Martin Luther King Bridge (Port Arthur, Texas)

Martin Luther King Bridge (Port Arthur, Texas)
Gulfgate Bridge
Official name Martin Luther King Bridge
Carries two lanes of Texas State Highway 82
Crosses Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Locale Port Arthur, Texas
Maintained by Texas Department of Transportation
ID number TXNBI 201240236701001
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)
Vertical clearance 17.9 feet (5.5 m)
Opened 1970
Coordinates 29°51′12″N 93°56′54″W / 29.8534°N 93.9484°W / 29.8534; -93.9484Coordinates: 29°51′12″N 93°56′54″W / 29.8534°N 93.9484°W / 29.8534; -93.9484

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.[1]

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