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]

Gulfgate Bridge
Coordinates	29.8534°N 93.9484°W / 29.8534; -93.9484
Carries	two lanes of SH 82
Crosses	Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Locale	Port Arthur, Texas
Official name	Martin Luther King Bridge
Maintained by	Texas Department of Transportation
ID number	TXNBI 201240236701001
Characteristics
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)
Clearance above	17.9 feet (5.5 m)
History
Opened	1970
Location