THE Isabella Bridge that divides Burraga from Bathurst has been completely covered with debris due to the calamity of record breaking rainfall in the Central West overnight.
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When Burraga resident Tara Booth attempted to travel to work this morning, she was greeted with a sight she has never seen before.
"I've never seen it like that, not in the last 20 years anyway," Ms Booth said.
![The Isabella Bridge has been bombarded with debris from floodwater. Picture by Tara Booth The Isabella Bridge has been bombarded with debris from floodwater. Picture by Tara Booth](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/187433128/14979858-a60d-454e-baf2-f8de841bf62b.jpg/r0_0_2048_1536_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
The Isabella Bridge had been buried beneath the rubble of tree trunks and branches, severing the main road adjoining Bathurst and Burraga.
"We can drive around but it's a lot longer," Ms Booth said.
"To get to Bathurst now it would probably add anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour."
The bridge being buried not only meant that access to Bathurst was severed, it also meant that Ms Booth was unable to attend work, and that her children were unable to attend school.
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"It's a lot less pay ... it's also the main bus route so the kids haven't been able to go to school," she said.
"It's fun times here that's for sure."
Though Ms Booth was unsure as to the exact amount of rain that fell overnight, there was one thing she was certain about.
"We had a lot of downpour, I can assure you that," she said.
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