Even if you limited your drive up the Pacific Coast Highway to just a few scenic stops, the Bixby Creek Bridge would deserve to be one of them. This historic bridge, dating back to 1932, is one of the most photographed manmade structures on the Pacific Coast, and certainly one of the most elegant, too. Before its completion, the area south of Bixby Canyon was severely isolated from the civilized world. A drive down the dirt Coast Road could take a day or two, since the bumpy road would have to cut inland, in order to circle around the canyon. […]