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Suspension bridge in Los Angeles, California, United States

The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 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 bridge is part of State Route 47, which is also known as the Seaside Freeway. The bridge opened in 1963 and is named for California Assemblyman Vincent Thomas of San Pedro, who championed its construction. Its chief engineer was William (Jim) Jurkovich who was instrumental in bringing pre stress concrete bridge design to California. It was the first welded suspension bridge in the United States it is the only suspension bridge in the world supported entirely on piles. During that time and in the years right after it was built, it was ridiculed as "The bridge to nowhere". Some residents, including many women who worked at the canneries, tried unsuccessfully to keep one of the smaller pedestrian only ferries operating after the new bridge's opening because the ferry was available at any time including night shift hours but the new bus service involved long waits. In 1961, before the bridge opened in 1963, the California State Legislature passed Concurrent Resolution 131, naming the bridge after Thomas. At the time of it passing, he was the longest serving assemblyman.

When the bridge opened in 1963, the toll was 25 cents in each direction, with the toll plaza on the Terminal Island side. In 1983, the toll increased to 50 cents for westbound traffic but became free for eastbound traffic. Inception, and Den of Thieves. In the 1995 film Heat, the bridge is mentioned by Robert De Niro's character when he points to the location and mistakenly refers to it as the "St. Vincent Thomas Bridge." The 1978 episode of NBC's Columbo entitled "The Conspirators" had a scene where Peter Falk's title character Lt. Columbo tries unsuccessfully to speed across the bridge in his iconic 1959 Peugeot convertible. In August 2012, for the season three premiere of the History Channel's show Top Gear, the bridge was used as a finishing line for a closed course race. The race was between professional driver Tanner Foust, who drove a 2009 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 police car, and professional stunt driver Ernie Vigil, who drove a Triumph 1050 Speed Triple motorcycle.

It was also the scene of the video "I Think I'm in Love with You" by Jessica Simpson.

The bridge was featured in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as the Ocean Docks Bridge, and the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V as the Miriam Turner Overpass. The bridge is also featured in Need for Speed: Most Wanted as "Heflin Drive", in The Crew 2, and in Need for Speed as the South Port Bridge.

On October 26, 1990, 1964 Olympic diving bronze medalist Larry Andreasen was killed jumping from the west tower of the bridge in an attempt to set a diving record. On August 19, 2012, film director Tony Scott died from suicide by jumping from the bridge. Los Angeles police say a suicide attempt is made from the bridge "every few months".