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Martin Luther King Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2009

BH Photo #144508

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 truss. Approaches are Haunched deck plate girders, Deck plate girders and Steel stringers
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: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +29.85322, -93.94448 (decimal degrees)
29°51'12" N, 93°56'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/408770/3302895 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Port Arthur South
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 3,090
Inventory numbers: TXNBI 201240236701001 (Texas bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 33133 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 45 (out of 100)
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April 11, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: Gulfgate Bridge is the more common name
June 3, 2015: New photo from Royce and Bobette Haley
March 17, 2015: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: added approaches
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