Update: vehicles are allowed to leave the area, one at a time across the bridge until later this afternoon per Cal Trans.
CALTRANS
Highway 1 Update
Sunday, February 12
1:30PM
These photos are of Pfeiffer Cyn Bridge Cyn Bridge (PM 45.5) from yesterday.
***NEW INFORMATION***
State Route 1 continues to be closed between Ragged Pt. (SLO 72.87) and Pfeiffer Cyn Bridge(PM 45.5)
Motorists may travel north on State Route 1 from Cambria to Ragged Point (SLO PM 72.87) or south from Carmel to Pfeiffer Cyn. Bridge (PM 45.5)
The roadway is not passable between Ragged Pt (SLO 72.87)and Dolan Pt (PM 29.70)
*LOCALS/GUESTS MAY TRAVEL BETWEEN DOLAN and SOUTH of PFEIFFER CYN BRIDGE (PM 45.5) AND AVOID CROSSING BRIDGE.
GUESTS/LOCALS MAY PARK NORTH OF PFEIFFER BRIDGE (where available–may require a long walk) AND TRAVEL ON FOOT TO BE ESCORTED BY BUSINESSES TO AND FROM DESTINATIONS SOUTH OF THE BRIDGE.
*BUSINESSES REMAIN OPEN*
Another update will be provided later today, hoped within two hours with information on vehicles exiting.
FOR NOW, ONLY PEDESTRIANS ALLOWED TO SAFELY CROSS PFEIFFER CYN. BRIDGE.
A huge blow to the highway. Sigh. I will be very interested to read the engineers report.
Too bad the businesses don’t have insurance for this sort of thing. Would be nice if they didn’t have to put their employees and guests at risk.
There would be a great deal of confusion on the Big Sur Coast without this BSK blog. With conditions changing so rapidly on Hwy 1, people wouldn’t know what to expect, coming and going- or if they could.
Good work, Kate.
Thanks, Wally
bigsurkate
I’m a cyclist and would like to ride southwards beyond the bridge. If I sling my bike over my shoulder, is there any way of getting southwards beyond the pfeiffer Cynthia bridge?
At this point, no, there is not. But even if you could get past the fallen bridge, there are two other spots – Paul’s Slide and Mud Creek – which you could not get through, even on a bicycle, as they are closed to all for at least April and May. I suggest you go inland.