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Martin Luther King Bridge (Port Arthur, Texas)

For other uses, see Martin Luther King Bridge.

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

  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.