😂

[@Starrrussell1]

Yoooooo! Meee but I have seen this in a movie I think with Daniel Radcliffe

[@violetamillan4548]

So I came from a tik tok i saw😂😂😂

[@Kodavi_]

Same 😂

[@alexstanton8277]

Violeta Millan sameeeeeeewew

[@CarliGurlohyeah]

Same

[@annemariebetsill3836]

Same!!!! 🤣

[@leilanyblanco5790]

Omg same

[@matthewrreis]

This is definitely the worst place to get a flat tire.

[@loraelizabeth]

I’m here from tiktok!! Who else is here from tiktok?

[@priscillaazavedo8960]

Me .. lol

[@BradK02]

I'm from earth. Would love to visit Tik Tok one day.

[@luvmesomuch]

I dream of going through roads like that with waves coming from both sides 🤧

[@mithakr4112]

Me too

[@suzanecyndia6100]

Me too 😭

[@daniellebianco9830]

Me too

[@iihigh6598]

Ponyo haha

[@johnnydev9318]

I see lots of “why”s and “why not”s on here - simple solution is for people to use their brains, plan ahead, be aware of this environment and the timing of the tides - in other words, be prepared. Then there’d be few, if any, problems. But, alas, it’s vain hope that everybody will learn to THINK for themselves in a prudent and intelligent manner. So maybe CLOSE the road (i.e. barriers) at those times each day ?

[@docwatson1134]

Tourists

[@janetf3377]

I wonder if the gps will direct you to that road. 😮

[@st_0079]

This is nothing ... Here in India , roads gone disappeared for weeks after heavy rainfall .

[@never2late454]

I want to know how long it took them to pave the road only working at it a couple hours a day. In America it takes work crew's 3 year's to complete a one mile section working 12 hours a days.

[@nicolas2419]

Four years between 1935 and 1939. They paved around one kilometers per year, working two hours a day with often difficult weather conditions.

[@JeanPaulUS]

@@nicolas2419 Any particular reason why they didn't build a bridge instead?

[@CitronCassis]

@@JeanPaulUSthis way was organized since 3 centuries and it is 4 km long. It was a natural shape that was organized and stabilized by men. A ferry service was put in place further south until a bridge was built further south in the 70’s. This road became a tourist attraction and some people like to use it when there is no tide.

[@JeanPaulUS]

@@CitronCassis good to know. Thanks for your answer

[@charliebabbitt3314]

The Great Lance Armstrong brought me here...Check out his podcast where he talks how the bikers actually raced on this disappearing road..Pretty fascinating stories.

[@NYDRAINS]

I would love to see that in-person, 😎👍

[@thelakeman5207]

Salt water will ruin wheel bearings and steering parts. It'll rot your frame. Never, I repeat, NEVER drive thru salt water.

[@jadengreene2442]

Who here from Tim tok

[@McDonDoggyDooz]

The brought to you by AOL was the biggest surprise

[@lothean2099]

Your choice in music for the video could have gone without.

[@lukaficko829]

Imagine getting stuck on the road while water is rising 😭

[@criztu]

go to google maps search "Passage du Gois". That road is kept purely as a tourist attraction.

[@meeshgardner83]

Welcome to Houston

[@jdmdennis9763]

Imagine the amount of rusts on those cars lol

[@Whocares-g7v]

I’m here from @patrick cloud

[@NathanVeee]

Why not make some sorta checkpoint in the middle of the road? Use it to park cars and maybe get a cafeteria in one as a tourist attraction.

[@zeeshansayal4549]

And the main attraction dish on the cafeteria would be sea food 😉👌 what an Idea man 🙌

[@CitronCassis]

It is classified area by the state to be sure it would stay preserved like it was built 3 centuries ago. So commercial activities may not be welcomed 😂. We already have too much of commercial areas and over tourism in France. Noirmoutier island has already plenty of very good spots and restaurants 😉.

[@RickLancaster-w2x]

Just a scientific fact the tide does not come in and go out even though we people have got used to saying that

[@diveshrajdhar]

I came from instagram to check this......Anybody else?

[@VizierMarcelo-zz1ee]

"With advancing technology, why can't it be lifted and a bridge made just like other countries !"

[@lausimeyer6558]

It's not at all dangerous - for people who accept, what is written on the signs. It's not so wise, to ignore a Stop sign.

[@zoliamk8454]

But how did they manage to make it ?

[@tjeffpowellful]

I drove across it once - very fast!

[@metakn1ght]

yo dude woh!!! cool facts!! wicky wicky

[@eri.grass_]

everybody here came fr tiktok but i came here bc of what I've read on Facebook lol

[@syeduusam1919]

Same

[@Confluence323]

this is what my nightmares are...!! (why are so many people sharing this same dream... seriously... why?)

[@josh6567]

how did they built this road in the first place??

[@CitronCassis]

They used a natural shape of the land and stabilized it and created a road over it. It was built 3 centuries ago and now it is mostly a tourist attraction. I read it took 4 years to pave the 4km way, because of the rising tide everyday slowing them. There was a ferry service until a bridge was built further south in the 70’s.

[@PradeepPant007]

Or they may have built a elevated bridge

[@CitronCassis]

There was ferry services until one bridge was built further south in the 70’s. This road is 4km long and was built 3 centuries ago to access the island with horses.

[@gefazo9888]

Why not just make the road higher

[@nat2829]

U want to pay for a road

[@paname514]

Why make it higher, it's useless.

[@thafff]

Because it's an historical site (first reference dates from 1701, but the pavement dates from the late 1930's) and a touristic attraction. A bridge has been built in the early 1970's between the southern tip of the island and the continent (D38 road).

[@19Edurne]

There's already a bridge to get to the island. Not even mentionning the cost, those are very shallow waters and it would change the path of the tide currents., altering the ecosystem. It's in the middle of one of the main mussels and oysters production areas in France, even Europe. I bet shells producers would protest. Something of that sort happened at the Mont Saint Michel.

[@melodie873]

BRIDGE FRANCE BUILD A FUCKING BRIDGE STABLE ENOUGH AND JUST A FEW FEET HIGH ENOUGH

[@FauZhee]

So this is where the inspiration of a road on the sea in Final Fantasy XV come from? (Yeah I come here from FFXV)

[@lpt2606]

fun fact i didn't come from tiktok

[@vaninder1]

Anybody know what music is used in background ?

[@budmangt2]

Why didn't they just build it 13 feet higher?

[@JorisPauws]

how did they made that road with asphalt since constructing that takes more than just a couple hours and those machines go rather slow

[@mostneuter]

it was made centuries ago (and maintained), they just keep it as a tourist attraction, there's a bridge not far from it

[@nicolas2419]

The road is centuries old (around 1700). It was paved between 1935 and 1939, so they paved one kilometers by year, so less than ten meters per working day with good meteorological conditions.

[@mmirza2248]

Kesini gara2 tiktok 😏

[@alwaysturnonaircon]

So... Why not raise the road?

[@LightingTheDarkness06]

Studio Ghibili Spirited Away must do the movie there. ❤

[@angelmia4362]

reminds me of the road in Woman In Black

[@RoboEpic]

that's cool

[@FurryEskimo]

Wouldn’t it make more sense to build little bridges, where people could get their cars, and themselves, off the road?

[@christianc9894]

The logic is to respect the tide times.

[@CitronCassis]

There is a real bridge further south. This road was a natural shape organized by men 3 centuries ago. They want to preserve it like it is, and it is now a classified area. Not everything has to be organized for over tourism and cars.

[@robertfinch1658]

Very cool

[@Justrandomvideos-2023]

Im guessing then never thought of building a bridge 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chadunnering5733]

Budget bridge with no lower structure

[@sixtoolivera8020]

I like the background music what is called

[@sunnybhowmick5264]

👍👍👍

[@trin08201]

Reminds me of Lance Armstrong, 1999

[@DesoloZantas]

They can't just make a bridge like everyone else?

[@marcmarc8524]

There is one

[@ChrisTian-ij9qh]

There is one but using that road (when u can) and u will arrived 20mins earlier. And yes, tourist like it too ^^

[@deboraconnelly]

Because they are French

[@chrissmith7669]

How far is it?

[@chrissmith7669]

How does one get trapped on a 4km road. That boggles my mind

[@lmnll2742]

@@chrissmith7669 People who get trapped think like you.

[@mubasshirhussain1622]

Why dont they build 15 feet high bridge over there...

[@criztu]

There is a bridge a few hundred meters nearby. go to google maps see for yourself.

[@Andrew-ve9ls]

lets build a road that will only be usable for a few hours a day..nice idea

[@nicolas2419]

Not a so stupid idea when you know that this road was built before 1700 and takes profit of a geological feature!

[@highsavinka5592]

So how did they build it?

[@nicolas2419]

They took advantage of a shoal between the island and the mainland to build the road there around 1700.

[@dynamicgeekstudio6864]

If you dream about this place I would love to connect with you I also dream about this place

[@lateshiachilds3640]

That is scary

[@tunerfromhell1302]

They couldn’t build the road higher?

[@JeanPaulUS]

it's called a bridge lol

[@NehaGupta-sr3nm]

「目標を指定してお金が必要」、

[@deepakbhardwaj5399]

India’s road everyday after few hours of rain

[@prabhathk6175]

Why can't they build a bridge???

[@criztu]

because you're too lazy to go to google maps and see the bridge for yourself.

[@bigbou3077]

I'm here from snapchat

[@modest_mind2526]

Just build it 13 feet higher...

[@athul1752]

Why they don't make a bridge???? Why

[@nicolas2419]

Because in 1700, it was far easier to build a road on a shoal than a bridge. In 1971, a bridge was built, few kilometers further, between the island and the mainland.

[@pranavthurai481]

If indians see this they will say thats where ramayan took place 🤣

[@nailaarjoon247]

sweet

[@kent.2044]

Fuck no! Not crossing that

[@bestamerica]

' wow beautifully natural tide water up on the ground... that was the moon control on the earth water world... big thank to the MOON

[@pawansidhu7263]

Att

[@yessicaanneame4104]

I’m here from TikTok 🤣

[@nichole771]

Why don’t they just build a bridge???

[@akashpatnaik2694]

Can't they build a bridge

[@kevinmoseley1039]

So maybe build a bridge

[@melon7247]

dude just build a fuvckingg bridge

[@giovannamousques]

Everyone here from Tik tok 😂😂😂

[@Nephew075]

Wtf type of music is the background😂