Viewpoint
Bixby Creek Bridge
Big Sur, California
The arched concrete bridge that defines Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 20 min

A 1932 concrete arch bridge spanning a coastal canyon, with pull-outs on the north side for photos. Walk down the old road for a different angle. It's on every Big Sur itinerary.
Good to know
- Park in the pull-outs on the north side
- Don't stop on the bridge itself
- Watch for traffic at the pull-outs
- Best time
- Late afternoon
- Getting there
- Highway 1 pull-outs
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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