Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge, Railroad bridge in Petersburg, Virginia.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge stretches across the Appomattox River, connecting the cities of Colonial Heights and Petersburg in Virginia.
Construction of the original railroad bridge began in 1924 and was completed in 1925, designed by J.E. Greiner Company for interurban streetcar service.
The bridge stands as a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., representing a connection between communities along the Atlantic Seaboard fall line.
The structure carries both U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 301 traffic across the Appomattox River without requiring any toll payment from travelers.
The bridge underwent substantial rebuilding in the 1990s and remains documented in the Historic American Engineering Record of Virginia.
Location: Virginia
GPS coordinates: 37.23630,-77.40400
Latest update: November 3, 2025 22:00
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