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Mr. Pat Hathaway, Photo Archivist

Photo Accession 98-103-0011
Canon F-1 35mm Canon camera, Color Slide
Photo By Mr. Pat Hathaway
November 16, 1998
Copyright© 1998

Bixby Creek Bridge on California Highway One

This unusual view looking north taken, by photographer Pat Hathaway, shows the underside of Bixby bridge from the temporary deck at about midspan looking at the North Tower and part of the arch. It shows work is being done for Caltrans' by prime contractor Vahani Construction of San Francisco and other's Faye Bernstein & Associates, Waldron Engineering.
One of the most-photographed man-made features on the West Coast, Bixby Creek Bridge, is 13.3 miles South of Carmel. At its completion, it was one of the largest single-arch concrete bridge in the world. Bixby Creek Bridge is 714 feet, long with a main span of 320 feet, and is 265 feet high above Bixby Creek, The builder was the Ward Engineering Co. for the California State Highway Department.
The over $20 million seismic retrofit was started in May of 1998 and completed in November of 2000.
To see other photos of Bixby Bridge , Bixby Creek and Big Sur photos, Notley's Landing and Big Sur by Pat Hathaway.

We have over 550 photos of Bixby Creek Bridge in the photo collection and are documenting the retrofitting of both Bixby Bridge and Rocky Creek Bridge.

Here is a link to other photos by Mr. Pat Hathaway from 1968-2003.

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