Official name Appottamox Bridge Owner Virginia | Body of water Appomattox River Construction end 1925 | |
Carries US 1 / US 301 (Jefferson Davis Highway) Other name(s) Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge Preceded by Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge Contracted lead designer W.W. Boxley Construction Company Engineering design by J.E. Greiner & Company, Baltimore, MD Similar Martin Luther King Bridge, Robert E Lee Memorial, Governor Harry W Nice Me, Martin Luther King Jr Memor, Martin Luther King Jr Memor | ||
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge carries U.S. Route 1/U.S. Route 301 (Jefferson Davis Highway) across the Appomattox River at the fall line. It joins Colonial Heights and Petersburg, Virginia.
Originally constructed for an interurban streetcar service in the early 20th century, it was rebuilt in the 1990s and is toll-free.
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