The Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge in the Port of Los Angeles. A lift bridge over the Erie Canal at Lockport. ... General Information Founded December 9, 1907 Coordinates  - Latitude  - Longitude 33º4239 N 118º1459 W Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 7500 acres 4200 acres 3300 acres Available Berths 270 Vessel Arrivals 2,813 (FY 2004) Annual container volume 7. ...

The bridge, constructed in 1949, allows California State Route 103 to cross over the Cerritos Channel. It is the largest vertical-lift bridge on the West Coast. The deck of the bridge is an open grid to decrease weight and ease lifting of the bridge to allow ship traffic to pass underneath. State Route 103, part of the Terminal Island Freeway, is a short state highway in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, United States. ...

Highway 103 is heavily used by trucks to bypass part of the crowded 710 freeway. The large amount of heavy truck traffic over the bridge, the deck is subject to excessive wear. The deck was completely replaced in 1997 but was still under extreme distress. The California Department of Transportation installed eight experimental fiber reinforced polymer panels and attached sensors to test stress, load bearing, and temperature variations of the panels to determine their effectiveness as a permanent replacement.^[1] Interstate 710 (I-710), mostly named the Long Beach Freeway, is a freeway running for 23 miles (37 km) in a north-south direction through Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Caltrans logo The soaring ramps in the stack interchanges favored by Caltrans often provide stunning views. ... Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) (also Fibre-reinforced polymer) is a composite material comprising a polymer matrix reinforced with fibres. ...

A proposal has been made to replace the Schuyler Heim Bridge with a four-lane fixed-span bridge by 2011.^[2]

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April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Bridges of the Cerritos Channel
West Henry Ford Bridge Pacific Harbor Line	Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge	East Gerald Desmond Bridge