Big Sur

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Big Sur

San Francisco · United States

Big Sur is a rugged 145-km stretch of California coastline between Carmel and San Simeon, where the Santa Lucia Mountains plunge dramatically into the Pacific Ocean. Famous for its wild beauty, redwood forests, and turbulent surf, it has long inspired artists, writers, and counterculture seekers. Highway 1 through Big Sur is widely considered one of the world's most scenic drives, with Bixby Creek Bridge as its iconic centrepiece.

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Bixby Bridge
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Bixby Bridge

Bixby Bridge is one of California's most iconic landmarks, a graceful concrete arch bridge spanning the Bixby Creek Canyon on the Big Sur coast of Highway 1. Completed in 1932, it rises 79 meters above the Pacific with dramatic coastal cliffs as its backdrop. The bridge has appeared in countless films and travel features. Sunrise and sunset light transforms it into an extraordinary photographic subject against the fog-draped rugged coast.

San Francisco · United States

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