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Martin Luther King Bridge (Port Arthur, Texas)
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The Martin Luther King Bridge, of Port Arthur, Texas, is a cantilever bridge spanning the Sabine-Neches ship canal. It was opened in 1970 as the Gulfgate Bridge,[1] and allows Texas State Highway 82, a short (13 miles (21 km)) highway, to cross the canal and continue on Pleasure Island to the Texas-Louisiana border, connecting Port Arthur to Louisiana Highway 82.[2]
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Coordinates | 29.8534°N 93.9484°W / 29.8534; -93.9484 |
Carries | two lanes of ![]() |
Crosses | Gulf Intracoastal Waterway |
Locale | Port Arthur, Texas |
Official name | Martin Luther King Bridge |
Maintained by | Texas Department of Transportation |
ID number | TXNBI 201240236701001 |
Characteristics | |
Design | cantilever bridge |
Total length | 5,032.4 feet (1,533.9 m) |
Width | 27.9 feet (8.5 m) |
Longest span | 664.1 feet (202.4 m) |
Clearance above | 17.9 feet (5.5 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1970 |
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