NYT: "Highway of Heavenly Views Turns Commute Into Hell"

MONTARA, Calif. - Living in a state prone to earthquakes, wildfires, floods
and mudflows, many Californians would consider a road closed by rock slides
a minor nuisance. Unless they live near Devil's Slide, a coastal bluff along
Pacific Coast Highway known as much for its precarious pitch as for its
panoramic vistas.

Rain or shine, the bluff has long been slipping down San Pedro Mountain in
an uncontrollable march toward the sea, gradually taking with it a winding,
narrow stretch of the popular highway. Devil's Slide, which got its name
during Prohibition, when crime bosses dumped bodies on its slopes, has been
a recurring headache for residents here and in several other coastal towns
south of San Francisco.



Remainder of article at
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/27/us/27slide.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

Interesting excerpt: "In all, the roadway has fallen 46 feet since 1937,
when the state first paved it."

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