Bixby Creek Bridge - Big Sur, California
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hotshoe
N 36° 22.320 W 121° 54.120
10S E 598495 N 4025769
The most photographed bridge on Hwy 1 along the California coast
Waymark Code: WM4QYP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2008
Views: 25
This open spandrel deck arch constructed of reinforced concrete in 1931-32 is important historically because it connected the isolated population of Big Sur by automobile for the first time. Before the construction of the coast highway (and its five significant spans, including Bixby Creek) the thirty mile journey from Big Sur to the nearest major town, Monterey, could take days of rough travel.
Length of bridge: 320 foot main span, 700 foot overall
Height of bridge: 280 foot
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor vehicles, bicycle and pedestrians
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Stream canyon
Date constructed: 1932
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: California Highway 1
Location:
BIg Sur in Monterey County
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