Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge
Coordinates 37°14′10.5″N 77°24′14.3″W / 37.236250°N 77.403972°W / 37.236250; -77.403972Coordinates: 37°14′10.5″N 77°24′14.3″W / 37.236250°N 77.403972°W / 37.236250; -77.403972
Carries US 1 / US 301 (Jefferson Davis Highway)
Crosses Appomattox River
Official name Appottamox Bridge
Other name(s) Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge
Owner Virginia
Preceded by Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge
History
Contracted lead designer W. W. Boxley Construction Company
Engineering design by J. E. Greiner Company
Constructed by City of Petersburg, VA, Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, Virginia Railway and Power Company, and the Virginia State Highway Commission
Construction start 1924
Construction end 1925
Rebuilt 1990s
Replaces Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge carries U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 301 (Jefferson Davis Highway) across the Appomattox River at the Atlantic Seaboard fall line. It joins Colonial Heights and Petersburg, Virginia.

Originally constructed for an interurban streetcar service in the early 20th century, it was rebuilt in the 1990s and is toll-free.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Iroegbu, Osita (January 7, 2004). "Secluded and Scenic the River Helps You Get Away from Everything". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  2. ↑ Weakley, Sonya (December 27, 1992). "State Reconsiders U.S. 1 Bridge Plan Pressure Prompts VDOT to Plan Tests on Repair Options". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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