Big Sur is still accessible despite Highway 1 damage, avoiding a repeat of 2017's isolation FacebookTwitterEmail 4 1of4A section of Highway 1 is collapsed following a heavy rainstorm south of Big Sur on Friday Jan. 29, 2021.Kodiak Greenwood/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of4Highway 1 is destroyed near Rat Creek after a landslide and heavy rains came through the area on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 in Big Sur, California.Gabrielle Lurie/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 3of4Rain storms caused the washout of Highway 1 near Rat Creek, on Friday, January 29, 2021 in Big Sur, Calif.LiPo Ching/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 4of4Highway 1 is destroyed near Rat Creek after a landslide and heavy rains came through the area on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 in Big Sur, California.Gabrielle Lurie/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less