Construction Begins on Port of Long Beach Bridge

Rendering of replacement for Gerald Desmond Bridge. Courtesy of the Port of Long Beach.

Federal, state and local officials recently celebrated the start of construction on a $1 billion, four-year project to replace the Gerald Desmond Bridge at the Port of Long Beach in California.

The new cable-stayed bridge will raise the clearance over the channel from 155 feet to 200 feet, allowing the world’s biggest cargo ships to enter the port’s inner harbor.

A joint venture team headed by Shimmick Construction, FCC Construction and Impregilo is the primary contractor for the design and construction of the replacement bridge.

The bridge is among $4.5 billion in current and planned improvements to further modernize the Port of Long Beach.