Cattle pastures and ranches share the lands end of rocky cliffs. The Rocky Creek Bridge is the first of many aerial concrete gateways along the Big Sur coast from the north.
Less famous than the Bixby Bridge, the Rocky Creek Bridge spans the Las Piedras Canyon. Fog along the highway obstructs the view from cars of the canyon below.
CalTrans contracted with ACC West Coast for the repair of Rocky Creek Bridge
This iconic 500-foot structure crosses a highly sensitive beach and river area, which required all access and repair work to be performed only from the bridge deck itself. (image and text from the American Civil Constructors webpage).
Big Sur’s established infrastructure of roads and bridges are maintained in a very different manner than they were initially built. Tons of dynamite and steam-powered bulldozers cut through eons old coastal eco-systems and ancient redwood forests to make the windy 70 mile stretch of road.
