The new bridge, as yet unnamed, at the Port of Long Beach, will be illuminated with splashes of color for the first time starting at 5:30 p.m. Monday.

COVID-19 restrictions will bar any on-site celebration or event to mark the lights’ debut, but residents can watch the lights being turned on and run through a variety of scenes via three webcams pointed at the bridge or on local public access channels.

The live webcams are available on the newgdbridge.com website or on your LBBridge app. The local public access channels for Greater Long Beach are Charter Spectrum Channel 3, Frontier Fios Channel 21, AT&T U-Verse Channel 99 and lbtv3.com.

Starting at 5:30 p.m., the airing will include videotaped welcoming comments by Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, Harbor Commission President Frank Colonna and Port Executive Director Mario Cordero.

Some 200 energy-efficient LED lights will illuminate the bridge’s 80 cables and two 515-foot towers with nearly 30 color combinations throughout the year. The lights will be pre-programmed for many years to mark holidays, such as Christmas, Independence Day and special occasions, such as the Olympics and Pride Month.

For the first night, the lights will be programmed to reflect 15 different scenes; a fact sheet that lists the order of scenes will be available at newgdbridge.com. Residents will get to view this multi-color transition light show just one night and they are encouraged to start watching no later than 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 14. The lights are scheduled to turn on approximately 5:40 p.m.

The lights will remain on every night for the foreseeable future.