Pacific Coast Highway
Pacific Coast Highway is a scenic road in USA.
- Type: Scenic
- Country: USA
- Length: 1,055 km
- Opened: 1934
Overview
California State Route 1 winding down the coast from Leggett to Dana Point, with the Big Sur cliffs between Carmel and San Simeon as its crown. Built ledge by ledge with prison labor and steam shovels in the 1920s and 1930s. Landslides still reshape it yearly.
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