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Not to be confused with the Cabrillo Freeway in San Diego. 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.
Big Sur Coast Highway Cabrillo-San Simeon Highway; Roosevelt Highway Route information Maintained by Caltrans Length 71.2 mi (114.6 km) Status closed 22 miles north of the county line Known for scenic views Tourist routes Route One, Big Sur Coast Highway Restrictions No trucks exceeding 30 feet kingpin to rearmost axle distance (Rio Rd to San Simeon) Major junctions South end SR 1 at the San ...
Bixby Bridge, also known as Bixby Creek Bridge, on the Big Sur coast of California, is one of the most photographed bridges in California due to its aesthetic design, "graceful architecture and magnificent setting". [3][4] It is a reinforced concrete open- spandrel arch bridge. The bridge is 120 miles (190 km) south of San Francisco and 13 ...
Old Coast Road (Big Sur) The remaining 10.2 miles (16.4 km) portion of the original Old Coast Road. It connects on the north to Highway 1 at Bixby Creek Bridge and on the south near Andrew Molera State Park. The Old Coast Road is a dirt road that still exists in part and preceded the current Big Sur Coast Highway along the northern coast of Big ...
On March 27, 2014 (), the 1.3-mile (2.1 km)-long Devil's Slide Trail was opened to pedestrians and bicyclists, [3] taking over the section of roadway formerly used by State Route 1 and now bypassed by the new tunnels. [4] The total cost to convert the highway into a trail was US$1,991,525 (equivalent to $2,605,000 in 2023). [3]
Approximate boundaries of the Big Sur region. Big Sur is not an incorporated town but a region without formal boundaries in California's Central Coast region. [17] The region is often confused with the small community of buildings and services 26 miles (42 km) south of Carmel in the Big Sur River valley, sometimes referred to by locals as Big Sur Village, but officially known as Big Sur. [17 ...
August 17, 2024 at 2:48 PM. Work has temporarily halted at the site of the Regent’s Slide blocking Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast after crews noticed cracks developing in several areas, Caltrans ...
9 m (30 ft) Route map. The Tom Lantos Tunnels are two tunnels located within the coastal promontory of Montara Mountain, on the San Francisco Peninsula in California, United States, created to allow rerouting State Route 1 to avoid a portion of roadway known as Devil's Slide. They are officially named after late Congressman Tom Lantos, who was ...