The Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in Philadelphia is expected to open to pedestrians and cyclists next week and to cars a few days later, officials announced.

Mayor Cherelle Parker and the Philadelphia Streets Department are set to reopen the bridge at 2 p.m. Sept. 19 with a ribbon cutting and celebration. The bridge, which connects Eakins Oval and Martin Luther King Drive, will open for recreational use over the weekend and will open to cars starting at 7 a.m. the following Monday, Sept. 22.

Built in 1965, the bridge closed to cars in 2021 when a part of the steel framing was found to have deteriorated, and it has been closed to foot traffic since March 2023 .

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