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An aerial view of the Bixby Bridge showing the curved approaches at both ends. Over 300,000 board feet (700 m 3) of Douglas fir timber, used to build a 250-foot (76 m) high falsework to support the arch during construction, was transported from the railroad terminal in Monterey over the narrow, one-way road to the bridge site. The falsework ...
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]
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]
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 ...
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 ...
It is located in Monterey County, on the State Route 1 (Cabrillo Highway) about 12 miles (19 km) south of the city of Carmel, and about a mile north of the more famous Bixby Creek Bridge. Rocky Creek Bridge is one of seven similar bridges along State Route 1 known as the Big Sur Arches, it is individually eligible for the National Register of ...
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 .
Royal Gorge Bridge, highest bridge in the United States. This is a list of the highest bridges in the United States by height over land or water. Height in this list refers to the distance from the bridge deck to the lowest point on the land, or the water surface, directly below.