Amazing road twice a day, leaving the water

• The amazing road twice a day, leaving the water

Passage du Gua (Passage du Gois) - road laid on the bottom of the Gulf of Burnof and linking mainland France to the island of Noirmoutier. Twice a day, after the tide, it becomes a few hours available for movement. The rest of the tide flooded it to a level of four meters.

The natural transition between the island and the mainland, who plays at low tide, was first mentioned on the charts in 1701. In 1840, it was built on the road from the capital cobblestone allowed to move as a horse, and on carts.

Now road length is 4, 5 kilometers. The path seems small, but is considered to be very risky.

In spite of the large signs on either side of the road with the schedule of the tides, a lot of people because of the rapidly arriving water are trapped annually.

For such losers lined rescue tower, where they can wait until the water will come down, but to save the car has not come out.

... The paradox is almost always in the water, but not collapsing, in contrast to the Russian, who repaired each year at least.