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The Brazil Ranch on Serra Hill south of Bixby Creek on the Big Sur coast circa 1880s or 1890s. The former Brazil Ranch (also known as the Bixby Ocean Branch) is located on Serra Hill immediately south of Bixby Creek and the Bixby Creek Bridge, making it one of the most photographed spots on the Big Sur coast.
Bixby Creek Bridge, shown here looking southwest, is a popular attraction in Big Sur. Bixby Creek Bridge at night Besides sightseeing from the highway, Big Sur offers hiking and outdoor activities. There are a large number of state and federal lands and parks, including McWay Falls at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park , one of only two waterfalls ...
Bixby Creek is a west flowing stream in Monterey County the U.S. state of California. [1] The stream is crossed by the Bixby Creek Bridge of California State Route 1 prior to entering the Pacific Ocean .
Road construction necessitated construction of 29 bridges, the most difficult of which was the bridge over Bixby Creek, about 13 miles (21 km) south of Carmel. Upon completion, the Bixby Creek Bridge was 714 feet (218 m) long, 24 feet (7.3 m) wide, 260 feet (79 m) above the creek bed below, and had a main span of 360 feet (110 m). [41]
The Big Sur segment of the highway, built between 1919 and 1937, also crosses a number of historic bridges, including the scenic Bixby Bridge, a reinforced concrete arch with a 320-foot (98 m) span that passes over the Bixby Creek gorge, the Rocky Creek Bridge, [22] [23] and the Big Creek Bridge. [27]
It is carved into the cliffs that rise from the Pacific, and is breathtaking (and scary at certain points). One of the most (1 in a multiple picture set) places is where it crosses the bridge over Bixby Creek. This picture is taken south of the bridge in the early morning. Crossing Bixby Creek Bridge can cause some to hold their breath.
Wellfleet temporary bridge fun facts. Type: Steel truss bridge manufactured by Acrow. Span: 320 feet total, composed of two 100-foot spans and two 60-foot spans. Road width: 13.5 feet.
From Bixby Creek Bridge, the route descends about 400 feet (120 m) into Bixby Canyon. After crossing Bixby Creek, it parallels Serra Creek on the left until it reaches a ridge line at 1,200 feet (370 m) in the rugged Santa Lucia Range. The road crosses the El Sur Ranch for 6.5 miles (10.5 km), which along with Highway 1, creates two easements ...