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Photos: Calif. wildfire burns near famed bridge, forces evacuations

The Colorado Fire burned right up to the iconic Bixby Bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur

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Nick Wilson
The Tribune

BIG SUR, Calif. — Flames from the wind-whipped Colorado Fire burned right up to the iconic Bixby Bridge on Highway 1 on Saturday.

Photos provided by Cal Fire showed the fire had burned most of a hillside beside the bridge.

It started at 7:17 p.m. Friday on Palo Colorado Canyon Road in Big Sur and led to evacuations and a closure of Highway 1.

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