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Martin Luther King Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

Overview: Through truss bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on TX 82 in Port Arthur
Location: Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1970
Design: Cantilevered Warren through and deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 664.1 ft.
Total length: 5,032.4 ft. (1.0 mi.)
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.9 ft.
Also called: Gulfgate Bridge
Intracoastal Waterway Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +29.85389, -93.94556 (decimal degrees)
29°51'14" N, 93°56'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/408667/3302970 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Port Arthur South
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 201240236701001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33133 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2010): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 44.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 3,700

April 13, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
August 7, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge is known as the Martin Luther King Bridge