Completed in 1932 for just over $200,000, the concrete span, one of the highest bridges of its kind in the world, soars 260 feet above the bottom of a steep ...
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It is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge. The bridge is 120 miles (190 km) south of San Francisco and 13 miles (21 km) south of Carmel in Monterey ...
Bixby Creek Bridge
Ponte in contea di Monterey, California
Bixby Bridge, noto anche come Bixby Creek Bridge, sulla costa del Big Sur in California, è uno dei ponti più fotografati della California per il suo design estetico, "l'architettura aggraziata e l'ambientazione magnifica". Si tratta di un ponte ad arco a fascia aperta in cemento armato. Wikipedia (inglese)
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Built in 1932, Bixby bridge is a picturesque sight in stunning Big Sur and one of the most photographed bridges on the Pacific Coast Highway.
Located on scenic Highway 1, approximately 18 miles south of Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea, is the infamous Bixby Bridge in Big Sur. The iconic architectural landmark was completed in 1932 and remains as one of the tallest single-span concrete bridges in the world, spanning 714 feet in length.
Eighteen miles south of Carmel stands one of the world's highest single-span concrete arch bridges. Its beauty is matched only by the ocean waves crashing on ...
Bixby Bridge is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge in Big Sur, California. Before the opening of the bridge in 1932, residents of the Big Sur area ...
Bixby Creek Bridge (44 0019), built in 1932, features the longest reinforced-concrete arch span in California, eleven continuous concrete, T-Beam approach spans ...
Spanning the rugged cliffs of the Pacific Coast Highway, the 714-foot-tall Bixby Creek Bridge is arguably the most photographed spot in all of California.
Drive the Pacific Coast Highway and you have to cross Bixby Bridge in California, ten miles north of Big Sur and 30 minutes south of Monterey.
The Bixby Creek Bridge was the longest concrete arch span in the State Highway System. It remains one of the tallest single-span concrete bridges in the world.