Photos: Key road completely washed out as flooding hit northern SLO County
By Jennifer Robillard
Residents stranded after Chimney Rock Road northwest of Paso Robles washed out during a recent rain storm check out the damage on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Laura Dickinson
ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
With about 100 feet of the road washed away, photos show a large gap and a river where there is usually just a trickling stream in northern San Luis Obispo County.
Just how long residents will be isolated is not yet known. The SLO County Public Works Department is planning on a temporary fix to the road while a permanent solution is figured out, public information officer Paula McCambridge wrote in an email to The Tribune over the weekend.
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Residents stranded after Chimney Rock Road northwest of Paso Robles washed out during a recent rain storm check out the damage on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
Chimney Rock Road northwest of Paso Robles washed out during the latest atmospheric river storm to hit San Luis Obispo County. Now, about 100 residents are stranded. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
Signs block access to a section of Chimney Rock Road northwest of Paso Robles on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The road washed out during the latest atmospheric river storm to hit San Luis Obispo County, stranding about 100 residents. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
About 100 feet of Chimney Rock Road northwest of Paso Robles washed away in a recent rain storm, as seen on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
About 100 feet of Chimney Rock Road northwest of Paso Robles washed during a March 2023 rain storm, stranding residents. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
Area residents who were stranded after Chimney Rock Road northwest of Paso Robles washed out during a recent rain storm check out the damage on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
A man assesses the damage at Chimney Rock Road northwest of Paso Robles on Saturday, March 11, 2023. A section of the road washed out a recent rain storm to hit San Luis Obispo County, stranding at least 100 residents. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
A culvert pipe is seen Saturday, March 11, 2023, after Chimney Rock Road northwest of Paso Robles washed out during a recent rain storm. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
Culvert pipes are seen floating in the Salinas River on Saturday, March 11, 2023, after Chimney Rock Road northwest of Paso Robles washed out during a recent rain storm. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com
