After years of closures and construction, the long-awaited Mt. Vernon Avenue Bridge in San Bernardino is finally open.
Local leaders say the reopening restores a vital connector for neighborhoods, schools, and businesses across the west and east sides of the city.
The bridge sits above one of the largest railyards in the region, replacing the crumbling structure first built in 1934. It had become unsafe, forcing cars, buses, and trucks to detour for years…