Talk:Bixby Bridge

message: stems from:
*Historic nature
*High visibility and scenic tourist area
*Rediscovery site of california sea otter, thought to be extinct by 1929
*Extensive iconic photographic use for california coast.
Anlace 03:33, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Importance

message: Might look rather tempting to someone's inner base-jumper. knoodelhed 08:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is its height over ground/water? 

message: Death Cab for Cutie named their new song "Bixby Canyon Bridge" after this song.
-65.12.134.148 (talk) 21:55, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Bixby Creek Bridge article. --Monterey Bay (talk) 05:47, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  DCfC 

message: The source for my change in text from Bixby Creek Bridge to Bixby Bridge is the fact that, although numerous other bridges along Highway 1 have "creek" in them, such as Rocky Creek Bridge, Bixby Bridge does not. The state historic bridge market says: Bixby Bridge 1932. Other bridges have "creek" in them, in some cases. My proof is the photo I took, which is available on Panoramio at this link: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/47578829.jpg
If that is not sufficient to change the name, then I'll change the text back to Bixby Creek Bridge, although I believe that to be incorrect.
Thank you for your consideration.
GlennTSimmons (talk) 18:12, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: On second thought, I'm going to check a few references before I move it.  If you want to move it, that's your call.  This bridge is included in the Jackson book, as well as ... I just checked the California state website, and I'm seeing it both ways.  I suggest we have it as "aka" in the article. - Denimadept (talk) 21:02, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

text: I also note that Bixby Bridge already redirects here. - Denimadept (talk) 21:08, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I’ve argued in favor of restoring the original, more commonly used name, as the title in the RM below. —-В²C ☎ 16:34, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Name issue

message: Height is 280 ft.
Clearance below is 260 ft?
Is height the height above sea level? What is the difference?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.188.202.93 (talk) 06:08, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: "Clearance" (Vertical clearance) is amount of room above the deck for traffic.  Some bridges have limits on this; this one doesn't.  "Clearance below" is space below the bridge to the ground. "Height" is the level of the deck above the ground.  The difference of  between "below" and "height" for this bridge implies the distance between the top of the arch to the deck is . - Denimadept (talk) 15:55, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Height vs clearance 

message: "Bixby Canyon Bridge" is also the name of a song by Death Cab for Cutie.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.250.158.164 (talk) 05:14, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Doesn't sound like anything to do with the bridge.  Sounds like something to do with a song. - Denimadept (talk) 18:21, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Addition to "In popular culture" 

message: Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that :File:Bixby Creek Bridge, California, USA - May 2013.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on December 26, 2015. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2015-12-26. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:20, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:File:Bixby Creek Bridge, California, USA - May 2013.jpg]] to appear as POTD soon 

message: Due to what? What blocked the road for much of the winter? Jim Michael (talk) 23:33, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: As California State Route 1 notes, "frequent landslides and erosion along the coast have caused several segments to be either closed for lengthy periods for repairs, or re-routed inland". So the answer is "landslides" - the terrain is steep and the ground rather frangible, so the wet winter weather makes it prone to slippage. But we should have a specific reference that confirms that's the case for this section, which we don't have yet. 87.112.169.204 (talk) 09:20, 30 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  The old road was often impassable in winter? 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Given that this is a popular BASE jumping site, especially considering the notoriety of Steven Jester's BASE jump, I would have thought there would be more discussion of BASE jumping, rather than simply 2 fatalities which received far less press and attention than Jester's jump (that instance has just less than 2.4M views). Titaniumlegs (talk) 16:36, 8 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Base Jumping