MLK Drive Bridge
MLK Drive Bridge | |
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The lower bridge is the West River Drive Bridge, seen from the Art Museum Drive. | |
| Coordinates | 39°57′52″N 75°11′02″W / 39.96449°N 75.18389°W |
| Carries | Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive |
| Crosses | Schuylkill River, Schuylkill River Trail |
| Locale | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Official name | Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Bridge |
| Other name(s) | West River Drive Bridge |
| Owner | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
| Maintained by | PennDOT |
| ID number | 677301025000120 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | girder |
| Material | Steel, concrete |
| Total length | 701.1 feet |
| Width | 36.1 feet |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1966 |
| Location | |
The MLK Drive Bridge is a steel girder bridge built in 1966 over the Schuylkill River on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive (formerly known as West River Drive) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation owns and maintains the bridge. The western end of this bridge is upstream from the western end of the Spring Garden Street Bridge, but the eastern end of this bridge is downstream from the eastern end of the Spring Garden Street Bridge.
The bridge is currently closed to all traffic as it undergoes a reconstruction project which is expected to be completed in 2025. The bridge's rehabilitation includes expanding the width at street level, providing space for a dedicated bicycle and pedestrian lane which will connect to the MLK Drive trail; the $20.1 million project was funded by the Bridge Formula Program grant included in the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Joe Biden.