derekmac Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Well going on the Topless run today, we found that the bridge close to the pit was badly damaged, and probably not safe to go on. You can go around the bridge, but the water makes 35's disappear. Once the water levels go down it probably won't be a problem though, but I think it was too deep for my near stock rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 In the summer it's fine. I NEVER take my truck across that bridge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e36m3 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 not a chance i will put my truck on that bridge. coming from the porters lake side, the rocks on the right of the bridge are rough on the undercarriage of the truck. next time i go there, i ll go towards the lake instead. but right now, i wouldnt try that water crossing. last time i was there was in september and there was a little over 24 inches of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Ya, that is not a truck bridge. Best to avoid in all seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 I'm pretty sure when we ran muddy Myra last year we used that bridge. It's the one near the pit airport side, not porters lake side. That was awhile ago, so I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e36m3 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 there is a quad bridge near the airport that is freshly rebuilt, but if its the one i m thinking of, there is an easy by-pass. if its the bridge where the young guy with the jeep that Eugene and his brother rescued , there is no way in hell i would drive on that. the first bridge i talked about is really solid, i have a friend who drove on it, but people with quads pay memberships fees to build such bridges so i didnt want risk it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Big weight diff between a quad and a truck...I wouldn't risk it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacde94stew Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 9 times out of 10 il take a bypass around a bridge if its doable. That story of a guy writing off his brad new jk cause he flipped it off a bridge was enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e36m3 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 all about common sense. if you saw that bridge, im pretty sure you wouldve never put your truck on it haha. i guess some people jut arent born with it. we were driving on old mineville road once, and there are a couple quads bridges that i would never put my truck on. i managed to find a by-pass for one but had to turn around at the second one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacde94stew Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 There is a quad bridge just outside of chester where I sometimes wheel when Im home. Its just an old 18 wheeler flat bed. the trail is to narrow to turn around and the bypass is between a tree and a massive rock with maybe 2 inches on either side of the heep to get through. Sketchy situations back there alone. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e36m3 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 thats different though, the 18 wheeler flad bed frame is built to support a lot more weight than what your jeep weights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Originally yes...but who's to say its not been unmaintained and exposed to the damp for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 there is a quad bridge near the airport that is freshly rebuilt, but if its the one i m thinking of, there is an easy by-pass. if its the bridge where the young guy with the jeep that Eugene and his brother rescued , there is no way in hell i would drive on that. the first bridge i talked about is really solid, i have a friend who drove on it, but people with quads pay memberships fees to build such bridges so i didn't want risk it That route with the good bridge (strong enough for a truck but only wide enough for ATVs) at the airport end and the Jeep-flop bridge at the other, is what I think folks refer to as the Rocky Myra. The Muddy Myra starts/ends up at Devon, further out the Old Guysborough road toward $ Lake. The dilapidated bridge is part way in at a large gravel pit, (I think the geo-technical folks call them 'borrow' or ' Burrow' pits), where the road intersects with Miller Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Google miller meadow mx park, and the one I'm talking about is not too far from that. I agree, unless you know the bridge, don't cross it. It's not worth the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastcam Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 there is a quad bridge near the airport that is freshly rebuilt, but if its the one i m thinking of, there is an easy by-pass. if its the bridge where the young guy with the jeep that Eugene and his brother rescued , there is no way in hell i would drive on that. the first bridge i talked about is really solid, i have a friend who drove on it, but people with quads pay memberships fees to build such bridges so i didnt want risk it The Bridge Derek is talking about is neither of the bridges you are talking about, it is in a different trail, but it is deteriorating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e36m3 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 i still have to explore this part of trail. i want to go cross from the porters lake side and up muddy myra ( not 100% certain its the right one ) and all the way up to the dirt track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 The Muddy Myra starts/ends up at Devon, further out the Old Guysborough road toward $ Lake. The dilapidated bridge is part way in at a large gravel pit, (I think the geo-technical folks call them 'borrow' or ' Burrow' pits), where the road intersects with Miller Road. Yep, that's the one I'm referring to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastcam Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 I was typing when Eugene posted that, lol :P ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastcam Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 i still have to explore this part of trail. i want to go cross from the porters lake side and up muddy myra ( not 100% certain its the right one ) and all the way up to the dirt track You should be able to do let back to PL, without backtracking the same trail from the pit at Miller Rd B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e36m3 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 i explored the other side, the old bridge is destroyed and the other crossing has massive rocks in it. will try this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmk Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 There were 6 of us that tried rocky Myra today. Had to turn around at the bridge where the jeep rolled off because the water in the river was way to deep. A lifted tj went in and water up to the hood and he was only in the length of the jeep. The current was strong and he was starting to float. Ya we turned around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e36m3 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 hahahaha. a friend of mine asked me if i wanted to do that run this weekend. i dont even have skid plates at the moment and the truck is stock so screw that. i ll run it next spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastcam Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 There were 6 of us that tried rocky Myra today. Had to turn around at the bridge where the jeep rolled off because the water in the river was way to deep. A lifted tj went in and water up to the hood and he was only in the length of the jeep. The current was strong and he was starting to float. Ya we turned around. I'm not surprised there... Was it Scott that poked his nose into it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 There were 6 of us that tried rocky Myra today. Had to turn around at the bridge where the jeep rolled off because the water in the river was way to deep. A lifted tj went in and water up to the hood and he was only in the length of the jeep. The current was strong and he was starting to float. Ya we turned around. There's a saying that it only takes 48 hours for the (high) water to run out of NS after a rain event, it really isn't very wide! But we sure have had a lot of rain lately, and the water table is full, it will take a few days to go down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmk Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Ya iv been through there a couple times in the winter and usually not bad. A few days of good weather and a stock rig could probably do it. We had a pile of rain the last couple days. Ya is was Scott that nosed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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