Living In Virginia I can only follow the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy by the photos I get off the internet, emailed from friends and team members of the Point Pleasant First Aid Rescue Dive Dive Team, and very short cell phone conversations. Many people I work with in Virginia know that I am from NJ for I have been called a "Yankee" from time to time but many have shown concern and have asked about the storm damage...
I have shown the above photo of the Mantoloking bridge to them as a focus point and the damage to the Jersey Shore area other than the usual shots of the Seaside boardwalk which has been a big media draw and shown numerous times... Damage to Mantoloking is alot like the damage that occured to Key West a few years back with hurricane Wilma where KW was not hit directly by Wilma but the storm pushed a lot of water into the Gulf of Mexico and when the storm was gone the water escaped back into the ocean since there was no longer a driving wind to keep it in the Gulf. The storm surge and damage came from the Gulf side instead of Ocean side...
The above Mantoloking photo shows the water running from the top of the photo (West) to the bottom of the photo and towards the Ocean (East)....
(Thanks to Jerry for the use of the following photos showing the damage to the Mantoloking bridge area)
Photo from the top of Mantoloking bridge looking East and towards the Atlantic Ocean
Photo taken from Manoloking looking towards bridge...
Route 35 looking North near where the bridge intersection was...
Route 35 and why it's still closed at this time and what the Rescue people have to deal with..
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