The new Gerald Desmond Bridge, right, towers above the old Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach in a September 2020 photograph. Port officials said Friday that demolition would begin in May on the ...

The Port of Long Beach announced Friday that the already decommissioned Gerald Desmond Bridge will be demolished in May to allow better access to the port's Inner Harbor for large cargo vessels ...

At the dedication of the $19-million Gerald Desmond Bridge on June 7, 1968, then-Mayor Edwin Wade praised Desmond for “fighting the city’s battle to retain its share of tidelands oil funds.” ...

The Gerald Desmond Bridge was named after a former Long Beach city attorney and city councilman who helped get funding to build the 5,134-foot-long bridge that connected Long Beach and Terminal ...

When it’s finally completed, the new Gerald Desmond bridge will be the tallest structure in the Long Beach skyline. Its twin towers will rise 50 stories into the air and its 1.5-mile span will ...

The Gerald Desmond Replacement Bridge was already a visual marvel, but it became an even bigger spectacle Monday evening, Dec. 14 — when, for the first time, it lit up in an array of colors.

It’s starting to look like a bridge. The 2,000-foot main span for the Gerald Desmond Replacement Bridge is about one-fifth completed, Denis Wolcott, the spokesman for the project, said on Monday ...

The Gerald Desmond Bridge opened in 1968. Its replacement, which does not yet have a formal name, is set to open in mid-2020. Sign up for The Localist, our daily email newsletter with handpicked ...

The $1.5-billion Gerald Desmond Bridge at the bustling Port of Long Beach is set for completion early next year. It experienced delays and budget increases due to myriad challenges, ...

Work on the Gerald Desmond Replacement Bridge is nearly done. But there’s still one last task to take care of before the bridge opens to the public: switching over traffic lanes. Both the old ...