Bixby Creek Bridge

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arch bridge highway bridge reinforced-concrete bridge road bridge

Bixby Creek Bridge is an iconic reinforced-concrete arch bridge along California’s scenic Highway 1, renowned for its dramatic coastal setting and frequent appearance in photography and film.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bixby Bridge	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arch bridge ⓘ highway bridge ⓘ reinforced-concrete bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bixby Creek Bridge ⓘ surface form: Bixby Bridge
architecturalStyle	20th-century American bridge engineering ⓘ
carries	Pacific Coast Highway ⓘ surface form: California State Route 1 vehicular traffic ⓘ
constructionEndDate	1932 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1931 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Monterey County, California ⓘ surface form: Monterey County
crosses	Bixby Creek ⓘ
design	open-spandrel arch ⓘ
featuredIn	automobile commercials ⓘ tourism promotions for California ⓘ travel photography ⓘ
hasToll	no ⓘ
hasViewOf	Big Sur region of California ⓘ surface form: Big Sur coastline Pacific Ocean ⓘ
height	approximately 280 feet ⓘ approximately 85 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic bridge ⓘ
knownFor	dramatic coastal setting ⓘ frequent appearance in film and television ⓘ frequent appearance in photography ⓘ iconic status along California State Route 1 ⓘ
locatedIn	Big Sur region of California ⓘ surface form: Big Sur California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Monterey County, California ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedNear	Carmel-by-the-Sea, California ⓘ surface form: Carmel-by-the-Sea Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park ⓘ
locatedOn	Pacific Coast Highway ⓘ surface form: California State Route 1
mainSpanLength	approximately 320 feet ⓘ approximately 98 meters ⓘ
maintainedBy	Caltrans ⓘ surface form: California Department of Transportation
material	reinforced concrete ⓘ
numberOfSpans	1 main arch span ⓘ
opened	1932 ⓘ
owner	Caltrans ⓘ surface form: California Department of Transportation
partOf	Pacific Coast Highway ⓘ surface form: Highway 1 Pacific Coast Highway ⓘ
region	Central Coast of California ⓘ
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
totalLength	approximately 218 meters ⓘ approximately 714 feet ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
trafficDirection	two-way ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bixby Creek Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Bixby Creek Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bixby Bridge

Big Sur region of California → hasLandmark → Bixby Creek Bridge ⓘ