Martin Luther King Bridge (Port Arthur, Texas)

For other uses, see Martin Luther King Bridge.

Bridge in Port Arthur, Texas

Gulfgate Bridge

Coordinates| 29°51′12″N 93°56′54″W﻿ / ﻿29.8534°N 93.9484°W﻿ / 29.8534; -93.9484
Carries| two lanes of  SH 82
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
Location

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]

## References

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1. ^ "The Gulfgate Bridge AKA Martin Luther King Bridge". texasescapes.com. May 31, 2003. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
2. ^ "Bridgehunter.com - Martin Luther King Bridge". August 7, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2011.

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