By City News Service US-ECONOMY-SHIPPING LONG BEACH (CNS) - Nearly eight months after it opened, the new bridge traversing the Port of Long Beach finally got a name today. The span that replaced the aging and too-small Gerald Desmond Bridge will henceforth be known as “Long Beach International Gateway,'' according to Sen. Lena Gonzalez and Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell, both D-Long Beach. “The community has spoken and they made a great choice,'' O'Donnell said in a statement. “The name `Long Beach International Gateway Bridge' appropriately signifies Long Beach as the gateway to the American economy. Thank you to the community for helping us in this very important endeavor.''