Crosses Rio Grande Total length 307 m Location Laredo | Opened 1976 Construction started 1974 Bridge type Box girder bridge | |
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Carries Limited Commercial Vehicles
Non-commercial Vehicles Locale Laredo, Texas –'
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Official name Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge Other name(s) Laredo International Bridge 2 Maintained by City of Laredo
Secretariat of Communications and Transportation Owners Laredo City Council, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation Similar World Trade Internatio, Laredo–Colombia Solidarity Internatio, Gateway to the Americas, Zacate Creek, Anzalduas International Bridge | ||
Laredo international bridge 2
The Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge is one of four vehicular international bridges located in the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, that connect the United States and Mexico over the Rio Grande (Río Bravo). It is owned and operated by City of Laredo and the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Mexico's federal Secretariat of Communication and Transportation).
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History
The Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge was named in honor of the Mexican President Benito Juárez and U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. It was built in 1976 to alleviate traffic on the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge and to accommodate the fast-growing cities of Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. Much of the effort to erect the bridge came from city council member Peter Arguindegui, who left the council in 1976 after sixteen years of service.
Description
The Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge is an eight-lane bridge with and is 1,008 feet (307 m) long and 72 feet (22 m) wide. The international bridge is for buses and non-commercial traffic only. The bridge is also known as Bridge Number Two, Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Bridge 2, New Bridge, Puente Juárez-Lincoln, Laredo II and Puente Nuevo. It has a dedicated lane for SENTRI program users.
Location
This bridge is located in the southern terminus of Interstate 35 east of downtown Laredo, Texas and on the northern terminus of Luis Donaldo Colosio Loop in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. It operates 24 hours a day.