December 17, 2013 - Bixby Bridge
 

'Tis an iconic scene

Although I grew up in LA, this bridge has always symbolized to me
the change-over to better a life style

... going north ;)

A couple years ago I read an article about the seismic retrofit in the 90's, it was very interesting what they did, how they did it, and what constraints were put on the project so they wouldn't spoil the shape so many people love.
The tourists, won't somebody please think of the tourists.;)

I'm picturing Dr David Banner walking slowly across that bridge with his knapsack slung over his shoulder.

The word "spindly" comes to mind.

Don't make him angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

You forgot the piano music.

In surfing about, I came across these 2 pics

One is obviously when the bridge was under construction.
The other was a goof-up of a Google Earth image.

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Nah, I was hearing it. Duh nah nah nasaah.....duh NAna naaaa

Ahh, what a fabulous construction. I can see why you fell in love with it.

I am always amazed and left feeling profound awe when I see the feats of construction being made in a time before our modern equipment and engineering-know-how was developed. Like watching the Golden Gate Bridge get built, Hoover Dam and the like.

It's kinda funny doing seismic retrofit on a bridge that has seen some pretty intense earthquakes and lived to tell. When the Big One hits, will there be enough people left to care about it?

Or, is the Big One all one big myth to create industry where there was none?

We're standing on the shoulders of giants.

Bixby Bridge is on the Callif/Oregon border, north of the Mendicino fault.

Maybe the Pacific plate is going to slide right on by us in Oregon :ipray:
...and it's the Juan De Fuca Gorda plate that's coming ashore to bite us :eek:

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(map from here)

That's ridiculous. We all know a huge crack is going to open down the San Andreas Fault and everything east is going to slide into the Atlantic and sink.

Before anyone else says it, I AM NOT THAT CRACK!!!

:D

http://cellar.org/2013/bixby1.jpg

I wonder how many Redwoods died for that bridge?

Monterey Historical.

I used to motorcycle across it on a fairly regular basis when I lived in Monterey. Great ride, really let the good times roll (yes, I rode a Kawasaki ... GPZ 750 R1).

I had to go across it a bunch of times while working on a sod-roofed house's water filtration system. They had troubles with California Condors tearing up their roof. There were motion triggered, Condor chasing, Rainbirds all over the place. We had to weave around trying to not get pegged by them.

Sorry, Lamplighter, but the bridge is South of Carmel over Bixby Creek. Maybe there's another one up north, but this one is south, between Carmel and Big Sur.

Sexobon said: "I used to motorcycle across it on a fairly regular basis when I lived in Monterey. Great ride, really let the good times roll (yes, I rode a Kawasaki ... GPZ 750 R1). "

Ah, memories. I rode down Hwy 1 to Hearst's Castle (San Simeon) on the back of a motorcycle. Absolutely amazing ride. One of the most beautiful experiences I've had. And to think I rode the whole way without a helmet. It was before such things were insisted upon by all.

xoxoxoBruce said: "I wonder how many Redwoods died for that bridge?"

They may not have used redwoods. Just south of Carmel there is a huge, densely wooded canyon (Palo Canyon) and I'll bet that's where they got the trees.

When we explored the canyon we found signs of long-ago logging, bridges made of whole logs, ruins of cabins, lots of stumps and roads that were at one time clear for driving.

I don't remember what kind of trees were in the canyon . . . maybe they were redwoods, but it seems to me there were other trees in that area.

Just guessing, though.

Here it is in the historical article you quoted.

So, I was wrong about the Palo Colorado Canyon trees. Wonder what that logging was for then?

The cabins, maybe?

Money. ;)

Redwood is a very soft wood. Not a lumber of choice for weight bearing, since fir is so much cheaper and stronger. Redwood is used for shingles, sidings, fencing and patios, etc., since it resists rot and bugs, similar to cedar, and inside it's a decorative wood paneling.

I've never seen redwood in the structural wood grade section of the lumber yard.

We see it around Monterey all the time. The lumber yards all have whole sections dedicated to it. They usually call it "con heart" for construction heart wood. We pick it for things that we want a little less buggy but don't need fully treated wood. Most of my house is made out of redwood studs. All the siding too.

Recycled Redwood, mostly from beams in demolished buildings, is available in 3 x 8,10,12;
4 x 8,10,12,14;
6 x 8,10,12,14;
8 x 8,10,12;
10 x 10,12;
12 x 12;
larger on request.