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The San Pedro Breakwater was started in 1899 and over time was expanded to protect the current site of the Port of Long Beach. The Port of Long Beach was founded on 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of mudflats on June 24, 1911, at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. [7] In 1917, the first Board of Harbor Commissioners was formed to supervise harbor operations.
Pier 66 is the official designation for the Port of Seattle's Bell Street Pier and Bell Harbor complex, which replaced historic Piers 64, 65, and 66 in the mid-1990s. Facilities at the Bell Street facility include a marina, a cruise ship terminal, a conference center, the Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center, restaurants, and marine services.
The Long Beach Naval Shipyard (Long Beach NSY or LBNSY), which closed in 1997, was located on Terminal Island between the city of Long Beach and the San Pedro district of Los Angeles, approximately 23 miles south of the Los Angeles International Airport. [1]
Long Beach: 3.50 [N 1] Berth T136 Gate 2: Continuation beyond SR 47: 3.50 [N 1] I-710 north / SR 47 south – Downtown Long Beach, Piers B-J and T, San Pedro: South end of SR 47 overlap; south end of SR 103 South end of freeway: 3.58 [N 1] 4: New Dock Street: Southbound exit & northbound entrance: Long Beach–Los Angeles line: 3.88 [N 1]
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, [1] and the city of Long Beach. Terminal Island is roughly split between the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach.
The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot-long (460 m) suspension bridge, crossing Los Angeles Harbor in Los Angeles, California, linking San Pedro with Terminal Island.It is the only suspension bridge in the Greater Los Angeles area.
The replacement bridge was unanimously approved by the City of Long Beach in late September 2010. [10] A project launch meeting was held at the Port of Long Beach on November 22, 2010, attended by Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, U.S. Representatives Dana Rohrabacher and Laura Richardson, Senator Alan Lowenthal and Caltrans Director Cindy McKim. [4]
Cruise ships that have made multiple ports of call over the last few years include the 420 passenger MS Hamburg, the 180 passenger MV Le Champlain and the 210 passenger MV Victory I. On October 14, 2019 the terminal processed a record 988 people when the Hamburg , the Le Champlain and their passengers and crew docked on the same day.