National Steel Bridge Alliance

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge

Prize Bridge Information

  • Year Awarded: 2009
  • Year Completed: 2008
  • Location: Roanoke, VA
  • Award Class: Special Purpose
  • Designer/EOR: AECOM
  • Fabricator: Structural Steel Products Corporation
  • Owner: City of Roanoke
  • General Contractor: Allegheny Construction Company

Structure Information

  • Structure Type: Truss
  • Coating System: Paint
  • Span Length (ft): 3 @ 53-10"", 1 @ 100-0"" and 1 @ 53-3
  • Structure Length (ft): 314.75
  • Average Deck Width (ft): 19
  • Steel Weight/Deck Area (lb/ft²): 25.5
  • Amount of Steel (tons): 83.2
  • Cost: $3.5 million