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 | |
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.
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