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The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot-long (460 m) suspension bridge, crossing Los Angeles Harbor in Los Angeles, California, linking San Pedro with Terminal Island. It is the only suspension bridge in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Vincent Thomas Bridge. Photo courtesy of Tucker Axum III. Some Facts About the Vincent Thomas Bridge. (between Terminal Island & San Pedro) Type: Suspension. Opened: November 15, 1963. Cost: $21 million (valued $211 million in 2024) Length: 6,050 feet (1.1 miles or 1,844 meters) Main suspension span: 1,500 feet or 457 meters.
Completed in 1963, “San Pedro’s Golden Gate” was the first bridge of its kind to be constructed on pilings. Construction required 92,000 tons of Portland cement, 13,000 tons of lightweight concrete, 14,100 tons of steel and 1,270 tons of suspension cable.
Vincent Thomas Bridge Originally slated to be called the "San Pedro-Terminal Island Bridge" when construction began in 1960, in 1961 the California Legislature passed Concurrent Resolution 131 naming the suspension bridge planned between San Pedro and Terminal Island for Thomas in honor of his foresight and untiring work that culminated in its ...
- Mary Di Carlo (m. 1947)
- Gerald N. Felando
SAN PEDRO--The spectacular Vincent Thomas Bridge is the "Official Welcoming Monument" to Los Angeles. The suspension bridge daily welcomes thousands of people to LA's major seaport district of San Pedro as well as the port.
Aug 8, 2020 · The bridge is the 4th longest suspension in California and the 76th longest bridge in the world. The towers are 365 ft tall. The bottom of the bridge is 185 ft above the water. Approximately 32,000 vehicles cross the bridge each weekday. Painting the bridge requires 500 gallons of primer and 1,000 gallons of green zinc-based paint.
Named after California Assemblyman Vincent Thomas of San Pedro, the Vincent Thomas Bridge officially opened in 1963, where a 25-cent toll was collected on vehicles going in either direction. The toll was raised to 50 cents for westbound traffic in 1993, and then fully repealed in 2000.