Which is the only suspension bridge in the Los Angeles metropolitan area?

The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot-long (460 m) suspension bridge, crossing the Los Angeles Harbor in the U.S. state of California, linking San Pedro, Los Angeles, with Terminal Island. It is the only suspension bridge in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

The bridge opened in 1963 and is named for California Assemblyman Vincent Thomas of San Pedro, who championed its construction. It was the first welded suspension bridge in the United States and is now the fourth-longest suspension bridge in California and the 76th-longest span in the world. The clear height of the navigation channel is approximately 185 feet (56 m); it is the only suspension bridge in the world supported entirely on piles.

Assemblyman Thomas, who represented San Pedro, spent 19 years beginning in 1940 arguing for the 16 different pieces of legislation that were necessary for its construction. During that time and in the years right after it was built, it was ridiculed as "The bridge to nowhere".

The bridge has featured in numerous movies such as the original 1974 'Gone in 60 Seconds' and the 2000 'Gone in 60 Seconds' remake, 'Lethal Weapon 2', 'To Live and Die in L.A.', 'City of Angels', 'Charlie's Angels', '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".