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stems from:

  • Historic nature
  • High visibility and scenic tourist area
  • Rediscovery site of california sea otter, thought to be extinct by 1929
  • Extensive iconic photographic use for california coast.

Anlace 03:33, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What is its height over ground/water?

Might look rather tempting to someone's inner base-jumper. knoodelhed 08:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DCfC

Death Cab for Cutie named their new song "Bixby Canyon Bridge" after this song. -65.12.134.148 (talk) 21:55, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Bixby Creek Bridge article. --Monterey Bay (talk) 05:47, 30 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Name issue

The source for my change in text from Bixby Creek Bridge to Bixby Bridge is the fact that, although numerous other bridges along Highway 1 have "creek" in them, such as Rocky Creek Bridge, Bixby Bridge does not. The state historic bridge market says: Bixby Bridge 1932. Other bridges have "creek" in them, in some cases. My proof is the photo I took, which is available on Panoramio at this link: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/47578829.jpg

If that is not sufficient to change the name, then I'll change the text back to Bixby Creek Bridge, although I believe that to be incorrect.

Thank you for your consideration. GlennTSimmons (talk) 18:12, 10 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On second thought, I'm going to check a few references before I move it. If you want to move it, that's your call. This bridge is included in the Jackson book, as well as ... I just checked the California state website, and I'm seeing it both ways. I suggest we have it as "aka" in the article. - Denimadept (talk) 21:02, 10 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I also note that Bixby Bridge already redirects here. - Denimadept (talk) 21:08, 10 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Height vs clearance

Height is 280 ft. Clearance below is 260 ft? Is height the height above sea level? What is the difference? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.188.202.93 (talk) 06:08, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Clearance" (Vertical clearance) is amount of room above the deck for traffic. Some bridges have limits on this; this one doesn't. "Clearance below" is space below the bridge to the ground. "Height" is the level of the deck above the ground. The difference of 20 feet (6.1 m) between "below" and "height" for this bridge implies the distance between the top of the arch to the deck is 20 feet (6.1 m). - Denimadept (talk) 15:55, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Bixby Canyon Bridge" is also the name of a song by Death Cab for Cutie. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.250.158.164 (talk) 05:14, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't sound like anything to do with the bridge. Sounds like something to do with a song. - Denimadept (talk) 18:21, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File:Bixby Creek Bridge, California, USA - May 2013.jpg to appear as POTD soon

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Bixby Creek Bridge
The Bixby Creek Bridge is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge in Big Sur, California. Prior to its opening in 1932, local residents were virtually cut off during winter as the old coast road, running as far as 11 miles (18 km) inland, was often impassable. At its completion, the bridge was, at 320 feet (98 m), the longest concrete arch span on the California State Highway System. It is one of the tallest single-span concrete bridges in the world.Photograph: David Iliff
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The old road was often impassable in winter?

Due to what? What blocked the road for much of the winter? Jim Michael (talk) 23:33, 26 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As California State Route 1 notes, "frequent landslides and erosion along the coast have caused several segments to be either closed for lengthy periods for repairs, or re-routed inland". So the answer is "landslides" - the terrain is steep and the ground rather frangible, so the wet winter weather makes it prone to slippage. But we should have a specific reference that confirms that's the case for this section, which we don't have yet. 87.112.169.204 (talk) 09:20, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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