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Martin Luther King Bridge (Port Arthur, Texas)

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Carries
  
two lanes of SH 82

ID number
  
TXNBI 201240236701001

Opened
  
1970

Location
  
Port Arthur

Locale
  
Port Arthur, Texas

Total length
  
1,534 m

Width
  
8.5 m

Bridge type
  
Cantilever bridge

Martin Luther King Bridge (Port Arthur, Texas)

Crosses
  
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

Official name
  
Martin Luther King Bridge

Maintained by
  
Texas Department of Transportation

Body of water
  
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

Similar
  
Rainbow Bridge, Dauphin Island Bridge, Blackburn Point Bridge, Belle Chasse Tunnel, Judge Perez Bridge

The Martin Luther King Bridge or Gulfgate Bridge of Port Arthur, Texas is a cantilever bridge spanning the Sabine-Neches ship canal. It was opened in the 1970 to connect Port Arthur with Pleasure Island and Louisiana.

References

Martin Luther King Bridge (Port Arthur, Texas) Wikipedia