Gerald Desmond Bridge 2.0 Drive Over | LONG BEACH CA

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LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – The new GDB is finished. Here’s a drive over from Friday night October 9, 2020.

The “old” Gerald Desmond Bridge was a through arch bridge that carries four lanes of Ocean Boulevard from Interstate 710 in Long Beach, California, west across the Back Channel to Terminal Island. The bridge is named after Gerald Desmond, a prominent civic leader and a former city attorney for the City of Long Beach.

THE NEW BRIDGE will offer the following benefits:
Three lanes in each direction for improved traffic flow.
Emergency lanes on both the inner and outer shoulders in each direction to reduce traffic delays and safety hazards from accidents and vehicle breakdowns.
A 205-foot vertical clearance to accommodate larger vessels.
A reduction in the bridge’s steep grades for further improvements to traffic flow.
The Mark Bixby Memorial Bicycle and Pedestrian Path with three scenic overlooks.

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