| Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge | |
| Coordinates: | 37.2363°N -77.404°W |
| Crosses: | Appomattox River |
| Official Name: | Appottamox Bridge |
| Other Name: | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge |
| Owner: | Virginia |
| Preceded: | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge |
| Contracted Designer: | W. W. Boxley Construction Company |
| Engineering: | J. E. Greiner Company |
| Builder: | City of Petersburg, VA, Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, Virginia Railway and Power Company, and the Virginia State Highway Commission |
| Begin: | 1924 |
| Complete: | 1925 |
| Opening: | --> |
| 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, United States.
Originally constructed for an interurban streetcar service in the early 20th century, it was rebuilt in the 1990s and is toll-free.[1] [2]