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Pigeon Point Light Station is located on the coastal highway (State Route 1), 5 miles (8 km) south of Pescadero, California, between Santa Cruz and San Francisco. The 115-foot (35 m), white masonry tower, resembles the typical New England structure.
Crews are on site cleaning up debris and rocks from the highway. Update: Highway 1 to Big Sur closure expected to last until Monday morning Skip to main content
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An evacuation order is still in place for coastal areas near the Oceano Dunes.
State Route 1 (SR 1) is a major north–south state highway that runs along most of the Pacific coastline of the U.S. state of California.At 656 miles (1,056 km), it is the longest state route in California, and the second-longest in the US after Montana Highway 200.
On May 20, 2017, the largest slide in the highway's history at Mud Creek blocked the road 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Gorda or about 60 miles (97 km) south of Monterey. The slide began 1,100 feet (340 m) up the side of the mountain and dumped an estimated 5,000,000 cubic yards (3,800,000 m 3 ), [ 86 ] or about 1.5 million tons of dirt, on to ...
The next stage of repairs along the Rocky Creek Bridge "slip-out" on Highway 1 in Big Sur will again close the two-lane road, but the closures will occur only overnight, according to the ...
In 1888, Joseph Post won the government contract to construct the road from the coastal road to the base of Point Sur. [11] The point was originally over 360 feet (110 m) above sea level, and was only 10 to 12 feet (3.0 to 3.7 m) wide at the top. Twenty-five men were hired to build the road, lighthouse, and adjacent buildings.