58 BRIDGES, TOWERS AND WORKS / LONG BEACH
Long Beach International Gateway
Twin 515-foot towers replacing the old Gerald Desmond Bridge. A cable-stayed bridge built tall enough to let the biggest container ships into the port, replacing the 1968 Gerald Desmond Bridge.
The facts
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| Where | Ocean Blvd over the Back Channel, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach |
|---|---|
| Built | 2020 (opened) |
| Architect or builder | Unavailable |
| Kind | Bridges, towers and works |
| Status | standing |
| Visiting | public |
| From El Segundo City Hall | 15.5 miles, straight line |
| Coordinates | 33.76488, -118.2213 |
What the sources say
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- It opened to traffic in both directions on October 5, 2020.
Motor vehicle traffic opened in both directions on October 5, 2020
Wikipedia ↗ reported - It replaced the Gerald Desmond Bridge, completed in 1968.
The bridge replaced the Gerald Desmond Bridge, which was completed in 1968
Wikipedia ↗ reported - Its two towers are 515 feet tall.
At 515 feet tall, the bridges two towers will be the second-tallest of any cable-stayed bridge in the U.S.
Wikipedia ↗ reported
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Long Beach International Gateway. elsegundo.xyz Architecture, checked Nov 3, 2026. https://elsegundo.xyz/architecture/long-beach-international-gateway/
Machine-readable: this entry is record 58 in catalog.json. Not an official City of El Segundo page, and not written with or for the owner.