A view of the Bixby Bridge from its northern end, looking SSE
Bixby Creek Arch Bridge is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge in California, built in 1932. It is 714 feet long, and has a main span of 320 feet. It is located in Monterey County just a few miles south of Carmel-by-the-Sea on the Pacific Coast Highway. Image File history File linksMetadata Bixby_bridge. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Bixby_bridge. ... Placing a concrete floor for a commercial building Installing rebar in a floor during a concrete pour In construction, concrete is a composite building material made from the combination of aggregate and cement binder. ... In Italy In England An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... Location in the state of California Formed 1850 Seat Salinas Area - Total - Water 9,767 km² (3,771 mi²) 1,163 km² (449 mi²) 11. ... Carmel-by-the-Sea is a city located in Monterey County, California. ... California State Route 1, more generally known as Highway 1, or in Southern California as the Pacific Coast Highway or P.C.H., runs along the Pacific coast for most of the length of the US state of California. ...
Bixby Bridge was retrofitted in 1997-1998 as part of the Caltrans Phase II seismic retrofit program. The bridge can be seen in various television commercials, most notably car commercials.
An arch bridge serves an aesthetic purpose as it heightens the affect of rising above the environment and reflects contours of the canyon.
Bixby and Rocky have 10 evenly spaced column supports from their arch to their roadway, and supports outside the arch of longer (yet still even) spacing than that of the supports between the abutments.
The BixbyBridge uses the effect of diverting attention to its heightened arch, and still does not unnaturally contrast or detract form the its dramatic environment.
Images of the Bixby Ocean Ranch (see story below) with its stunning views of the BixbyBridge, pristine beaches, and coastal bluffs are used in various national and international advertisements for cars, credit cards, and airlines.
The BixbyBridge and Ranch have come to symbolize the pristine, majestic beauty of California's Big Sur Coast in the national imagination.
Arch bridges are one of the oldest types of bridges and have great natural strength.
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