Boulder Bumpers

Boulder Bumpers (HMF08)

Location: Doswell, VA 23047 Hanover County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 50.382', W 77° 26.575'

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Opened May, 1975
The Boulder Bumpers is a miniature version of the Dodgem car ride in Candy Apple Grove. It features two-rider cars, built by Bertazzon of Italy, that run on a 59' x 30' steel-plated floor. the ride structure is painted concrete "boulders".

A 70 volt DC motor mounted to the steering column both steers and powers the cars.

The ride cost about $138,932 in 1975.

Fun Fact
There are approximately 4,600 screws holding the steel floor plates down.
Details
HM NumberHMF08
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Year Placed2000
Placed ByKings Dominion
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 6:47pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 285036 N 4190841
Decimal Degrees37.83970000, -77.44291667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 50.382', W 77° 26.575'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 50' 22.92" N, 77° 26' 34.50" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 16000 Theme Park Way, Doswell VA 23047, US
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