Bixby
by Joe Schofield
Title
Bixby
Artist
Joe Schofield
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Bixby Bridge, located 15 miles south of Carmel-by-the-Sea on California's Highway 1, is a famous 1932 concrete arch bridge known for its stunning, scenic views over Big Sur's rocky coast. As one of the highest single-span bridges (260 ft high) in the world, it is a key, historic, and highly photographed landmark of the Pacific Coast Highway.
Built in 1932 during the Great Depression, Bixby Bridge (also known as Bixby Creek Bridge) was an extraordinary engineering achievement, especially given the remote location and limited technology of the time. Constructing a bridge on steep and crumbing cliffs over Bixby Creek posed serious logistical challenges: First, a massive wooden framework had to be built, with materials brought in by truck on what was then a narrow, one-way road riddled with hairpin turns. A staggering 45,000 individual sacks of cement had to be hauled up the frameworkand this was before advanced heavy machinery could help with the lifting. Each bag was transported via a system of platforms and slings suspended by cables 300 feet above the creek.
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April 17th, 2026
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