Edited to add context. This was NC Highway 12 approximately 90mins before (top) and 90mins after (bottom) high tide at Oregon Inlet today, which divides the northern and southern outer banks in North Carolina.

What you’re seeing here is overwash due to a nor’easter off shore.

This is the only road that allows access to Cape Hatteras and the greater Hatteras Island area. This is the second time in 45 days the road has been washed out. It happens annually these days, the road is in a constant state of being washed out, re paved, and in some cases abandoned and replaced with bridges.