Opened 1966 | Body of water Rio Grande | |
Similar Progreso–Nuevo Progreso Internatio, Anzalduas International Bridge, Camino Real Internatio, Donna–Río Bravo Internatio, Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge | ||
The Rio Grande City – Camargo International Bridge is an international bridge along the United States–Mexico border between the U.S. state of Texas and the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is a crossing of the Rio Grande that connects the cities of Rio Grande City, Texas and Camargo, Tamaulipas. The bridge is also known as the Starr – Camargo Bridge and, in Spanish, Puente Camargo.
Description
The two-lane steel girder bridge, which was completed and opened in 1966, is 591 feet (180 m) long. The bridge is owned and managed by the Starr Camargo Bridge Company based in Rio Grande City.
On the U.S. side, the crossing connects with Pete Diaz Avenue and Bridge Avenue, which provides access to U.S. Route 83. On the Mexican side the bridge connects with Carr Al Puente Internacional to Ciudad Camargo.
The bridge is used by car but also truck traffic (load restriction to 120,000 pounds (54,000 kg)).
Custom and immigration plazas are found on both sides of the bridge.