Martin Luther King Bridge
The Martin Luther King Memorial Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge adjacent to downtown Toledo, Ohio, where Cherry Street crosses the Maumee River to become Main Street on the east side of the city. The structure opened to traffic in 1914.Photo: Will Clardy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Toledo, Ohio, USA
- Also known as: “Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Imagination Station and Valentine Theatre.
Imagination Station
Museum
Photo: MrJacon000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Imagination Station is a non-profit, hands-on science museum located on the Maumee River in downtown Toledo, Ohio. It has more than 300 exhibits for "children of all ages". Imagination Station is situated 1,100 feet west of Martin Luther King Bridge.
Valentine Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Smithr1981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Valentine Theatre is located in the downtown district of Toledo, Ohio at the corner of Superior and Adams Streets. The 130-year-old facility seats 901. Valentine Theatre is situated 1,600 feet west of Martin Luther King Bridge.
Huntington Center
Stadium
Photo: Smithr1981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Huntington Center is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena in downtown Toledo, Ohio. It was completed in 2009 and cost $105 million to build. It replaced the Toledo Sports Arena, which has since been demolished. Huntington Center is situated 2,500 feet west of Martin Luther King Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vistula Historic District and Toledo.
Vistula Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Vistula Historic District is a designated historic district in the city of Toledo, Ohio, USA, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district comprises Toledo's oldest extant neighborhood and encompasses an area roughly bounded by Champlain, Summit, Walnut and Magnolia streets.
Toledo
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Toledo is a city of approximately 266,000 people in northwestern Ohio's Lucas County, on the Maumee River at the edge of Lake Erie. Leveraging its history as an industrial powerhouse, Toledo has preserved cultural institutions that rival larger cities like Chicago.
Downtown Toledo
Neighborhood
Downtown Toledo is the central business district of Toledo, Ohio, United States. Since the mid-2010s, the area has undergone a significant revitalization centered on the Maumee River waterfront, the Warehouse District, and the "Four Corners" intersection at Huron Street and Madison Avenue.
Martin Luther King Bridge
- Categories: bascule bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: City of Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.65245° or 41° 39′ 9″ northLongitude
-83.52776° or 83° 31′ 40″ westNamed after
Martin Luther King Jr.Open location code
86HRMF2C+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 453617323OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q6776065
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