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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 .
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 Canyon Bridge under construction in 1932 Bixby Creek Bridge, May 2013. California was booming during the 1920s, driven by rapidly expanding aviation, oil, and agricultural business. The number of state residents doubled between 1910 and 1930. This stimulated the rapid expansion of the state's road network. [37]
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 ...
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]
Bixby Creek Bridge, bridge in California; See also. Bixby (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 16 June 2017, at 05:21 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Yankee businessman Charles Henry Bixby obtained a patent on April 10, 1889 for 160 acres (65 ha) south of Bixby Creek, [22] and later bought additional tracts of land on the north side of the creek, between it and Palo Colorado Canyon. In the 20th century, Axel Adler built a cabin on the former Bixby Ranch and gradually acquired more land.
Grassy Creek Bridge [9] [10] Grassy Creek: 2016: Kentucky / Virginia: 260 ft (79.2 m) Bixby Creek Bridge: Bixby Creek: 1932: California: 260 ft (79.2 m) Conrad Lundy Jr. Bridge: Wind River: 1957: Washington: 255 ft (77.7 m) Confusion Hill Bridges (south span) South Fork Eel River: 2009: California: 250 ft (76.2 m) Fairfax Bridge: Carbon River ...