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Section of Sanibel Causeway gone

Section of major Florida bridge wiped out by Hurricane Ian

A powerful storm surge from Hurricane Ian wiped out an entire section of a massive bridge in Florida, leaving residents of the barrier island city Sanibel cut off from the mainland.

nypost.com

I haven't heard a lot about Captiva & Sanibel

Hopefully everyone evacuated the island

Absolutely Destroyed....

 

[561caneforever]

Section of Sanibel Causeway gone

Section of major Florida bridge wiped out by Hurricane Ian

A powerful storm surge from Hurricane Ian wiped out an entire section of a massive bridge in Florida, leaving residents of the barrier island city Sanibel cut off from the mainland.

nypost.com

I haven't heard a lot about Captiva & Sanibel

Hopefully everyone evacuated the island

I was in Sanibel 2 months ago for vacation. Enjoyed a beautiful sunrise with my 2 year old granddaughter on Sanibel with Fort Myers Beach in the distance. My thoughts are with everyone impacted by this storm.

 

[Micah]

Section of Sanibel Causeway gone

Section of major Florida bridge wiped out by Hurricane Ian

A powerful storm surge from Hurricane Ian wiped out an entire section of a massive bridge in Florida, leaving residents of the barrier island city Sanibel cut off from the mainland.

nypost.com

I haven't heard a lot about Captiva & Sanibel

Hopefully everyone evacuated the island

Our friend lives there and didn't evacuate. Haven't seen an update from her in a while.

 

[Bearly]

Lee County Sheriff is saying the death toll is in the 100's.

Yea I heard that this morning…. If true that would be insane and tragic. I only lost power here in Tampa. I’m hoping the the best for everyone, but hearing some awful things in the aftermath

 

[561caneforever]

Our friend lives there and didn't evacuate. Haven't seen an update from her in a while.

Staying on Sanibel was a suicide mission. Do the math: Sanibel is 3 feet above sea level vs storm surge of 12-18 feet.

 

[SWFLHurricane]

Jesus Christ.....Cape Coral looks like it was carpet bombed. Sad to see my hometown destroyed. Soooo many friends who's lives have changed dramatically.

 

[TheEye]

 

[hotshot]

Lee County Sheriff is saying the death toll is in the 100's.

Sure hoping that number turns out to be wrong.

 

[mr.h]

Worse flood on record for Ft. Myers.

 

[Suhrthing]

 

[SWFLHurricane]

There is No bridge connecting Sanibel & Captiva Islands. Cape Coral looks like 2 Nuclear Bombs went off...same with Ft Myers Bch. Thank God my place is 1 1/2 miles from the coast.

 

[JD08]

There is No bridge connecting Sanibel & Captiva Islands. Cape Coral looks like 2 Nuclear Bombs went off...same with Ft Myers Bch. Thank God my place is 1 1/2 miles from the coast.

I grew up on a canal behind where Wendy's and Perkins now sit on Del Prado. I imagine that might have weathered better than some areas, but I'm sure it flooded. It was almost across the Caloosahatchee from the Edison home. I wonder how that fared.

 

[SWFLHurricane]

I grew up on a canal behind where Wendy's and Perkins now sit on Del Prado. I imagine that might have weathered better than some areas, but I'm sure it flooded. It was almost across the Caloosahatchee from the Edison home. I wonder how that fared.

I have a lifelong friend who grew up on Savonna Pkwy...and another on Palaco Grande. My bus stop in 9th grade was on Coronado and S.E 46 lane...

 

[paksat]

some other forums are having the nerve to say this hurricane never got close to 150 mph

 

[JD08]

I have a lifelong friend who grew up on Savonna Pkwy...and another on Palaco Grande. My bus stop in 9th grade was on Coronado and S.E 46 lane...

My parents owned a rental property on Tarpon Dr. We stayed there for a year and rented out our house. I was pretty young, but I clearly remember the best part was walking to 7-11 and getting a Slurpee in a collectible baseball cup. I got Lou Brock about 17 straight times.

 

[SWFLHurricane]

My parents owned a rental property on Tarpon Dr. We stayed there for a year and rented out our house. I was pretty young, but I clearly remember the best part was walking to 7-11 and getting a Slurpee in a collectible baseball cup. I got Lou Brock about 17 straight times.

When I first moved to the Cape in 74....there was a 7-11 close to Cape Elementary, we'd walk to 7-11 on Del Prado to get Slurpees after playing Hoops at the school.

 

[OriginalCanesCanesCanes]

I’m just wondering how many people stayed to ride it out in Sanibel and Captiva, and for that matter Cayo Costa, I can’t even imagine what those areas look like. I was just there a few weeks ago for a quick weekend getaway.

Also, I’m wondering how long it’s going to take to rebuild the bridge. The only way to get to Sanibel and Captiva was that causeway bridge.

 

[SWFLHurricane]

I’m just wondering how many people stayed to ride it out in Sanibel and Captiva, and for that matter Cayo Costa, I can’t even imagine what those areas look like. I was just there a few weeks ago for a quick weekend getaway.

Also, I’m wondering how long it’s going to take to rebuild the bridge. The only way to get to Sanibel and Captiva was that causeway bridge.

Absolute suicide to not evacuate. When I lived on Captiva from 81-83 that large concrete bridge was made of wood. It wasn't rickety....but nothing like the concrete bridge crossing the pass. I'm sure it'll cost a pretty penny.

 

[OriginalCanesCanesCanes]

Absolute suicide to not evacuate. When I lived on Captiva from 81-83 that large concrete bridge was made of wood. It wasn't rickety....but nothing like the concrete bridge crossing the pass. I'm sure it'll cost a pretty penny.

Glad to hear you got the fūck out of Dodge

 

[SWFLHurricane]

Glad to hear you got the fūck out of Dodge

Thanks....leaving Orlando tomorrow to actually see the carnage at home. I didn't get it real bad. All the ornamental stuff is completely gone. The downstairs couple have some flooding issues. But being almost 2miles inland saved our azzes.