General Information
Other name(s): | Gulfgate Bridge |
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Completion: | 1970 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
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Support conditions: |
for registered users |
Secondary structure(s): |
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Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
1971 |
Award of Merit
for registered users |
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Location
Location: |
Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA |
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Coordinates: | 29° 51' 11.43" N 93° 56' 39.97" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
main span | 202.4 m | |
total length | 1 533.9 m |
Materials
piers |
reinforced concrete
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truss |
steel
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
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, 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.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Martin Luther King Bridge (Port Arthur, Texas)" and modified on 12 June 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.
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20085984 - Published on:
29/05/2023 - Last updated on:
30/05/2023