THE BIXBY BRIDGE IN BIG SUR WAS THE SITE OF A FATAL ACCIDENT B MORNING. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL HAD BOTH LANES OF HIGHWAY 1 CLOSED AFTER A VEHICLE WENT OFF THE BRIDGE AND FELL INTO THE WATERS BELOW. AFTER THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED 1 FATALITY, 1 LANE OF THE BRIDGE WAS RE-OPENED TO TRAFFIC, WHILE THE OTHER LANE REMAINED CLOSED FOR VEHICLE RECOVERY. THE NAME OF THE DECEASED AND THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME.