in Kali ...... Hwy 1 south of Big Sur washes out

[OriginalOwner]

at Rat Creek, 15 miles south of Big Sur .......

 

 https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/01/30/video-drone-footage-reveals-extent-of-storm-damage-at-highway-1-washout-south-of-big-sur/

 

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

[2002iii]

Just a small mudslide, I bet you could jump the gap lol.

[zinz]

?

[HBChris]

Hard to gauge the scale until you see the people on the other side.

[Schon '02]

The PCH is a bucket list drove for everyone on this forum, and having a section closed is no joy. The last slide at Mud Creek took over a year to fix, and it was no small task.

https://www.usgs.gov/center-news/time-lapse-view-california-highway-1-reconstruction-after-2017-landslide?qt-news_science_products=1#qt-news_science_products

Here’s to the folks that will get the Rat Creek slide fixed so we can enjoy, what is one of the best drives anywhere. 

[rcf925]

Seems like almost a yearly thing these days, That whole road needs a do over but probably never happen

[zinz]

That’s no insignificant amount of fill that will need to be placed ?

[Schon '02]

New chicane?

[PaulTWinterton]

Geez.  I presume no one lost their lives.  It would be horrible. 

 

What about water redirection on the top of suspect areas.  But what do I know.  I'm sure all aspects are being considered.

[HBChris]

That area burned in the Dolan fire this past year causing the mudflows and drainage issues, highway was closed as a precaution.

Edited February 1, 2021 by HBChris

[jrhone]

And I was actually planning on doing a Highway 1 road trip soon...Living in SoCal, whenever I go up north I contemplate Highway 1 because its an amazing drive.  I drove up north last week, but took 5 instead of the 1.

[JerryC]

For all of you contemplating that drive, do it. Growing up near Santa Cruz and having gone to college in San Luis Obispo, I probably made that run, sometimes just day trips partway up, 50 times or more. I never got tired of it. That was before my '02s, but my Yamaha 500 made it really fun.

Do some research before you go. Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and Pfeiffer Beach are a couple of my favorite stops. The gray whales pass within a couple hundred yards of the rocky point at that beach, I've seen them broaching right there.

Jerry

[OriginalOwner]

+1 JerryC.

 

The '74tii first zoomed north from San Luis Obispo to Santa Cruz in 1975, and many times since, both north and south.  A fantastic drive.

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

Edited February 1, 2021 by OriginalOwner

[Son of Marty]

Reminds me of Elliott Gould in a bridge too far "OK who's got the Bailey (bridge) crap".

 

 

 

Edited February 1, 2021 by Son of Marty

[jrhone]

Lets hope they can repair that quickly....