Bixby Bridge
As a photographer, there are certain things I love shooting, and one of them is bridges. The style and the construction of these massively elevated roads hold a special place in my artistic heart, and one of my favorites is the iconic Bixby Creek Bridge in the northern part of Big Sur.Bixby Creek takes its name from Charles Henry Bixby, from Livingston County, New York, who arrived on the Monterey Peninsula in 1868. He purchased large tracts of land in the Big Sur area and harvested the lumber.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 were virtually cut off during winter due to the often impassable Old Coast Road that led 11 miles inland and could take three days to traverse. At its completion, the bridge was built under budget for $199,861 and was the longest concrete arch span at 320 feet on the California State Highway System. It is one of the tallest single-span concrete bridges in the world.