Marvelous Vincent Thomas Bridge-A Vital Link
By C. MacDonald
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.
The 4-lane, 2.2 mile bridge, whose towers rise 35 stories above LA’s Harbor, replaced ferry service between San Pedro and Terminal Island in 1963.
The longtime dream of its namesake, Assemblyman Vincent Thomas, who championed its creation over decades, became reality as the first welded (not riveted) suspension bridge in the United States. It’s also the only such structure in the world supported entirely on piles. Nearly 1,000 piles were sunk to hold it up.
But the first thing people notice, during the day, is its magnificent “green” color. It takes more than 1,000 gallons of green paint…read more>
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