Another air terminal and police crackdowns on boisterous conduct are additionally helping shift the islands vibe from party bounty to serene rich A pontoon bridge off the coast of Ko Pha Ngan Island.

Pontoon bridge terminal island. When World War II came along the Navy needed better access to and from its station and shipyard on Terminal Island. A temporary pontoon bridge connects Long Beach to Terminal Island providing the US. In the mid-1960s construction began on the replacement of the pontoon.

A pontoon bridge is put in place as a temporary connector between Long Beach and Terminal Island. A pontoon bridge was constructed that could open and close allowing ship traffic to pass in and out of the harbor. Touch device users explore by touch or with swipe gestures.

Photos do it better. This particular rancho was a den for much of the illegal hide and tallow trade during the Spanish years. The Gerald Desmond Bridge connecting Terminal Island to Long Beach was preceded by a pontoon bridge built by the Navy in 1948 as a 6-month temporary emergency structure The pontoon bridge went on to last until the opening of the Gerald Desmond Bridge in 1968.

As World War II neared the Navy needed better access to and from its station on Terminal Island. The hull of the Spruce Goose on the Pontoon Bridge heading to Terminal Island June 1946. Terminal Island was once known as Rattlesnake Island a part of the 43119 acre San Pedro rancho granted to Manuel Dominguez in 1858.

The floating bridge separates and is retracted when water traffic needs to enter or leave. The Long Beach California Pontoon Bridge closed in 1969 replaced by the Gerald Desmond Bridge. Before the old Gerald Desmond opened in 1968 there was a floating pontoon bridge that connected downtown Long Beach to Terminal Island home to.

Feb 26 2016 - Pontoon Bridge connecting Terminal Island. Driving over the pontoon bridge had its ups and downs. Long Beach has been connected with Terminal Island at the center of the port since the early 20th century originally by a single-track railroad bridge which was later replaced by a 187-foot bascule drawbridge.