Center beam edge-lit lighting structure

An edge-lit lighting fixture, comprising:

• a first light emitting panel (LEP), wherein light from a first light emitting diode (LED) that enters the first LEP through a narrow side of the first LEP is emitted through a broad side of the first LEP and wherein the narrow side of the first LEP is narrower than the broad side of the first LEP;
• a second LEP, wherein light from a second LED that enters the second LEP through a narrow side of the second LEP is emitted through a broad side of the second LEP and wherein the narrow side of the second LEP is narrower than the broad side of the second LEP;
• and
• an edge-lit lighting structure comprising:
• a first end panel;
• a second end panel;
• a first side panel extending between the first end panel and the second end panel at a first longitudinal side of the edge-lit lighting structure;
• a second side panel extending between the first end panel and the second end panel at a second longitudinal side of the edge-lit lighting structure opposite the first longitudinal side;
• and
• a center beam having a hollow portion and a cover positioned on a lower side of the center beam below the hollow portion, the cover hiding the hollow portion from view, the center beam positioned between the first side panel and the second side panel and attached to the first end panel and the second end panel, wherein the first LEP and the second LEP are positioned between the first side panel and the second side panel and wherein the center beam is separated by a first space from the first side panel and by a second space from the second side panel.