Henry Ford Bridge, Long Beach

Name: Henry Ford Bridge
Address: Long Beach, United States

#114 among attractions in Long Beach

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The Henry Ford Bridge, also known as the Badger Avenue Bridge, is a bridge located in Los Angeles County, Southern California. It carries the Pacific Harbor Line railroad across the Cerritos Channel to Terminal Island from San Pedro, to serve the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. It was built to accommodate operations at the Ford Long Beach Assembly plant which opened in 1930 and was closed in 1959. ()

Opened: 1924 (100 years ago)Coordinates: 33°45'58"N, 118°14'24"W

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Harbor (Wilmington)Long Beach United States

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Henry Ford Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gerald Desmond Bridge, Back Channel, Garbutt-Walsh Inc., United Concrete Pipe Corporation.

1 miE
Bridge
Gerald Desmond Bridge, Long Beach
26 min walk • The 1968 Gerald Desmond Bridge was a through arch bridge that carried five lanes of Ocean Boulevard from Interstate 710 in Long Beach, California, west across the Back Channel to Terminal Island.
0.9 miSE
Canal
Back Channel, Long Beach
24 min walk • Back Channel is a canal in the Port of Long Beach, California, United States, and is nearby to Terminal Island, Island Grissom, and Thenard. It is also close to the port's East Basin and the Gerald Desmond Bridge.
1.4 miSW
Ship
Garbutt-Walsh Inc., Long Beach
37 min walk • Garbutt-Walsh Inc. was started in 1907 by Matt J. Walsh and Frank Garbutt as a boatyard in San Pedro, California on Terminal Island at Berth No. 221. Garbutt-Walsh Inc. built and repaired boats and yachts for pleasure and commercial. President of Garbutt-Walsh Inc. was Matt J. Walsh and Vice President was David J. Walsh.
1.1 miNE
Ship
United Concrete Pipe Corporation, Long Beach
28 min walk • United Concrete Pipe Corporation main construction was of main water pipeline lines, building concrete bridges, concrete roads, and foundations for buildings. United Concrete Pipe was established in 1919 in Ventura, California by Tom P. Polich. In 1924 Steve Krai and B. J. Ukropina became partners with Polich.
0.8 miSW
Island, Neighbourhood
Terminal Island, Long Beach
20 min walk • Terminal Island, historically known as Isla Raza de Buena Gente, is a largely artificial island located in Los Angeles County, California, between the neighborhoods of Wilmington and San Pedro in the city of Los Angeles, and the city of Long Beach.
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Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge, Long Beach
1 min walk • The Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge was a vertical-lift bridge in the Port of Los Angeles. Dedicated on January 10, 1948, the bridge allowed State Route 47 to cross over the Cerritos Channel. Named after Schuyler F.