710 Freeway closed at Long Beach bridge for investigation – NBC Los Angeles

Police activity connected to a break-in early Monday at a pharmacy closed the 710 Freeway at the Long Beach International Gateway bridge.

Police responded to the break-in in Wilmington at about 4:20 a.m. Several people who attempted to break into the pharmacy led police on a chase that ended on the bridge.

The bridge, which connects downtown Long Beach and Terminal Island, was closed at about 6:30 a.m. Monday. Details about when it will reopen were not immediately available.

One of six to eight people sought in the burglary was taken into custody, police said. Video from the scene showed a shattered front window at the business. Details about what, if anything, was taken were not immediately available.

The bridge, a replace for the historic Gerald Desmond Bridge, opened to traffic in October 2020. It was officially named the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge by the California Legislature in August 2022.

About 15 percent of the nation’s imported waterborne cargo is trucked over the cable-stayed bridge with a deck that rises 205 feet above the water.